</s> ▁B . ▁Mon key ▁is ▁a ▁British - American ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁crime ▁drama ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Michael ▁Rad ford . ▁Origin ally , ▁Michael ▁Cat on - J ones ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁direct ▁the ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁hom onymous ▁book ▁by ▁Andrew ▁Dav ies , ▁but ▁left ▁over ▁cre ative ▁differences . ▁Asia ▁Argent o ▁was ▁alleg edly ▁sex ually ▁assault ed ▁by ▁Har vey ▁Wein stein ▁during ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁this ▁film . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁Alan ▁( J ared ▁Harris ) ▁is ▁a ▁school te acher ▁in ▁London ▁who ▁also ▁moon light s ▁as ▁a ▁jazz ▁disc ▁j ockey ▁for ▁a ▁hospital ▁PA ▁system . ▁ ▁One ▁night ▁after ▁work , ▁he ▁goes ▁to ▁a ▁bar ▁and ▁sees ▁Be atrice ▁( As ia ▁Argent o ), ▁a ▁beautiful ▁woman ▁who ▁is ▁arg uing ▁with ▁two ▁men . ▁Alan ▁is ▁immediately ▁capt iv ated ▁by ▁Be atrice ▁and ▁begins ▁to ▁purs ue ▁her . ▁What ▁Alan ▁doesn ' t ▁know ▁is ▁that ▁Be atrice ▁is ▁an ▁inf am ous ▁th ief ▁known ▁to ▁the ▁police ▁as ▁" B . ▁Mon key " ▁( named ▁for ▁her ▁ability ▁to ▁break ▁into ▁anything ), ▁and ▁the ▁men ▁she ▁was ▁arg uing ▁with ▁were ▁Paul ▁( R u pert ▁Ever ett ) ▁and ▁Bruno ▁( J on athan ▁Rh ys ▁Mey ers ), ▁a ▁hom osex ual ▁couple ▁who ▁are ▁her ▁partners ▁in ▁crime . ▁When ▁Alan ▁becomes ▁aware ▁of ▁Be atrice ' s ▁secret , ▁he ▁tries ▁to ▁lead ▁her