description Bye Bye Monkey Overview
Bye Bye Monkey is a 1978 film directed by Marco Ferreri, featuring Gérard Depardieu and Marcello Mastroianni. The story centers on a man who adopts a chimpanzee found within a King Kong replica. Filmed in English with locations in Long Island, New York, the production resulted in both French and Italian language versions.
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info Bye Bye Monkey Specifications
| Country | France |
| Year | 1978 |
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Who directed Bye Bye Monkey and who stars in it?
Marco Ferreri directed this 1978 Franco-Italian production, starring Gérard Depardieu and Marcello Mastroianni, with James Coco in a supporting role. It was one of Ferreri's English-language films, shot around Long Island, New York.
What is the King Kong connection in Bye Bye Monkey?
The plot centers on Depardieu's character discovering an infant chimpanzee beside a giant discarded King Kong replica, a clear riff on the 1976 Dino De Laurentiis King Kong. Raising the ape as his own child drives the film's surreal meditation on masculinity and paternity.
What was Bye Bye Monkey originally called?
The original Italian title is Ciao maschio, literally a farewell to the male, which signals Ferreri's satirical take on manhood. The international release rebranded it as Bye Bye Monkey for English-speaking markets.
What kind of film is Bye Bye Monkey, and how was it received?
It is an absurdist tragicomedy rather than a mainstream comedy, typical of Ferreri's provocative style after films like La Grande Bouffe. The film screened at Cannes in 1978 and has since become a cult item among fans of 1970s European oddities.
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