Appearance

  • light/dark mode
powered by
moviedb

Monkey Business

"It's some fun!"

1952-09-03 Comedy 1hr 37m

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours the mix into the water cooler. When trying one of his own samples, washed down with water from the cooler, Fulton begins to act just like a twenty-year-old and believes his potion is working. Soon his wife and boss are also behaving like children.

More
Trailer
Amazon Video

Watch on Amazon Video

close
Monkey Business
Amazon Video

Watch on Amazon Video

Storyline

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours the mix into the water cooler. When trying one of his own samples, washed down with water from the cooler, Fulton begins to act just like a twenty-year-old and believes his potion is working. Soon his wife and boss are also behaving like children.

  • Released
    1952-09-03
  • Revenue
    $2,000,000
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 37m
  • Genre
    Comedy, Science Fiction
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.9
  • Production
    20th Century Fox

Crew

Howard Hawks
Director
Ben Hecht
Screenplay
Sol C. Siegel
Producer

Stream and watch Monkey Business

similar movies

¿Nos casamos? Sí, mi amor

¿Nos casamos? Sí, mi amor

Strangers with Candy

Strangers with Candy

Hellraiser: Hellworld

Hellraiser: Hellworld

That Touch of Mink

That Touch of Mink

Swept Away

Swept Away

The Wedding Banquet

The Wedding Banquet

Baksa Badal

Baksa Badal

Failure to Launch

Failure to Launch

What's Up, Doc?

What's Up, Doc?

The Wedding Date

The Wedding Date

10

10

Hitch

Hitch

A Lot Like Love

A Lot Like Love

Friends with Money

Friends with Money

Just Like Heaven

Just Like Heaven

What Happens in Vegas

What Happens in Vegas

Round My Place

Round My Place

Bewakoofiyaan

Bewakoofiyaan

The Misadventures of Mistress Maneater

The Misadventures of Mistress Maneater

Death Becomes Her

Death Becomes Her

Cast

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Barnaby Fulton
Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Edwina Fulton
Charles Coburn

Charles Coburn

Oliver Oxley
Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Lois Laurel
Hugh Marlowe

Hugh Marlowe

Hank Entwhistle
Henri Letondal

Henri Letondal

Jerome Kitzel
Larry Keating

Larry Keating

G.J. Culverly
Douglas Spencer

Douglas Spencer

Dr. Brunner
Esther Dale

Esther Dale

Mrs. Rhinelander
George Winslow

George Winslow

Little Indian
Marjorie Holliday

Marjorie Holliday

Oxley Receptionist (uncredited)
Harry Carey, Jr.

Harry Carey, Jr.

Reporter (uncredited)
Nico Minardos

Nico Minardos

Man at Pool (uncredited)
Charlotte Austin

Charlotte Austin

Student (uncredited)
Harry Bartell

Harry Bartell

Scientist (uncredited)
Faire Binney

Faire Binney

Dowager (uncredited)
Tex Brodus

Tex Brodus

Club Patron (uncredited)
Olive Carey

Olive Carey

Johnny's Mother (uncredited)
Harry Carter

Harry Carter

Scientist (uncredited)
Melinda Casey

Melinda Casey

Girl (uncredited)
Ronnie Clark

Ronnie Clark

Boy (uncredited)
Russ Clark

Russ Clark

Policeman (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin

Heinie Conklin

House Painter (uncredited)
George Eldredge

George Eldredge

Mr. Peabody (uncredited)
Kathleen Freeman

Kathleen Freeman

Mrs. Brannigan - Neighbor (uncredited)
Terry Goodman

Terry Goodman

Boy (uncredited)
Dabbs Greer

Dabbs Greer

Cabbie (uncredited)
Howard Hawks

Howard Hawks

Man in Opening (voice) (uncredited)
George Hoagland

George Hoagland

Club Patron (uncredited)
Perk Lazelle

Perk Lazelle

Club Patron (uncredited)
Rudy Lee

Rudy Lee

Boy (uncredited)
Louis Lettieri

Louis Lettieri

Boy (uncredited)
Mickey Little

Mickey Little

Boy (uncredited)
Emmett Lynn

Emmett Lynn

Gus (uncredited)
Paul Maxey

Paul Maxey

Board Member (uncredited)
John McKee

John McKee

Photographer (uncredited)
Bill McLean

Bill McLean

Bellboy (uncredited)
Joseph Mell

Joseph Mell

Barber (uncredited)
Christopher Milne

Christopher Milne

Johnny (uncredited)
Jonathan Milne

Jonathan Milne

Johnny (uncredited)
Ray Montgomery

Ray Montgomery

Policeman (uncredited)
Roger Moore

Roger Moore

Bit (uncredited)
Brad Morrow

Brad Morrow

Boy (uncredited)
Forbes Murray

Forbes Murray

Board Member (uncredited)
Robert Nichols

Robert Nichols

Garage Man (uncredited)
Jerry Paris

Jerry Paris

Scientist (uncredited)
Maudie Prickett

Maudie Prickett

Clerk (uncredited)
Jimmy Roebuck

Jimmy Roebuck

Boy (uncredited)
Harry Seymour

Harry Seymour

Clothing Store Salesman (uncredited)
Jerry Sheldon

Jerry Sheldon

Joe (uncredited)
Olan Soule

Olan Soule

Pickwick Arms Clerk (uncredited)
Gil Stratton

Gil Stratton

Yale Man (uncredited)
Ruth Warren

Ruth Warren

Laundress (uncredited)
Mack Williams

Mack Williams

Board Member (uncredited)
Isabel Withers

Isabel Withers

Laundress (uncredited)

Videos and Photos

Monkey Business
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
Monkey Business

Movie Reviews

Reviews for Monkey Business
reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-07-14

Cary Grant is the professor "Fulton" working for "Oxley" (Charles Coburn) on a project to find some way of turning back time and reversing t... read more

Cary Grant is the professor "Fulton" working for "Oxley" (Charles Coburn) on a project to find some way of turning back time and reversing the ageing process. They are experimenting with various formulae on a selection of rather agile chimps, and it's actually one of them who manages to co come up with a solution that when, inadvertently, added to the water in the cooler manages to turn the academic into a small child. He also feels a bit like a new man, too! This wears off after a short while, so he gets his wife "Edwina" (Ginger Rogers) to sit in on his next experiment - only this time he takes an even stronger dose. Except, he thinks it's his prescribed doses that are causing his youthfulness, whereas we know it's the water in the communal bottle - and that isn't anywhere near as restricted as his medication. Add to the mix, an on-form Marilyn Monroe and loads of daft baby talk and we are left with an enjoyable, if maybe just a little too repetitive, look at the child in all of us. There's a paint fight, some rubber band pranking and maybe neither Grant nor Monroe should ever have got into the car mid-way through. Coburn was always a master at the understated contribution, and here he is a perfect foil for the silliness of the plot as the story gathers pace and heads into the realms of plain screwball. Grant had comedy timing in spades, and with Rogers and Monroe showing they, too, were never far off the pace this is good fun to watch.

Read Full Review (The thoughts and opinions expressed here are solely those of the reviewer.)
A Review by CinemaSerf

Cary Grant is the professor "Fulton" working for "Oxley" (Charles Coburn) on a project to find some way of turning back time and reversing the ageing process. They are experimenting with various formulae on a selection of rather agile chimp...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-07-14

Cary Grant is the professor "Fulton" working for "Oxley" (Charles Coburn) on a project to find some way of turning back time and reversing the ageing process. They are experimenting with various formu...

read more