Monkey Business

Barnaby Fulton is a research chemist employed by a chemical firm to develop a pill that restores youth. The situation changes when a laboratory chimpanzee escapes and pours a concoction of chemicals into the office water cooler. After consuming water from the cooler, Fulton begins to behave like a twenty-year-old, leading him to believe his research is a success. Eventually, his wife and his boss also begin acting like children.

This comedy and science fiction film was produced by 20th Century Fox and released in 1952. It is the 12th of 19 films directed by Howard Hawks, following The Thing from Another World and preceding The Big Sky. Hawks also co-wrote the screenplay alongside I. A. L. Diamond and Charles Lederer. The movie stars Cary Grant as Barnaby Fulton and Ginger Rogers as Edwina Fulton, with a supporting cast that includes Charles Coburn, Marilyn Monroe, Hugh Marlowe, and Henri Letondal.

The film earned 2 million USD at the worldwide box office. It maintains a rating of 6.9/10 on IMDb based on 17,000 votes and a 6.7/10 on TMDB from 306 votes. Film critics gave the movie a rating of 6.8/10 based on 27 reviews, which is consistent with the scores provided by general audiences.