Blue Monkey (1987)

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(Foreign Titles)

Nomination Year: 2004

SYNOPSIS: An elderly horticulturist is pricked by a mysterious tropical plant, passes out, and is taken to the hospital where he barfs up a worm and dies. Others who came in contact with him also sicken. Meanwhile, in the hospital's lab, the worm metamorphoses into a bug. The Feds move in and quarantine the hospital but, with the patients in isolation and the bug in a jar, all seems to be going well. Until a cute leukemia kid sneaks into the lab and pours growth hormone over the bug. Now, a cop (Steve Railsback), a beautiful doctor, and an annoying entomologist must track down the giant bug before it reproduces. The nearest I can come to explaining the title is maybe there's a warehouse in Hollywood where they have a million monkeys at a million typewriters and the blue monkey is the one that came up with this script. Hopefully, it's been fired.

Greg Pearson

Smithee Award Nominations

Stupidest-Looking Monster
Ever Play Cootie? The giant bug.	Sorry, this clip has not yet been made available!

Worst Science
It's Just Hormones This hormone is a catalyst for growth experiments. Notice how the entomologist goes from asking what NAC-5 is to explaining how other scientists have used it in their research.	Sorry, this clip has not yet been made available!

Directors

Director	Claim to Fame
William Fruet

Cast

Actor	Character	Claim to Fame
Steve Railsback	<Not Yet in Database>	Played Charles Manson in Helter Skelter
Ivan E. Roth	<Not Yet in Database>
Ken Quinn	<Not Yet in Database>	Has several dozen film credits, but primarily as stuntman or stunt coordinator; this is one of his few acting credits. Thank goodness.
Bill Lake	<Not Yet in Database>


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