Monkeybone

About Monkeybone

After a car crash sends repressed cartoonist Stu into a coma, he and the mischievous Monkeybone, his hilarious alter-ego, wake up in a wacked-out waystation for lost souls. When Monkeybone takes over Stu's body and escapes to wreak havoc on the real world, Stu has to find a way to stop him before his sister pulls the plug on reality forever!

Monkeybone is a 2001 animation comedy film directed by Henry Selick. Brendan Fraser appears as Stu Miley, Bridget Fonda as Dr. Julie McElroy, John Turturro as Monkeybone (voice), and Chris Kattan as Organ Donor Stu.

Released in February 2001, it runs 93 minutes. Written by Sam Hamm. It is adapted from a comic.

Shelv files it under stop motion, parallel world, body-swap, and coma. It scores 5.3 out of 10 from 387 TMDB voters and it carries a PG-13 rating.

Coraline, The Smurfs 2, and The Avengers make useful companions to Monkeybone.