Blood Monkey

"Experience the dark side of nature"

2007 1h 28m EN

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★5.5TMDB · 141

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Synopsis

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Six American grad students have arrived in Africa to study apes with a renowned professor. But after setting up camp in a jungle clearing, they soon become witness to the carnage inflicted by the strange and remote species.

“Experience the dark side of nature”

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Cast

F. Murray Abraham
Professor Hamilton
Matt Ryan
Seth
Amy Manson
Amy Armstrong
Freishia Bomanbehram
Dani Sudeva
Matt Reeves
Greg Satch
Prapimporn Kanjunda
Chenne
Sebastian Armesto
Josh Dawson
Laura Aikman
Sydney Maas

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Young
Writers: George LaVoo, Gary Dauberman, George LaVoo
Languages: English
Countries: Thailand

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Maneater Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Young, shot by Choochat Nantitanyatada. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Ryder. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Anuradha Singh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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F. Murray Abraham and Matt Ryan and Amy Manson carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Experience the dark side of nature".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert Young directs. Choochat Nantitanyatada behind the camera. Mark Ryder scores. Anuradha Singh cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Thailand. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Part of the "Maneater Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Robert Young, shot by Choochat Nantitanyatada. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Mark Ryder. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Anuradha Singh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7F. Murray Abraham and Matt Ryan and Amy Manson carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Experience the dark side of nature".
9IMDB entry: tt1054564 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Choochat Nantitanyatada
Original score: Mark Ryder
Editing: Anuradha Singh
Production design: Jon Bunker
Makeup / hair: Vitchu Chavasit
VFX supervisor: Simon Frame
Stunt coordinator: Komson Phumai
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Blood Monkey (2007)

Part of

Maneater Collection

Maneater Series is the name, logo and line look given to a series of made-for-television natural horror films on DVD produced by RHI Entertainment for the Syfy Channel, and distributed by Vivendi Entertainment. The Maneater Series logo and line look were created under the direction of Danny Tubbs, the executive director of creative services of Vivendi Entertainment. The deal, made in October 2006, stipulated that the first ten films would premiere on the US-based channel in 2007, but due to a pre-licensing agreement, the first six actually premiered in Canada on the video on demand channel Movie Central on Demand. Most of the early films in the series were filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.