Monkeybone2001 [2021] Jun 2026

Selick envisioned Monkeybone as a twisted blend of Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Beetlejuice . The plot follows Stu Miley (Brendan Fraser), a timid cartoonist whose popular comic strip, "Monkeybone," features a sadistic, manic-depressive monkey named Monkeybone (voiced by John Turturro). After a car accident leaves Stu in a coma, he finds himself trapped in "Downtown," a surreal purgatory where repressed dreams, fears, and cancelled cartoons run amok. The only way back to the waking world? Escape his own creation—the malicious Monkeybone, who has stolen Stu’s body and is wrecking his real-life relationship with his girlfriend, Julie (Bridget Fonda).

: Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda, Chris Kattan, Whoopi Goldberg, and Rose McGowan. monkeybone2001

—a raunchy, rascally monkey who represents his libido. Monkeybone betrays Stu, steals his "Exit Pass," and takes over Stu's physical body in the real world to wreak havoc. : Stu must outwit (Whoopi Goldberg) and Selick envisioned Monkeybone as a twisted blend of

The woman’s fedora tipped. “You’ll have to find how she went missing,” she said. “Fix the thing that kept her away.” The only way back to the waking world

: Directed by Henry Selick—best known for The Nightmare Before Christmas —the film is a rare example of a live-action production heavily featuring Selick’s signature stop-motion techniques. Themes of the Subconscious and Creative Identity

The 2001 film , directed by Henry Selick , is a surreal blend of live-action and stop-motion animation that has evolved from a major box-office failure into a celebrated cult classic. Core Premise and Production