Spanking the Monkey
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| Spanking the Monkey | |
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| Directed by | David O. Russell |
| Produced by | Dean Silvers |
| Written by | David O. Russell |
| Starring | Jeremy Davies Alberta Watson Benjamin Hendrickson Carla Gallo Judette Jones |
| Distributed by | Fine Line Features |
| Release date(s) | July 15, 1994 |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $80,000 |
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Spanking the Monkey is a 1994 US independent black comedy written and directed by David O. Russell. The title of the movie is a slang phrase for masturbation and is used in the film by one of the teenage characters. It was filmed in Pawling, New York.
It won the Audience Award at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival and the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.
It was produced by Dean Silvers of Teatown Communications Group
[edit] Plot
Susan Aibelli (Alberta Watson), a married, lonely woman, suffers a leg injury at home just as her husband is about to leave on his job as a travelling salesman and her son, Raymond (Jeremy Davies), is about to leave for the summer on a medical internship. Her son is forced to stay at home to take care of her as his father is gone. He loses both the internship and his girlfriend. These troublesome events leave him emotionally confused as he and his mother are left alone together, and they develop an incestuous relationship.
[edit] Music
The song "In Spite of Me", from Morphine's album Cure for Pain, plays over the end credits.
