Product Details

• Actors: Cameron Mitchell, Dianne Foster, Paul Richards, Jack Albertson, Kathy Garver
• Directors: André De Toth
• Writers: Anthony Veiller, Barney Ross, Crane Wilbur, Paul Dudley
• Producers: Edward Small
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
• DVD Release Date: February 8, 2005
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0006GAOFE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #99,746 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Monkey on My Back" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

The story of boxer and World War II veteren Barney Ross, his career in the ring and the service and his addiction to morphine.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: NR
Release Date: 8-FEB-2005
Media Type: DVD

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars like it if you want , but realize this;, November 9, 2005

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This review is from: Monkey on My Back (DVD)

Barney Ross, the great champion boxer and war hero that this movie is supposedly based on, sued the producers and won an out of court settlement. Considering how seldom such lawsuits go in favor of the complainant, this movie must be about as untruthful as possible.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie Classic!!!!!!!!1, October 5, 2005

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This review is from: Monkey on My Back (DVD)

This is a great movie classic about the true story of Barney Ross, boxing champion and war hero who becomes addicted to morphine.It's a must see!!!

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Lb. for lb.:The Worst Movie Of All-Time, August 30, 2006

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Brian Schiff "jaywilton" (Detroit Mi. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monkey on My Back (DVD)

Actually,this may not be as bad as,say, 'My Dinner With Andre';but,based on what coulda been,it's worse. Cameron Mitchell wasted his talent on portraying Barney Ross,who would've been one of the leading characters in The Torah(aside from Moses)if he didn't live in the twentieth century(see reviews for the autobiography 'No Man Stands Alone).But,rather than attempt to detail the life of the Hall of Fame boxer and war hero,who became addicted to morphine after enlisting in the Marines and fighting on Guadalcanal,the film focuses instead on his drug addiction;Ross sued and won-and you can regularly bid for film posters on Ebay of 'Barney Ross' with a needle in his arm.