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Blue Monkey (1987)

Blue Monkey poster
Directed by
William Fruet
Genre
science fiction film, splatter film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
R
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 40 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Doctors and patients become trapped inside a quarantined hospital. A giant insect-like creature is spreading a deadly infection inside the building.

tenseclaustrophobiccreepygory80s-styleanxiouslow-budget

What happens

Blue Monkey is a 1987 Canadian horror film directed by William Fruet and starring Steve Railsback, Gwynyth Walsh, Susan Anspach, Don Lake, Sandy Webster, Helen Slayton-Hughes, and John Vernon. The film centers on a group of doctors trapped in a quarantined hospital as a giant insect-like creature begins to spread a deadly infection. The film was released on VHS by March 31, 1988. It received mostly negative reviews upon its release. It was released in some foreign markets as "Insect". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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