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Monkeybone (2001) More at IMDbPro »

• Ben Stiller was original cast to voice "Monkeybone" but had to step down due to complications with Mystery Men (1999).
  
  
• Comparisons between Monkeybone and Cool World (1992): - A cartoonist enters a strange world and meets his creation (Holli Would and Monkeybone). - Vital scenes that take place in a night club (coma club/slash club). - The cartoonist is offered a cigarette but refuses to smoke it. - The cartoonist gets menaced by the strange world's creatures when they first enter (road kill animals/Holli's goons). - The creation (holli would and monkeybone) both imitate Marylin Monroe. - The creation plans to become human and enter the real world to take over it
  
  
• The movie makes allusion to many elements of Greek mythology: the Cyclops, the Minotaur, the Centaur, Medusa, Scorpion; and even Hypnos, the god of dreams.
  
  
• The man introducing himself as "Steve King" is Jon Bruno. He's listed in the credits as "Man in Dungeon". They could not use Stephen King's real full name for Legal Reasons.
  
  
• The song "Hell" by the Squirrel Nut Zippers is heard in both Blast from the Past (1999) and "Monkeybone", both starring Brendan Fraser. Likewise, comic actor 'Dave Foley' appears in both films.
  
  
• When the film was being pitched as something altogether darker and closer in tone to the original graphic novel; Nicolas Cage and Christopher Walken were considered for roles played by Brendan Fraser and Whoopi Goldberg, respectively.
  
  
• In the scene where Herb is trapped in a waking nightmare and streaking through the benefit, 'Dave Foley' really is naked.
  
  
• Stephen King was due to make a cameo appearance but was unavailable on the day it was to be shot, due to a scheduling conflict. A look-alike actor was found and appears in King's place.
  
  
• The left hand you see drawing during the titles sequence belongs to director Henry Selick.
  
  

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