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Monkey Business

Monkey Business

It's some fun!

19526.71h 37m

Overview

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.

Directed by Howard Hawks
Written by Charles Lederer, Ben Hecht, I. A. L. Diamond
Produced by Sol C. Siegel
Box Office0Revenue: $2.0M

Top Cast

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Barnaby Fulton

Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Edwina Fulton

Charles Coburn

Charles Coburn

Oliver Oxley

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Lois Laurel

Hugh Marlowe

Hugh Marlowe

Hank Entwhistle

Henri Letondal

Henri Letondal

Jerome Kitzel

Robert Cornthwaite

Robert Cornthwaite

Dr. Zoldeck

Larry Keating

Larry Keating

GJ Culverly

Douglas Spencer

Douglas Spencer

Dr. Brunner

Esther Dale

Esther Dale

Mrs. Rhinelander

Themes & Keywords

marriageromcomwater coolerchemistpotionscrewball comedyabsurdist

About Monkey Business

Monkey Business is a comedy film released in 1952 exploring themes of marriage, romcom, water cooler, chemist, potion, screwball comedy. Directed by Howard Hawks, it stars Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn. 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.

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