Spanking the Monkey

Infobox Film
name = Spanking the Monkey


image_size = 250px
caption = DVD cover
director = David O. Russell
producer = Dean Silvers
writer = David O. Russell
narrator =
starring = Jeremy Davies
Alberta Watson
Benjamin Hendrickson
Carla Gallo
Judette Jones
music =
cinematography =
editing = Robert Duffy, Spot Welders
distributor = Fine Line Features
released = July 15, 1994
runtime = 100 min.
country = USA
language = English
budget = $80,000
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id = 131238
imdb_id = 0111252

"Spanking the Monkey" is a 1994 US independent black comedy written and directed by David O. Russell. The title of the movie is a slang phrase for masturbation and is used in the film by one of the teenage characters. It was filmed in Pawling, New York.

"Spanking the Monkey" won the Audience Award at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival and the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.

It was produced by Dean Silvers of Teatown Communications Group.

Plot

Susan Aibelli (Alberta Watson), a married, lonely woman, suffers a leg injury at home just as her husband is about to leave on his job as a travelling salesman and her son, Raymond (Jeremy Davies), is about to leave for the summer on a medical internship. Her son is forced to stay at home to take care of her as his father is gone. He loses both the internship and his girlfriend. These troublesome events leave him emotionally confused as he and his mother are left alone together, and they develop an incestuous relationship.

Music

The song "In Spite of Me", from Morphine's album "Cure for Pain," plays over the end credits.

External links

*imdb title|id=0111252|title=Spanking the Monkey
*rotten-tomatoes|id=spanking_the_monkey|title=Spanking the Monkey
* [http://www.teatown.tv Teatown Communications Group]

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