Bye Bye Monkey

Bye Bye Monkey

Directed by Marco Ferreri

Produced by Prospectacle, Action Films

1978113 min6.2 / 10

A surreal, intellectually playful comedy-drama set in New York that weaves together feminism, anarchism, and absurdist characters around a central love story involving a chimpanzee.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Bye Bye Monkey violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Bye Bye Monkey scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Bye Bye Monkey easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Bye Bye Monkey end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Bye Bye Monkey sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

47/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity87

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise32

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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