Spanking The Monkey

– Bright young student Raymond Aibelli is forced to sidetrack an important medical internship because ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
1994
Spanking the Monkey (1994)

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.

Spanking the Monkey (1994) - Trailer

Release Date:

15 Jul 1994

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Unrated

Director:

David O. Russell

Writer:

David O. Russell

Main Actors:

Jeremy Davies, Elizabeth Newett, Benjamin Hendrickson, Alberta Watson

Plot:

Raymond Aibelli is a promising medical student ready to begin a prestigious summer internship. But Susan, his mother, is immobilized by a broken leg, and his father Tom, a travelling salesman, makes Raymond stay home and take care of his mother, an attractive though unhappy woman. His mother's condition leads them to a degree of immediate physical contact which Raymond finds disturbing. He soon meets Toni, a high school girl, but his sexual impulses are increasingly confused, especially since he is still upset over losing the internship.

Awards:

3 wins & 5 nominations.

Production:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
91%
Metacritic:
66%