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Spanking the Monkey(1994)
Status: Released
Date: 1994-01-15
57%
83 Votes
Time: 1h 46m
A gripping comedy about letting go.
Overview:
Bright young student Raymond Aibelli is forced to sidetrack an important medical internship because his mother, Susan, is recovering from a broken leg. When he isn't tasked with the most mundane aspects of Susan's recuperation, Raymond finds distraction in a neighborhood girl, Toni Peck. But, as Susan begins relying on her son for both physical and emotional needs, Raymond starts developing disturbing and unwanted new yearnings.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $200,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Swelter Films
Buckeye Films
Movie: Spanking the Monkey
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jeremy Davies
Ray Aibelli
Alberta Watson
Susan Aibelli
Benjamin Hendrickson
Tom Aibelli
Carla Gallo
Toni Peck
Zak Orth
Curtis
Josh Philip Weinstein
Joel
Judah Domke
Don
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