Spanking the Monkey

A gripping comedy about letting go.

Spanking the Monkey — Plot

Bright young student Raymond Aibelli is forced to sidetrack an important medical internship because his mother, Susan, is recovering from a broken leg. When he isn't tasked with the most mundane aspects of Susan's recuperation, Raymond finds distraction in a neighborhood girl, Toni Peck. But, as Susan begins relying on her son for both physical and emotional needs, Raymond starts developing disturbing and unwanted new yearnings.

• Release date
• January 15, 1994
• Runtime
• 106 min
• Genres
• Comedy, Drama
• Director
• David O. Russell

Spanking the Monkey — Cast

Jeremy Davies Ray Aibelli Alberta Watson Susan Aibelli Benjamin Hendrickson Tom Aibelli Carla Gallo Toni Peck

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Matthew Puckett Nicky

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Judette Jones Aunt Helen Zak Orth Curtis Josh Philip Weinstein Joel