marriage,romcom,water cooler,chemist,potion,screwball comedy,absurdist

Monkey Business (1952)

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It's some fun!

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Howard Hawks
  • Profile picture of Cary Grant
    Barnaby Fulton Cary Grant
  • Profile picture of Ginger Rogers
    Edwina Fulton Ginger Rogers
  • Profile picture of Charles Coburn
    Oliver Oxley Charles Coburn
  • Profile picture of Marilyn Monroe
    Lois Laurel Marilyn Monroe
  • Profile picture of Hugh Marlowe
    Hank Entwhistle Hugh Marlowe
  • Profile picture of Henri Letondal
    Jerome Kitzel Henri Letondal
  • Profile picture of Robert Cornthwaite
    Dr. Zoldeck Robert Cornthwaite
  • Profile picture of Larry Keating
    G.J. Culverly Larry Keating

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Keywords

  • marriage
  • romcom
  • water cooler
  • chemist
  • potion
  • screwball comedy
  • absurdist