Monkeybone2001

MonkeyBone2001 revives the darkly comic, stop-motion-meets-live-action chaos of Henry Selick’s original film, but reframes it as a psychological thriller game-meets-movie. Audiences navigate the fractured subconscious of cartoonist Stu Miley, trapped between a coma (after a near-fatal car accident) and the hellish carnival of , a purgatory for repressed ideas, rejected cartoons, and guilty pleasures.

—a raunchy, rascally monkey who represents his libido. Monkeybone betrays Stu, steals his "Exit Pass," and takes over Stu's physical body in the real world to wreak havoc. : Stu must outwit (Whoopi Goldberg) and monkeybone2001

The story follows Stu Miley, a timid cartoonist who has just achieved success with his raunchy comic strip character, Monkeybone. After a freak car accident leaves him in a coma, Stu wakes up in , a surreal limbo populated by nightmares and dreams. Monkeybone betrays Stu, steals his "Exit Pass," and

: The story follows Stu Miley (Brendan Fraser), a repressed cartoonist who falls into a coma and wakes up in "Down Town," a purgatory-like waystation for lost souls. : The story follows Stu Miley (Brendan Fraser),

Today, is a staple of the "weird movie" subreddits. Fans celebrate it for:

One of the film's strongest suits is its ensemble cast, which populates the surreal landscape of Down Town: