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Kurt Vonnegut's monkey house, produced by Atlantis Films Limited and Crescent Entertainment in association with CanWest Broadcasting Ltd

Label
Kurt Vonnegut's monkey house, produced by Atlantis Films Limited and Crescent Entertainment in association with CanWest Broadcasting Ltd
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Kurt Vonnegut's monkey house
Medium
videorecording VHS
Responsibility statement
produced by Atlantis Films Limited and Crescent Entertainment in association with CanWest Broadcasting Ltd
Runtime
182
Summary
Vol. 1: All the king's horses: When an American ambassador is captured in Central America by rebel soldiers, he is challenged to a bizarre game of chess on a life-sized board where the stakes are life and death. Euphio Question: A strange signal from a distant planet leaves a small group of people transfixed and feeling ecstatic...but they soon discover a disturbing lesson. Next door: Explores the world of a nine-year-old boy who is home alone without a babysitter. A glimpse into the adjoining apartment draws him into an escalating battle with potentially fatal consequencesVol. 2: Epicac: In this amusing tale of a most unusual love triangle, Lisa Kilgallen is being courted by a coworker, but intellectually, she is better suited to a computer named Epicac. Betrayal and confusion ensue, but Lisa works out a novel solution and finds the true marriage of body and soul. Fortitude: Actor Geoffrey Demarest is shocked to receive one million dollars from an elderly fan. He visits her at a medical clinic where she is a patient but finds she is only technically alive. She is helplessly disembodied because of a lucrative bargain made earlier with her doctor. With Demarest's help, she gives the doctor a taste of his own medicineVol. 3: More stately mansions: When Anne and Alan move to their new home, their persistent neighbor quickly takes over the redecorating. The couple gets more than they bargained for when things take a bizarre turn. The Foster Portfolio: A washed up investment advisor and his assistant learn that some things aren't what they seem. Their client has a million dollar secret he's keeping from his wife. But after a little snooping, the pair discovers another shock
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Monkey house
resource.screenwriter