Spanking the Monkey

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Spanking the Monkey is a 1994 dark comedy-drama film written and directed by David O. Russell that explores taboo family dynamics and psychological tension.

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instanceOf film
awardReceived Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature
budget low-budget independent production
countryOfOrigin United States
director David O. Russell
distributor Fine Line Features
filmingStyle independent film
follows David O. Russell short films
genre dark comedy
drama film
hasCastMember Alberta Watson
Benjamin Hendrickson
Carla Gallo
Jeremy Davies
Spencer Chandler
Zachary LeVine
hasSoundtrackComposer Tomandandy
hasSubject family dysfunction
incest
mental health
hasWriter David O. Russell
inception 1994
mainTheme psychological tension
taboo family dynamics
motionPictureRating R
narrativeLocation suburban United States
notableFor controversial depiction of taboo family relationships
launching David O. Russell’s feature film career
originalLanguage English
partOfFilmographyOf David O. Russell
productionCompany Fine Line Features
publicationDate 1994
releaseEvent Sundance Film Festival premiere
runtime approximately 99 minutes
screenplayBy David O. Russell
writer David O. Russell

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Fine Line Features notableRelease Spanking the Monkey
David O. Russell wrote Spanking the Monkey
Jeremy Davies notableWork Spanking the Monkey
Jason Kliot notableWork Spanking the Monkey
Jeremy Boring notableWork Spanking the Monkey