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| Monkey Business
Year: 1952
Classification: Comedy
Actors/Actresses:
- Ginger Rogers
- Cary Grant
- Marilyn Monroe
You'll laugh out loud!
This is a funny film that stars Cary Grant as a scientist trying to discover a youth serum. What results is a hilarious comedy of errors when a lab monkey discovers the serum and dumps it into the water cooler. When people drink from the cooler, it has a strange effect on them. This is a great film that stars the talented Ginger Rogers as the scientist's wife and Marilyn Monroe as a secretary. Watching this film kind of reminds one of the screwball comedies that were a signature of the 1930's. Be sure to see this one!
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MONKEY BUSINESS was a wonderful throwback to the screwball comedies of the 1930's. It boasts terrific comedic performances from the always-fantastic Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers and Marilyn Monroe in a fine supporting role.
Director Howard Hawk's puts the film into full-throttle for this hilarious romp about a scientist (Cary Grant - NORTH BY NORTHWEST, CHARADE) who invents a youth serum. When the serum is accidentally tipped into the watercooler, everyone seems to have 'monkey fever'! Ginger Rogers (KITTY FOYLE, TOP HAT) plays Grant's long-suffering wife, whose relationship is put to the test when both she and he are sent back to their rocky courtship, thanks to the mind-bending effects of the serum!
The film also features Charles Coburn, George "Foghorn" Winslow (who both co-starred with Marilyn Monroe in Howard Hawk's GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES the following year), Douglas Spencer (THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK), Esther Dale, Hugh Marlowe, Henri Letondal, Robert Cornthwaite and Larry Keating.
The DVD includes restoration comparisons, still gallery and the trailer. Available seperately or as part of the Marilyn Monroe Diamond Collection.
Blame It On "Esther"......
This review refers to the Diamond Collection DVD edition(20th Cent Fox) of "Monkey Business".....
So what do we have here? A laugh out loud screwball comedy from 1952, starring Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe, Ginger Rogers, and Charles Coburn. It was directed by the legendary Howard Hawks,and has a screenplay by greats Ben Hecht, Charles Lederer and I.A.L. Diamond...And there's more...20th Century Fox has restored this black and white comedy and has made a wonderful transfer to DVD, so we may enjoy all these immense talents more than 50 years later.
The film is a lot of fun, and the stars look like they had fun making it. And, you can blame all this fun on "Esther". Esther is a six month old chimp who mixes up a batch of youth serum and dumps it in the water cooler at the lab of the absent minded researcher Dr. Barnaby Fulton(Grant). When Fulton and wife Edwina(Rogers), get a powerful dose of this formula, it's anything goes, as they become youthfully exuberant and a bit on the mischievious side(okay, okay, more than a bit). The more they drink...the younger they act. Fulton's boss(Coburn)is trying desperatley to market this miracle and secretary Laurel(Monroe), adds to all this fun as only Marilyn can do with her mere presence.And yes...Ginger does a little hoofing as well!
A fabulous restoration makes it all the more enjoyable. The full screen picture(1.33:1/academy ratio) and black and white images are sharp and clear. There are a few instances when that rainbow thing is happening, you may notice it on Cary's suit or tie, but not often and it no way interferes with the enjoyment of this film. The audio gives you the choice of Stereo or Mono, and there are subtitles in English and Spanish.BR>You can also view a restoration comparasion and there's a still gallery with wonderful photos.
What we have here is a 5 star package deal for anyone who loves old Hollywood, for anyone who loves to laugh, and for anyone who is young...at heart!...enjoy....Laurie
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