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Monkey Business

A chemist finds his personal and professional life turned upside down when one of his chimpanzees finds the fountain of youth.

Director

Howard Hawks

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

20th Century Fox

Awards

1 nomination

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Dr. Barnaby Fulton

Mrs. Edwina Fulton

Mr. Oliver Oxley

Miss Lois Laurel

Hank Entwhistle

Dr. Jerome Kitzel

Dr. Zoldeck

Robert Cornthwaite

G.J. Culverly

Dr. Brunner

Douglas Spencer

Mrs. Rhinelander

Little Indian

Student

Charlotte Austin

Scientist

Dowager

Club Patron

Reporter

Harry Carey Jr.

Johnny's Mother

Scientist

Girl

Boy

Policeman

House Painter

Mr. Peabody

George Eldredge

Mrs. Brannigan - Neighbor

Kathleen Freeman

Boy

Cabbie

Man in Opening

Club Patron

George Hoagland

Oxley Receptionist

Marjorie Holliday

Club Patron

Boy

Boy

Boy

Gus

Board Member

Photographer

Bellboy

Barber

Johnny

Christopher Milne

Johnny

Handsome Guy at Pool

Policeman

Bit

Boy

Board Member

Garage Man

Scientist

Clerk

Maudie Prickett

Boy

Clothing Store Salesman

Joe

Pickwick Arms Clerk

Yale Man

Laundress

Board Member

Laundress

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Oliver Oxley Lois Laurel Mrs. Edwina Fulton Hank Entwhistle Dr. Barnaby Fulton Little Indian Reporter G.j. Culverly Mrs. Rhinelander Man In Opening

[ Man ]
Not yet, Cary. - Monkey Business

[ Man ] Not yet, Cary.

Barnaby,
you have the key.
Ah? - Monkey Business

Barnaby, you have the key. Ah?

Oh, it's you.
Come on in. - Monkey Business

Oh, it's you. Come on in.

One When I dance with you I want to dance with all of you - Monkey Business

One When I dance with you I want to dance with all of you

I've been promised a pretty good job if I can make this formula work - Monkey Business

I've been promised a pretty good job if I can make this...

The week after we got back from our honeymoon - Monkey Business

The week after we got back from our honeymoon

The language is confusing but the actions are unmistakable - Monkey Business

The language is confusing but the actions are unmistakable

Oxley's been complaining about my punctuation - Monkey Business

Oxley's been complaining about my punctuation

If you're not too busy Miss Laurel was showing me her acetates - Monkey Business

If you're not too busy Miss Laurel was showing me her...

I told you I didn't want any calls - Monkey Business

I told you I didn't want any calls

Find someone to type this - Monkey Business

Find someone to type this

Let go of him There's no telling what he might do - Monkey Business

Let go of him There's no telling what he might do

Sodium ascorbate - Monkey Business

Sodium ascorbate

Sodium ascipate. - Monkey Business

Sodium ascipate.

Ooh!
Now, Esther, don't you like
the way I'm doing this? - Monkey Business

Ooh! Now, Esther, don't you like the way I'm doing...

Oh, oh, oh, oh.
Whew!
What's the matter? - Monkey Business

Oh, oh, oh, oh. Whew! What's the matter?

Department of Water and Power - Monkey Business

Department of Water and Power

Stop by the automobile agency - Monkey Business

Stop by the automobile agency

You ought to know - Monkey Business

You ought to know

Now listen carefully - Monkey Business

Now listen carefully

I can only tell you - Monkey Business

I can only tell you

You know that one - Monkey Business

You know that one

Well, Doctor, I cut it
the way you wanted me to. - Monkey Business

Well, Doctor, I cut it the way you wanted me to.

Now take your time Mr Oxly - Monkey Business

Now take your time Mr Oxly

Is your motor running - Monkey Business

Is your motor running

Oh Dr Fulton this is fun What about Mr Oxly The plant's back that way - Monkey Business

Oh Dr Fulton this is fun What about Mr Oxly The plant's...

[ Horns Honking ] - Monkey Business

[ Horns Honking ]

Your opinion that it's a silly song is a silly opinion - Monkey Business

Your opinion that it's a silly song is a silly opinion

Doc,
that's awful high. - Monkey Business

Doc, that's awful high.

