Chimera (miniseries)
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Director Lawrence Gordon Clark Country United Kingdom | 6/10 IMDb Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 7 July 1991
14 June 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chimera is a British horror/science-fiction television miniseries made by Anglia Television for ITV in 1991. It is based on the 1982 novel of the same name about genetic engineering by Stephen Gallagher. The theme music was "Cursum Perficio" by Enya.
Contents
The series was later re-edited for release in the United States, and retitled Monkey Boy.
Chimera miniseries 1991 promo
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.
A heavily edited version of the series was released on VHS, with the title Monkey Boy, by Prism Entertainment.
The complete series was released on DVD in the United Kingdom by Revelation Films Ltd in July 2010.
References
Chimera (miniseries) WikipediaChimera (miniseries) IMDb