BLUE MONKEY (1987) – Episode 277 – Decades of Horror 1980s

"I wonder if we'll find anything down here? I bet we're going to find a big blue monkey." Or maybe you won't. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Jeff Mohr, and guest Ralph Miller III – as they do their best to find the blue monkey in Blue Monkey (1987). It's Canadian horror, ay. Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 277 – Blue Monkey (1987) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! Click the alert to get notified of new content! https://youtube.com/gruesomemagazine Gruesome Magazine is partnering with the WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL (https://wickedhorrortv.com/) which now includes video episodes of Decades of Horror 1980s and is available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, and its online website across all OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop. Synopsis: Detective Jim Bishop and Dr. Rachel Carson must find a way to stop a giant monstrous insect before it procreates and spreads a deadly infection it's carrying. Meanwhile, it's eating people in Dr. Carson's quarantined hospital. Directed by: William Fruet Writing Credits: George Goldsmith (written by); Chris Koseluk (story editor) Executive Producers: Sandy Howard, Tom Fox, Michael Masciarelli Special Effects by: Steve Neill (creature maker: Sirius Effects (uncredited) / creature supervisor: Sirius Effects (uncredited)) Selected Cast: Ivan E. Roth as The Creature Steve Railsback as Detective Jim Bishop Gwynyth Walsh as Dr. Rachel Carson Don Lake as Elliot Jacobs Helen Hughes as Marwella Harbison Sandy Webster as Fred Adams Susan Anspach as Dr. Judith Glass Bill Lake as Paramedic Peter Van Wart as Oscar Willets Don Ritchie as Orderly #1 Stuart Stone as Joey Marsha Moreau as Marcy Nathan Adamson as Tyrone Sarah Polley as Ellen Joy Coghill as Dede Wilkens Cynthia Belliveau as Alice Bradley John Vernon as Roger Levering Philip Akin as Anthony Rivers (as Phillip Akin) Laura Dickson as Desk Nurse #1 Robin Duke as Sandra Baker Joe Flaherty as George Baker Jane Dingle as Desk Nurse #2 Dan Lett as Ted Andrews Michael J. Reynolds as Albert Hooper Michael Caruana as Technician Gina Wilkinson as Nurse Michelle David Clement as Surgeon Ursula Balzer as O.R. Nurse Les Rubie as Rollo Jordan Reg Dreger as Policeman Karen Scanlan as ISO. Nurse Ralph Small as Security Guard Harry Booker as Bill Clemmins Jo Bates as Lobby Nurse (as Jo Anne Bates) Walker Boone as Johnson Rob Wilton as Orderly #2 (as Robert Wilton) Alan Rosenthal as Dr. Steinberg (as Allan Rosenthal) Ken Quinn as Patient The 80s Grue-Crew and guest Ralph Miller III take a trip to a hospital in Canada to diagnose Blue Monkey (1987). This one features the beginnings of an epidemic, some ludicrous laser shenanigans, an extraordinary amount of green goo, and a freaky larva that magically metamorphoses (we think) into a giant insect that begins killing patients in the now quarantined hospital. All of this is accomplished with some generally good effects work and an abundance of pseudo-sciencing. Steven Railsback, Gwynyth Walsh, Don Lake, Susan Anspach, and John Vernon jump into the fray, accompanied by Marwella and Dede, a pair of golden girls getting drunk in the background, and Robin Dukes and Joe Flaherty having their first baby. Ah, yes. Canadian horror has such a unique flavor. As you can tell, there's plenty of material for our talkabout… even though there's no actual blue monkey. At the time of this writing, Blue Monkey (1987) is available to stream from Tubi and multiple PPV sources.  Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode's film, chosen by Jeff, will be Angel (1984), starring… wait for it… Rory Calhoun! Joining him are Donna Wilkes, Cliff Gorman, Dick Shawn, Susan Tyrrell, and John Diehl, all cavorting on the strip. Unfortunately, there's a serial killer on the prowl. Please let them know how they're doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans – so leave them a message or comment on the Gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the Gruesome Magazine website, or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at [email protected].