7.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Comedy, Science Fiction • 1952 • 97 min
Monkey Business (1952)
Monkey Business (1952)
Overview
Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours the mix into the water cooler. When trying one of his own samples, washed down with water from the cooler, Fulton begins to act just like a twenty-year-old and believes his potion is working. Soon his wife and boss are also behaving like children.
Starring Cast
Cary Grant • Ginger Rogers • Marilyn Monroe
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
7.0
Overview
Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours the mix into the water cooler. When trying one of his own samples, washed down with water from the cooler, Fulton begins to act just like a twenty-year-old and believes his potion is working. Soon his wife and boss are also behaving like children.
Starring Cast
Cary Grant • Ginger Rogers • Marilyn Monroe
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film's central conflict, a comedic exploration of a youth elixir's chaotic effects, is inherently apolitical, focusing on human nature and the absurdity of seeking artificial solutions to aging. Its resolution, which ultimately rejects the elixir and returns to normalcy, is presented without explicit ideological messaging, leading to a neutral rating.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
This 1952 screwball comedy features traditional casting practices typical of its era, with no explicit diversity in its main roles. The narrative focuses on comedic situations without engaging in critical portrayals of traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film "Monkey Business" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its plot revolves around heterosexual relationships and comedic scenarios, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity within its narrative.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film "Monkey Business" (1952) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a youth-restoring elixir and the comedic situations arising from age regression, with no elements related to gender identity or transition.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The 1952 film "Monkey Business" features an original story and characters, not an adaptation or reboot of pre-existing material. Therefore, no characters were established in prior canon or history with a different gender to be swapped.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
This film is an original story with characters created specifically for this production. There are no prior canonical, historical, or widely established racial baselines for its characters from source material, history, or previous installments.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.9
6.7
Critic Ratings
7.4
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