Monkeybone
After a car crash sends repressed cartoonist Stu into a coma, he and the mischievous Monkeybone, his hilarious alter-ego, wake up in a wacked-out waystation for lost souls. When Monkeybone takes over Stu's body and escapes to wreak havoc on the real world, Stu has to find a way to stop him before his sister pulls the plug on reality forever!
Critics Sentiment
Stu arrives in Downtown, the surreal limbo landscape
Monkeybone adjusts to Stu's life and plans franchising
The film peaks with Stu's visually stunning arrival in Downtown but crashes when Monkeybone takes over Stu's body, dropping nearly 4 points as the crude humor fails to land.
Critics consistently praised Henry Selick's visual creativity and the surreal Downtown sequences, but felt the film squandered its potential with juvenile humor and poor execution. The movie starts promisingly, reaches its visual peak in the fantasy world, then steadily declines as the body-swap comedy falls flat, only recovering slightly with Chris Kattan's physical performance.
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Brendan Fraser
Stu Miley
Bridget Fonda
Dr. Julie McElroy
John Turturro
Monkeybone (voice)
Chris Kattan
Organ Donor Stu
Giancarlo Esposito
Hypnos
Rose McGowan
Miss Kitty
Dave Foley
Herb
Megan Mullally
Kimmy Miley
Bob Odenkirk
Head Surgeon
Whoopi Goldberg
Death
Pat Kilbane
Burger God Representative
Lisa Zane
Medusa
Sandra Thigpen
Alice
Wayne Wilderson
Hutch
Amy Higgins
Clarissa
Alan Gelfant
Dr. Edelstein
Kristin Norton
Nurse
Chris Hogan
Bill, Bazoom Toy Representative
Lucy Butler
Guest
John Sylvain
Ambulance Driver
Crew
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