
Meet Bill(2007)
A mild-mannered bank executive mentors a teenage con artist and tries to make a career change as a doughnut merchant.


“A gripping comedy about letting go.”
Bright young student Raymond Aibelli is forced to sidetrack an important medical internship because his mother, Susan, is recovering from a broken leg. When he isn't tasked with the most mundane aspects of Susan's recuperation, Raymond finds distraction in a neighborhood girl, Toni Peck. But, as Susan begins relying on her son for both physical and emotional needs, Raymond starts developing disturbing and unwanted new yearnings.

Jeremy Davies
Ray Aibelli

Alberta Watson
Susan Aibelli

Benjamin Hendrickson
Tom Aibelli

Carla Gallo
Toni Peck
Matthew Puckett
Nicky
Judette Jones
Aunt Helen

Zak Orth
Curtis

Josh Philip Weinstein
Joel

Judah Domke
Don
Lleana Stratton
Fran Gibson
Spanking the Monkey is a comedy, drama film released in 1994 exploring themes of adultery, incest, injury, neighborhood, recuperation, mother son incest. Directed by David O. Russell, it stars Jeremy Davies, Alberta Watson, Benjamin Hendrickson. Bright young student Raymond Aibelli is forced to sidetrack an important medical internship because his mother, Susan, is recovering from a broken leg. When he isn't tasked with the most mundane aspects of Susan's recuperation, Raymond finds distraction in a neighborhood girl, Toni Peck. But, as Susan begins relying on her son for both physical and emotional needs, Raymond starts developing disturbing and unwanted new yearnings.
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