Chimera (miniseries)

Chimera
Directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark
Produced by Nick Gillott
Brenda Reid (exec prod)
Archie Tait (exec prod)
Written by Stephen Gallagher
Starring John Lynch
Christine Kavanagh
Kenneth Cranham
Music by Nigel Hess
Cinematography Ken Westbury
Edited by Alan Pattillo
Distributed by Anglia Television
AETN
Release dates
 7 July 1991
14 June 1992
Running time
 4 × 60 minutes
104 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Chimera is a British horror/science-fiction television miniseries made by Anglia Television for ITV in 1991. It is based on the novel of the same name about genetic engineering by Stephen Gallagher, which was published in 1982. The series was later re-edited for release in the United States, and retitled Monkey Boy.

Plot

The story focuses upon Chad, a young half-boy, half-chimp, developed by scientists as part of a top secret government operation. However, Chad becomes aggressive, strong and uncontrollable, with the inability to communicate on a human level, escaping from the lab, brutally killing several nurses and scientists in the process. The hunt is on to find and capture Chad before the public encounters this strange and dangerous creation. During Chad's escape, he wrestles with his natural child tendencies after befriending some local children and trying to control his wild primal inner instincts.

Cast

Release

The film originally aired in its native Britain on ITV in July 1991. In the United States, it aired on A&E Television Networks.[1]

A heavily edited version of the series was released on VHS, with the title Monkey Boy, by Prism Entertainment.[2]

The complete series was released on DVD in the United Kingdom by Revelation Films Ltd in July 2010.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Company Credits for Chimera". imdb.com. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  2. ↑ "Alternate Versions for Chimera". imdb.com. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  3. ↑ "Chimera". revfilms.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-04-04.

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