Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House
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Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House

6.5 / 10
1991
1 season
7 episodes
ComedyDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Kurt Vonnegut, the author of a collection of short stories called "Welcome to the Monkey House", hosts a series that displays dramatizations of several of his short stories. The anthology series aired on Showtime network from 1991 to 1993. The first three stories were produced as a television pilot in British Columbia, Canada, and broadcast together from 9:00–10:30pm on May 12, 1991. The later four were filmed and produced in New Zealand in 1992, as a co-production with South Pacific Pictures.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Next Door

    12-05-199130m

    A boy, home alone when his parents are out, sees trouble in a nearby apartment and seeks help from a radio DJ.

  • Ep 2

    2.The Euphio Question

    12-05-199130m

    A scientist discovers a strange musical transmission from space, which elicits a drug-like euphoric response in all who hear it.

  • Ep 3

    3.All The King's Horses

    12-05-199130m

    When a US government plane goes down over Cuba, a revolutionary decides to play a game of chess with real human lives on the line.

  • Ep 4

    4.Fortitude

    21-12-199230m
  • Ep 5

    5.More Stately Mansions

    03-01-199330m
  • Ep 6

    6.Epicac

    21-02-199330m
  • Ep 7

    7.The Foster Portfolio

    04-04-199330m

    Jon Cryer plays "Slippy" Carter, an arrogant investment advisor who is tired of "nickel and dime accounts" and dreams of being on Nelson Rockefeller's payroll. Instead, he has to c...

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