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—a raunchy, rascally monkey who represents his libido. Monkeybone betrays Stu, steals his "Exit Pass," and takes over Stu's physical body in the real world to wreak havoc. : Stu must outwit (Whoopi Goldberg) and

Selick envisioned Monkeybone as a twisted blend of Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Beetlejuice . The plot follows Stu Miley (Brendan Fraser), a timid cartoonist whose popular comic strip, "Monkeybone," features a sadistic, manic-depressive monkey named Monkeybone (voiced by John Turturro). After a car accident leaves Stu in a coma, he finds himself trapped in "Downtown," a surreal purgatory where repressed dreams, fears, and cancelled cartoons run amok. The only way back to the waking world? Escape his own creation—the malicious Monkeybone, who has stolen Stu’s body and is wrecking his real-life relationship with his girlfriend, Julie (Bridget Fonda).

Stu Miley wants to propose to his girlfriend, Julie (Bridget Fonda). On the way to a press event, a car accident sends him into a coma. He wakes up in "Downtown," a twisted carnival city where citizens wait to die or wake up. He meets his creation, Monkeybone (voiced by John Turturro), who

as Miss Kitty, a cat-human hybrid and one of Stu's allies in the underworld.