Bye Bye Monkey

Bye Bye Monkey (1978)

Ciao maschio

In metahistorical New York city electrotechnician Lafayette deals with a megalomaniac director of a wax museum of ancient Rome, an italian lonely anarchist, a group of feminist actresses - including Angelica who falls in love with him - and a small adopted chimpanzee.

Date of release
1978-02-24
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (45)
Runtime
1h 53m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Marco Ferreri

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: New York City
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix

Bye Bye Monkey is a 1978 Italian-French comedy-drama film, directed by Marco Ferreri and starring Gérard Depardieu, Marcello Mastroianni, James Coco, Gail Lawrence, and Geraldine Fitzgerald. It is about a man who finds a baby chimpanzee in a giant King Kong prop, and decides to raise it like a son. It was filmed in English and shot in Long Island, New York. As this was a French-Italian co-production, French and Italian dubbed versions were made for their respective countries' theatrical releases.

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