Monkey on My Back

1957 "SHOCK by SHOCK...It Jabs Like a Hopped-Up Needle!"
6.9| 1h34m| NR| en| More Info
Released: 29 May 1957 Released
Producted By: Edward Small Productions
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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The painfully true story of welterweight boxing champion Barney Ross is detailed in Monkey on My Back. Cameron Mitchell stars as Ross, whose meteoric ring career is interrupted when he joins the Marines at the outset of WWII. A highly decorated hero, Ross contracts malaria oversees and is given morphine to assuage the pain. By the time he returns to the states, Ross is a confirmed drug addict. Before he can rise to the top again, he must hit rock bottom and his descent into the hell of narcotics dependency is graphically illustrated (so much so that the film was almost denied a Production Code seal). Though a cured Barney Ross served as technical advisor for Monkey on My Back, he ended up suing the producers for defamation of character -- and lost.

Genre

Drama

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Director

André de Toth

Production Companies

Edward Small Productions

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Monkey on My Back Audience Reviews

TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film
Cleveronix A different way of telling a story
TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.
Anoushka Slater While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.