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Spanking the Monkey (1994)

Plot Synopsis: Jeremy Davies, so weaselly as the interpreter in Saving Private Ryan, got his break in this 1994 dark comedy debut by writer-director David O. ... (read more)

Rated Unrated, 100 min.
Directed by: David O. Russell
Release Date: Jul 15, 1994
On DVD: Dec 06, 2005
All Flixster Ratings: 3.0 Stars (603)
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8 days ago
5.0 Stars
wow. the american cinema has definately gone down. hurray for Jeremy Davis and independant films and foreign films!
59 days ago
3.0 Stars
I'm not sure if I liked this or not. It makes you feel very uncomfortable in places but at the same time it also holds your attention and you can't stop watching
61 days ago
4.0 Stars
I really enjoyed this film, but it wasn't what I expected and I did find the undercurrent of it very disturbing. I would say it's a car crash of a film - you don't want to watch some of it but you're drawn to it.
67 days ago
4.0 Stars
Genius. Jeremy Davies was superb. Hit all the notes it was trying to hit. Disturbing and dark and funny. Not a "feel good" film, but I felt great about seeing it. Made me nostalgic for the 90s!!!
71 days ago
2.5 Stars
I've actually seen this before. Kind of disturbing, as I recall. I'd need to see it again to remember what it is really about.
95 days ago
3.0 Stars
This movie disturbed me. It's about a kid who takes care of his mom and hates his life. He's a bit awkward. I think I might have liked it better if the kid didn't sleep with his mom... it's like finding a bug in your drink, the drink was pretty gr... (read more)
112 days ago
3.5 Stars
I'll never watch Lost the same way again. Quite a debut for Jeremy Davies.

Awesomely Oedipal. Alberta Watson is way sexy.

To call this film "disturbing" is unfairly simple. Strange that I just watched "The Dreamers", which itself has a reverse... (read more)
118 days ago
3.5 Stars
A very uncomfortable film which is very watchable, with great performances and interesting direction.
132 days ago
5.0 Stars
Disturbing and funny on so many levels. If you are only going to see one movie about incest, make it this one.
138 days ago
3.0 Stars
Just plain weird, and with gratuitous incest. But a bleak sense of humor keeps the whole mess afloat...for a while.

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