Monkey Shines
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Monkey Shines is a 1988 horror-thriller film directed by George A. Romero about a paralyzed man whose trained helper monkey develops a deadly psychic bond with him.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Monkey Shines canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8361825 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monkey Shines Context triple: [George A. Romero, notableWork, Monkey Shines]
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A.
Monkey Town
Monkey Town is a nickname for the town of Heywood in Greater Manchester, England, reflecting its distinctive local identity and history.
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B.
Monkey Hangers
Monkey Hangers is a nickname for the people of Hartlepool, England, stemming from a local legend about townsfolk allegedly hanging a monkey they mistook for a French spy during the Napoleonic Wars.
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C.
El Mono
El Mono is the nickname of Carlos Navarro Montoya, a renowned Colombian-Argentine goalkeeper best known for his long and successful career with Boca Juniors.
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D.
Monkey Me
"Monkey Me" is a 2012 electropop studio album by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer, known for its melancholic themes and atmospheric production.
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E.
Monkey Business
"Monkey Business" is a popular hard rock song by the American band Skid Row, known for its heavy riffs and prominent presence in early 1990s rock music.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monkey Shines Target entity description: Monkey Shines is a 1988 horror-thriller film directed by George A. Romero about a paralyzed man whose trained helper monkey develops a deadly psychic bond with him.
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A.
Monkey Town
Monkey Town is a nickname for the town of Heywood in Greater Manchester, England, reflecting its distinctive local identity and history.
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B.
Monkey Hangers
Monkey Hangers is a nickname for the people of Hartlepool, England, stemming from a local legend about townsfolk allegedly hanging a monkey they mistook for a French spy during the Napoleonic Wars.
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C.
El Mono
El Mono is the nickname of Carlos Navarro Montoya, a renowned Colombian-Argentine goalkeeper best known for his long and successful career with Boca Juniors.
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D.
Monkey Me
"Monkey Me" is a 2012 electropop studio album by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer, known for its melancholic themes and atmospheric production.
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E.
Monkey Business
"Monkey Business" is a popular hard rock song by the American band Skid Row, known for its heavy riffs and prominent presence in early 1990s rock music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Monkey Shines by Michael Stewart
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | James A. Contner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | George A. Romero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Orion Classics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Pasquale Buba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Ella the monkey ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | a paralyzed man whose helper monkey develops a deadly psychic bond ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| hasAnimalCharacter | capuchin monkey ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Christine Forrest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jason Beghe NERFINISHED ⓘ John Pankow NERFINISHED ⓘ Joyce Van Patten NERFINISHED ⓘ Kate McNeil NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Tucci NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Root NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Allan Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | David Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
disability
ⓘ
psychic connection ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | George A. Romero filmography ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Laurel Entertainment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | July 29, 1988 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 113 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | George A. Romero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| setInPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Monkey Shines Description of subject: Monkey Shines is a 1988 horror-thriller film directed by George A. Romero about a paralyzed man whose trained helper monkey develops a deadly psychic bond with him.
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