Monkeybone (2001) on Netflix

PG-1320011h 33mAnimation Comedy Fantasy

Cartoonist Stu Miley is left comatose by a car crash, and his spirit reaches Down Town, a carnival limbo of mythical beings and nightmares. His own creation, Monkeybone, springs to life.

Netflix3.1/5
IMDb4.9/1020,460 votes
Rotten Tomatoes19%

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Plot summary

Stu Miley draws a comic strip about Monkeybone, a raunchy monkey, and his agent Herb keeps pressing him as the strip grows into a franchise. He is set to propose to Julie McElroy, a sleep therapist who once helped him with his nightmares. A car accident puts him in a coma instead, and his spirit arrives in Down Town, a carnival limbo of mythical beings and visitors' imaginings, where Monkeybone lives too. Down Town belongs to Hypnos, the God of Sleep; his sister Death governs the Land of Death and issues Exit Passes that allow souls to return to the living. Stu's body lies in a hospital while Julie keeps vigil, and he needs an Exit Pass before the plug is pulled.

Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Monkeybone (2001)

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The role of Stu Miley was initially to be played by Ben Stiller. Stiller dropped out to be in Mystery Men instead, and Fraser replaced him in the part.
A fan, a member of the San Francisco animation community, passed a copy of the comic Dark Town to one of Selick's producers, Denise Rotina, without Blackley's knowledge. Selick fell in love with the book and pursued the rights, writing to Kaja that no project had ever felt closer to his sensibilities.
The film was a box-office bomb, and director Selick, who later admitted he was unhappy with the final product, has since vowed never to make another live-action film.