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Chimera (miniseries) is a British film of genre Science fiction directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark with John Lynch
Chimera (miniseries) (1991)
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Add to a movie listChimera is a British horror/science-fiction television miniseries made by Anglia Television for ITV in 1991. It is based on the 1982 novel of the same name about genetic engineering by Stephen Gallagher. The theme music was "Cursum Perficio" by Enya.
The series was later re-edited for release in the United States, and retitled Monkey Boy.
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The story focuses upon Chad, a young half-boy, half-chimp, developed by scientists as part of a top secret government operation. However, Chad becomes aggressive, strong and uncontrollable, with the inability to communicate on a human level, escaping from the lab, brutally killing several nurses and scientists in the process. The hunt is on to find and capture Chad before the public encounters this strange and dangerous creation. During Chad's escape, he wrestles with his natural child tendencies after befriending some local children and trying to control his wild primal inner instincts.Actors
John Lynch
(Peter Carson)
Kenneth Cranham
(Hennessey)
Christine Kavanagh
(Alison Wells)
Peter Armitage
(Sgt. Crichton)
George Costigan
(Schaffer)
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