brings his partner to the hospital with a gunshot wound but quickly finds himself helping Dr. Carson hunt down the creature. Gwynyth Walsh - Dr. Rachel Carson: An emergency room doctor who finds herself hunting down the film's creature along with Detective Bishop. Susan Anspach - Dr. Judith Glass: The other doctor on call at the time of the outbreak, Dr. Glass rushes to stop the spreading infection started by the creature. Don Lake - Dr. Elliot Jacobs: An entomologist summoned to the hospital in order to analyze the insect-like creature before its growth. Sandy Webster - Fred Adams: An aging handyman who becomes "patient zero" for both the infection and the creature of the film. Helen Hughes - Marwella Harbison: An elderly woman who unwittingly starts the infection after ordering a new species of plant for her greenhouse. John Vernon - Roger Levering: Greedy, corporate Hospital Director. Production It was part of a three picture deal between Sandy Howard and RCA-Columbia. The other films were Dark Tower and Nightstick. The movie received a 30% tax benefit because it was shot in Canada (in Toronto) with Canadian talent. The original title was Green Monkey but it was changed because of a theory at the time that AIDS was started by infected African green monkeys. The story was an idea of Sandy Howard's and was inspired by the success of Aliens (1986). Release Home media Blue Monkey was released on VHS by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on March 31, 1988. Reception In her 1987 review, Janet Maslin from The New York Times wrote, "BLUE MONKEY isn't much more than a standard angry-larva story, but it has been cleverly directed by William Fruet, who knows how to give it a new look. To be sure, what happens in the film is essentially familiar, as a slimy little abomination appears, grows, hatches and goes on to terrorize everyone it meets. From the standpoint of plot, there isn't that much to tell." Author and film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film a BOMB, his lowest rating, calling it "silly", and "poorly filmed". HorrorNews.net gave the film a positive review, commending the film's acting, special effects, and direction. Joshua Millican from HorrorFreakNews.com placed the film on his list of "7 Underappreciated Horror Movies You Can ONLY Find On VHS". References External links Blue Monkey at Canuxploitation 1987 films 1987 horror films 1980s monster movies 1980s