Name: The Organ Grinder's Monkey
Director: Dinos Chapman
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
Released: 2011-06-06
Duration: 15 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Rhys Ifans, Shandice Relihan, David Thewlis, Kevin Spacey, Daniel Craig

A cockroach wants to be an artist. The Chapman brothers want chaos. Everyone loses.

GrotesqueSurrealistPitch-black comedy

Overview

Comedy Fantasy Drama

A cockroach with artistic aspirations follows an angst-ridden and talentless artist from pub to studio in pursuit of his dream, and comes to a sticky end.

Content warning

short film

Delusion of geniusClass and aspirationThe commodification of artInsect ambition

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Disturbingly detailed stop-motion cockroach protagonist.

Best for:Streaming·Solo·Friends

Heads up:Disturbing·Gore

Director

Dinos Chapman

ReleasedJun 6, 2011

Runtime15m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensityhigh

Tonedark

Feellight

Top Cast

Rhys Ifans

Rhys

David Thewlis

Pablo (voice)

Kevin Spacey

Fatty (voice)

Daniel Craig

Bubbles (voice)

Rosamund Pike

Rochelle (voice)

Ask about The Organ Grinder's Monkey

Opens AI chat

Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

The Chapman brothers (Jake and Dinos) are notorious UK visual artists known for defacing Goya etchings and creating 'Hell' — making this their logical film debut.

Trivia

Daniel Craig recorded Bubbles while filming Skyfall, meaning James Bond spent his downtime voicing a possibly deranged art-world hanger-on.