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The Monkey's Paw is a 2013 American horror film based on the 1902 short story of the same name by author W. W. Jacobs.[2] The film revolves around Jake Tilton, who receives a mysterious monkey's-paw talisman that grants him three wishes.[3] The film was directed by Brett Simmons, written by Macon Blair, and produced by Ross Otterman for TMP Films, and is a Chiller Films presentation.

The Monkey's Paw
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Directed by	Brett Simmons
Screenplay by	Macon Blair
Based on	The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs
Produced by	Ross Otterman
Starring	Stephen Lang C. J. Thomason Corbin Bleu Charles S. Dutton
Production company	TMP Films
Distributed by	Chiller Films
Release date	October 8, 2013 (2013-10-08) [1]
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The film was released in theaters and video on demand on October 8, 2013.

Plot

The story of a family who gets a monkey's paw through which three men can obtain three wishes each, but there were consequences for each wish. They were still greedy, however, and demanded for 3 wishes. The first wish by Mr. White to obtain money leads to the death of their son Herbert. The second wish was to revive Herbert. This led to him returning as a zombie. The third wish of letting Herbert rest in peace lead to the death of Mr. and Mrs. White.

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Cast

• Stephen Lang as Tony Cobb
• C. J. Thomason as Jake Tilton
• Daniel Hugh Kelly as Gillespie
• Corbin Bleu as Catfish
• Charles S. Dutton as Detective Margolis
• Michelle Pierce as Olivia
• Tauvia Dawn as Abby

Production

The film was shot on location in New Orleans, and faced difficulties filming in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.[4][5]

Reception

Felix Vasquez at Cinema-Crazed.com gave the film a negative review. Vasquez was critical of how the original short story had been overstretched, saying, "There’s so much padding and filler here, you could cut it down to 50 minutes without missing much." Vasquez did praise the lead performance from Lang, but concluded, "it's just another goofy slasher film with a heavy emphasis on melodrama."[4]

Home video

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Shout! Factory on their Scream Factory label on June 17, 2014.[6]

References

External links

• The Monkey's Paw at IMDb
• The Monkey's Paw at Rotten Tomatoes

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