Monkey Business Movie Review 1952

A scientist invents a fountain-of-youth potion, a lab chimpanzee mistakenly dumps it into a water cooler, and then grown-ups start turning into adolescents. Top-flight crew occasionally labors in this screwball comedy, though comic moments shine. Monroe is the secretary sans skills, while absent-minded Grant and sexy wife Rogers race hormonally as teens.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 97 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Screwball Comedy, Science & Scientists, Teen Angst, Role Reversal

Screenplay

Ben Hecht, Charles Lederer, I.A.L. Diamond

Cast

Charlotte Austin, Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn, Marilyn Monroe, Hugh Marlowe, Larry Keating, George Winslow

Cinematography

Milton Krasner

Director

Howard Hawks

Music

Leigh Harline

Other

William Murphy

Producer

TCF