A chimpanzee gets loose in Dr. Fulton's lab and accidentally completes the youth formula he has been working on for years. But the chimp also dumps the potion into the office water cooler -- which becomes clear when Fulton's staff mysteriously grows younger and younger. The chemistry really explodes when his voluptuous secretary gets a taste of the potion.
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Publisher:
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2002
Edition:
Restored letterbox widescreen and full screen versions
Description:
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., b&w. ; 4 3/4 in
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DVD Monk
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Add a CommentVERY GOOD 1952 screwball comedy which took a bit of screen time to engage me - but it did and I'm glad I watched this enjoyable period piece.
Fun to see Marilyn acting at 26 - and also Ginger Rogers. Also interesting to see Cary Grant in a comedic role.
Howard Hawks drops the ball with this lame duck which is all screwball but no comedy. Despite its great premise the film is marred by a sophomoric script and amateurish acting which ensure that any laughs are few and feeble. Marilyn Monroe's performance as the ditzy secretary is the best of the lot but the monkey deserved an Oscar.
Rated 5/10.
Terrible. Very bad comedy. The acting was really bad....the only saving grace was Marilyn Monroe's performance. other than that, this film is extremely bad.
The 2 stars were ALL for Marilyn. Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers get no stars. BAD acting from all.
Monkey Business was very-Very-VERY bad comedy. This movie was real garbage.
Both of the ageing actors, Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers gave terrible, "phone-in" performances. These 2 were a good part of the reason why this 1952 comedy fell flat on its face into the muck of movies that are best left unwatched.
Aside from the cast member of Esther, a mischievous, little chimp, it was Marilyn Monroe who was the only human actor worth any notice in this picture.
Since it has been said that director Howard Hawks saw no talent in Monroe, she was wasted and reduced to playing the nothing-part of a clueless, blond, bimbo secretary who frequently showed off her legs and naively flirted with anyone in pants.
Monkey Business has Esther, the chimp, being the one (not the professor) who formulates a miraculous rejuvenating elixir.