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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.
Monkey Business (1952) is a comedy and science fiction film directed by Howard Hawks, released on September 3, 1952 with a runtime of 1h 37m. It stars Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn and Marilyn Monroe. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 302 ratings.
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Cary Grant
as Barnaby Fulton
Ginger Rogers
as Edwina Fulton
Charles Coburn
as Oliver Oxley
Marilyn Monroe
as Lois Laurel
Hugh Marlowe
as Hank Entwhistle
Henri Letondal
as Jerome Kitzel
Robert Cornthwaite
as Dr. Zoldeck
Larry Keating
as GJ Culverly
Douglas Spencer
as Dr. Brunner
Esther Dale
as Mrs. Rhinelander
George Winslow
as Little Indian
Marjorie Holliday
as Oxley Receptionist (uncredited)
Directed by Howard Hawks, written by Charles Lederer, Ben Hecht and I. A. L. Diamond, produced by Sol C. Siegel.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 302 ratings.
Cary Grant is the professor "Fulton" working for "Oxley" (Charles Coburn) on a project to find some way of turning back time and reversing the ageing process. They are experimenting with various formulae on a selection of rather agile chimps, and it's actually one of them who manages to co come up with a solution that when, inadvertently, added to the water in the cooler manages to turn the academic into a small…
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The main cast of Monkey Business (1952) includes Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn, Marilyn Monroe and Hugh Marlowe. The film was directed by Howard Hawks. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Monkey Business was released on September 3, 1952 and runs for 1h 37m.
Monkey Business (1952) holds an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 302 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and science fiction films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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