Oh here they are - Monkey Business

Oh here they are

Don't tell me you went roller skating - Monkey Business

Don't tell me you went roller skating

You'd never believe what I did - Monkey Business

You'd never believe what I did

I was just thinking - Monkey Business

I was just thinking

And in a few minutes - Monkey Business

And in a few minutes

Whose lipstick is it - Monkey Business

Whose lipstick is it

Well, we have to watch
your reactions, darling. - Monkey Business

Well, we have to watch your reactions, darling.

May I sit down?
Yes, dear. - Monkey Business

May I sit down? Yes, dear.

What did you say to her - Monkey Business

What did you say to her

It's gonna be our honeymoon night all over again with no hands - Monkey Business

It's gonna be our honeymoon night all over again with...

Wouldn't you like to slow down so that we can talk - Monkey Business

Wouldn't you like to slow down so that we can talk

I beg your pardon - Monkey Business

I beg your pardon

Edwina.
Edwina, dear. - Monkey Business

Edwina. Edwina, dear.

Edwina we drove down here to enjoy ourselves - Monkey Business

Edwina we drove down here to enjoy ourselves

For heaven's sake - Monkey Business

For heaven's sake

I suppose Myra McKillip was in grammar school too - Monkey Business

I suppose Myra McKillip was in grammar school too

I've just got to find a way to make it more assimilable - Monkey Business

I've just got to find a way to make it more assimilable

I have nothing to say until I finish all of my experiments - Monkey Business

I have nothing to say until I finish all of my experiments

What's the idea of doing something tonight you can do just as well tomorrow - Monkey Business

What's the idea of doing something tonight you can do...

Oh don't let him dominate you again Do something Do anything but - Monkey Business

Oh don't let him dominate you again Do something Do...

And just about as useful - Monkey Business

And just about as useful

I'm beginning to wonder if being young is all it's cracked up to be - Monkey Business

I'm beginning to wonder if being young is all it's...

People never aging - Monkey Business

People never aging

You potato head - Monkey Business

You potato head

Are you in love with this um whosits - Monkey Business

Are you in love with this um whosits

Well how is Mrs Fulton Is she behaving normally - Monkey Business

Well how is Mrs Fulton Is she behaving normally

Oh I don't know - Monkey Business

Oh I don't know

The question is - Monkey Business

The question is

Hello Dr Fulton Have you come to play with me - Monkey Business

Hello Dr Fulton Have you come to play with me

Well Well All right Say terrify - Monkey Business

Well Well All right Say terrify

Barnaby can't catch me Help me catch her - Monkey Business

Barnaby can't catch me Help me catch her

Why can't I play with you - Monkey Business

Why can't I play with you

I'll tell my mother - Monkey Business

I'll tell my mother

He threw a whole bucket of paint all over me - Monkey Business

He threw a whole bucket of paint all over me

I'm just getting this to scalp a man Sh - Monkey Business

I'm just getting this to scalp a man Sh

Barnaby I'm your wife Say something - Monkey Business

Barnaby I'm your wife Say something

Will you play with us - Monkey Business

Will you play with us

Barnaby! - Monkey Business

Hey look - Monkey Business

I remember we didn't wanna share each other with anyone - Monkey Business

I remember we didn't wanna share each other with anyone

No familiarities - Monkey Business

No familiarities

What do you want - Monkey Business

What do you want

You know we ought to find out who that is - Monkey Business

You know we ought to find out who that is

Tastes kind of bitter,
doesn't it?
Yeah, it's strange. - Monkey Business

Tastes kind of bitter, doesn't it? Yeah, it's stra...

[ Mutters ] - Monkey Business

The secret of youth locked up in the head of a monkey - Monkey Business

The secret of youth locked up in the head of a monkey

Well I've got a new formula If you start that again so help me I'll - Monkey Business

Well I've got a new formula If you start that again so...

[ Coos ]
No, no, please.
No familiarity. - Monkey Business

[ Coos ] No, no, please. No familiarity.

[ Esther Grunting ] - Monkey Business

[ Esther Grunting ]

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A chemist finds his personal and professional life turned upside down when one of his chimpanzees finds the fountain of youth.

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Director: Howard Hawks

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

Production: 20th Century Fox

Genre: comedy, sci-fi

Year: 1952

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 05 Sep 1952

Awards: 1 nomination

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