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Blue Monkey poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 60.8 / 100
1987·Horror / Sci-Fi / Science Fiction·1h 36m

BLUE MONKEY

“THEY BREED. THEY HATCH. THEY KILL. Maybe it's just a phase they're going through.”

While working in a greenhouse, a man receives an insect bite after touching an exotic plant. Immediately, he falls ill and is taken to an emergency room where the doctors diagnose him as suffering from an unknown bacteria, and a strange parasite which emerges from his mouth as a large slimy wormlike creature. Soon, there are more cases of bacterial infection, but the more immediate problem for the hospital is the wormlike creature which after accidental exposure to a genetic growth stimulant grows to monstrous proportions and starts a reign of terror and bloodshed in the hospitals abandoned wing.

Above the Line
William Fruet·DirectorGeorge Goldsmith·WriterChris Koseluk·WriterBrenton Spencer·Director of PhotographyPatrick Coleman·Original Music ComposerMichael Fruet·Editor
Cast
Steve Railsback·Det. Jim BishopGwynyth Walsh·Dr. Rachel CarsonJohn Vernon·Roger LeveringJoe Flaherty·George BakerRobin Duke·Sandra BakerSusan Anspach·Dr. Judith GlassDon Lake·Elliot JacobsHelen Hughes·MarwellaSandy Webster·FredJoy Coghill·Dede Wilkens
Full Crew
(21 credits)
Directing· 1
William Fruet·Director
Writing· 2
George Goldsmith·WriterChris Koseluk·Writer
Camera· 1
Brenton Spencer·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Michael Fruet·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Patrick Coleman·Original Music ComposerPaul Novotny·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 2
Reuben Freed·Art DirectionBruce Barlow·Makeup Effects
Production· 8
Martin Walters·ProducerTom Fox·Executive ProducerSandy Howard·Executive ProducerMichael Masciarelli·Executive ProducerRisa Gertner·Associate ProducerPaul Bengston·CastingDavid Cohn·CastingAnne Tait·Casting
Other Departments· 4
Steve Neill·Creature DesignTodd Masters·Creature DesignMichael F. Hoover·Creature DesignMark Williams·Creature Design
By the Numbers
60.8
OF 100
Master Score
4.8
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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