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Spanking the Monkey (1994)

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David O. Russell burst onto the scene with this challenging and controversial film about an introverted college student and the incestuous disaster of a summer that follows his freshman year. Ray Aibelli (Jeremy Davies) returns home for what is supposed to be a short visit with his family prior to leaving for Washington D.C., where he will intern in the surgeon general's office. Ray's plans are quickly scuttled by his acerbic and controlling father (Benjamin Hendrickson), a salesman leaving on

Unrated, 1 hr. 46 min.

Comedy

Directed By: David O. Russell

In Theaters: Jul 15, 1994 Wide

On DVD: Dec 6, 2005

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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Critic Reviews for Spanking the Monkey

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A bitingly funny tale of frustrated sexuality.

April 9, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

David O. Russell's gleefully subversive family saga offers a twisted coming of age tale that begins realistically before pushing its characters over rhe edge into lunacy.

January 13, 2007 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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Plays as a bad middle-class suburban joke that hits the right note between satire and being a shocker.

December 10, 2005 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A very intriguing independent movie with stong performances.

October 10, 2005 Comment

Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Excellent art-house dark comedy with a strange, incestuous theme.

March 19, 2003 Comment

Brian Mckay

eFilmCritic.com

An outrageous, assured debut from a talented new director.

January 16, 2003 Comment

Blake Davis

KFOR Channel 4 News

Quirky is too mild a word for it.

November 5, 2002 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Okay, I'm resolving to stop reading the synopsis before I watch a 'cutting edge' film. I postponed viewing this incredible 'little' movie because I have an aversion to incest. Not to mention that the title put me off a trite as well. Let's be real, I knew this wasn't going to be a zoology piece on the discipline of

January 20, 2009

Randy Tippy

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Spanking The Monkey is probably one of the best Dark Comedies I have ever seen. Jeremy Davies has always been a good actor and has never put out a bad performance, even in Twister when he had four or five scenes, he is just a quirky and very talented actor. Great movie, really great acting, and a very interesting plot

August 18, 2010