Monkeybone (2001) Movie Review

Analog Jones and the Temple of Film: VHS Podcast

If it Yells, if it swings, it's got to be Analog Jones! This week the gang finishes up listener submitted month with a pick from Jackie of the Jersey Ghouls when we watch Monkeybone from 2001 starring Brendan Fraser.

Quick Facts
Directed by Henry Selick (a very accomplished animator with Disney/Pixar)
Screenplay Sam Hamm (also worked on Batman and Batman Returns)
Based on Dark Town by Kaja Blackley
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release Date: February 23, 2001
Run Time: 93 minutes
Budget: $75 million
Box Office: $7.6 million
Dropped 57.9% in revenue from week 1 to week 2.
Rotten Tomatoes: 20% Tomatometer / 27% Audience Score

Nominated for a Taurus Award for Best High Work and Best Work with a Vehicle (Joey Preston and Jay Caputo)
A worse bomb than Solo, Ghostbusters (2016), and Gigli.

Starring
Brendan Fraser as Stuart "Stu" Miley, a cartoonist and the creator of the Monkeybone franchise. (tremendous career, making a comeback)
Bridget Fonda as Dr. Julie McElroy, a sleep therapist and Stu's love interest. (her grandfather grew up around my neighborhood)
Chris Kattan as an organ donor that Stu briefly possesses. (played a monkey on SNL, Mr. Peepers)
Giancarlo Esposito as Hypnos, the malicious satyr-like God of Sleep who runs Down Town. (The dude owns scenes on a Clancy Brown level)
Rose McGowan as Miss Kitty, a catgirl waitress in Down Town's coma bar whom Stu befriends. (a great actress who was abused by Harvey Weinstein)
Whoopi Goldberg as Death, the ruler of the Land of Death and Hypnos' sister. (always legit, but nominated for a “Stinker” award for Worst Supporting Actress)
Dave Foley as Herb, Stu's agent and friend. (great seeing him again, it's just a harbinger of all things 90’s)
Megan Mullally as Kimmy Miley, Stu's sister. (always plays a bimbo)
Thomas Haden Church (uncredited) as Death's assistant who reads her the names of new arrivals in Down Town.
Bob Odenkirk as a head surgeon obsessed with getting his organs (formerly of SNL and a collaborator with Chris Farley and Giancarlo Esposito)
John Turturro as Monkeybone, a monkey who is Stu's raunchy rascal creation. (done just about everything)

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