Not
sure yet how best to organize the Monkey List. For the moment, I'll
just throw it in a post, unless it gets too bulky.
Oh,
and a hearty Monkey Thank You to my readers out there who have
contributed their monkey suggestions. Here
we go:
The
Ape Man (1943) -- Bela Lugosi as Dr. James Brewster, a
not-really-mad-but-slightly-peevish scientist who gets bored and
decides to turn himself into a monkey. Doc Brewster shares living
space in a cage with an actual ape played by gorilla actor Emil Van
Horn. There's Mayhem! There's Murder! And, there's Monkey
Business!
King
Kong (1933) -- The most famous of the monkey movies.
Planet
of the Apes (1968) -- "Human see, human do."
2001:
A Space Odyssey (1968) -- Wonder if the ape actors in 2001 also got
work in Planet of the Apes?
Planet
of the Apes (2001) -- Good the first time around, not so good the
second.
Bedtime
for Bonzo (1951) -- Who learned from who?
Mighty
Joe Young (1949) -- King Kong lite. Who hasn't wanted his or her
own big monkey as a friend? Irene "Granny" Ryan has a bit
part.
Mighty
Joe Young (1998) -- Hollywood's remake fever. Same story, more
effects.
Space
Chimps (2008) -- According to IMDb, a team of astronaut chimps must
rid "...a far-away planet of their nefarious leader." I
love anything that has the word 'nefarious' describing it.
Son
of Kong (1933) -- Carl Denham is back from King Kong, but without Fay
Wray. The King's son, a chimp off the old block (I have no shame), monkeys around.
Kingu Kongu tai Gojira -- King
Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) -- The Toho Company and RKO join forces to
pit Big Green and the Big Ape against each other in a
knockdown-dragout.
That's
about all the monkeying around I have time for tonight. I will leave
everyone with this question, though. Have there been any zombie
monkey movies? Zombies. Monkeys. Seems like a great combo.
'til next time... Adios.
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