Stu’s consciousness awakens in "Down Town," a surreal, afterlife-adjacent carnival populated by the collective nightmares and figments of the comatose. Here, he discovers that Monkeybone is real and, unfortunately, just as treacherous as the cartoons suggest. The film turns into a race against time as Monkeybone escapes into the "real world" by stealing Stu’s body, leaving Stu trapped in the afterlife while his animated creation wreaks havoc on his life and relationships. Production: The Henry Selick Touch
After a car crash during a power nap, Stu finds himself in a limbo-like purgatory called "Downtown." In this realm, repressed dreams, nightmares, and unused cartoon characters run rampant. The currency is "Nightmare Fears," and the ruler is the sinister Hypnos (Thomas Haden Church). Stu learns he isn't dead—he is in a coma. To wake up, he must retrieve a "Get Out of Hell Free" card. monkeybone.2001
is a glorious, flawed, overstuffed fever dream – a cartoonist’s midlife crisis turned into a $75 million art-school nightmare. It’s not for everyone, but if you vibe with its defiant weirdness, you’ll never forget it. Just don’t go in expecting The Nightmare Before Christmas – this is Selick unchained and unhinged. Stu’s consciousness awakens in "Down Town," a surreal,