Monkeybone (2001)
1h 33m | PG-13
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!
Director: Henry Selick
Studio: 1492 Pictures
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction
Video: 720p
Cast
Brendan Fraser
as Stu Miley
Bridget Fonda
as Dr. Julie McElroy
John Turturro
as Monkeybone (voice)
Chris Kattan
as Organ Donor Stu
Giancarlo Esposito
as Hypnos
Rose McGowan
as Miss Kitty
Reviews
Good movie, might watch again, but hard to recommend. This is a weird movie. Not only do you get a stop motion like imaginary monkey as a character, you get Brendan Fraser acting like he thinks it acts, an other-world for the dead and imaginary alike as well as Whoopie Goldberg as Death. Oh, and Dave Foley naked. The story itself, an imaginary character taking over its creator's body for some nefarious purpose, is actually really good. The execution just isn't fantastic the entire time, particularly the 3rd act. When a movie starts good and ends weak, it leaves you with a poor memory of it. Ultimately, it was an enjoyable, but it could have been a lot better, and there are plenty of better movies to watch.