Monkey Business
Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours the mix into the water cooler. When trying one of his own samples, washed down with water from the cooler, Fulton begins to act just like a twenty-year-old and believes his potion is working. Soon his wife and boss are also behaving like children.
Critics Sentiment
Grant and Rogers act like children in boardroom
Rogers and Grant revisit their honeymoon hotel room
Sharp rise from the criticized honeymoon hotel crying sequence to the beloved boardroom scene with childlike antics and monkey chaos
Reviewers found Monkey Business an entertaining but uneven screwball comedy that succeeds primarily on star power. While the silly premise and some slower romantic sequences tested patience, Grant's physical transformation scenes and the boardroom chaos provided genuine comedy gold. The film earned consistent praise for its leads' performances, particularly Grant's teenage behavior and Monroe's scene-stealing presence, making it a charming if lightweight throwback to classic Hollywood comedy.
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Cary Grant
Barnaby Fulton
Ginger Rogers
Edwina Fulton
Charles Coburn
Oliver Oxley
Marilyn Monroe
Lois Laurel
Hugh Marlowe
Hank Entwhistle
Henri Letondal
Jerome Kitzel
Robert Cornthwaite
Dr. Zoldeck
Larry Keating
GJ Culverly
Douglas Spencer
Dr. Brunner
Esther Dale
Mrs. Rhinelander
George Winslow
Little Indian
Marjorie Holliday
Oxley Receptionist (uncredited)
Harry Carey, Jr.
Reporter (uncredited)
Nico Minardos
Man at Pool (uncredited)
Charlotte Austin
Student (uncredited)
Harry Bartell
Scientist (uncredited)
Faire Binney
Dowager (uncredited)
Tex Brodus
Club Patron (uncredited)
Olive Carey
Johnny's Mother (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Scientist (uncredited)
Crew
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