B. Monkey is a 1998 film directed by Michael Radford. Originally, Michael Caton-Jones was attached to direct the adaptation of the book by Andrew Davies, but left over creative differences. Alan is a schoolteacher in London who also moonlights as a jazz disc jockey for a hospital PA system. One night after work, he goes to a bar and sees Beatrice , a beautiful woman who is arguing with two men. Alan is immediately captivated by Beatrice and begins to pursue her. What Alan doesn't know is that Beatrice is an infamous thief known to the police as "B. Monkey" , and the men she was arguing with... were Paul and Bruno , a homosexual couple who are her partners in crime. When Alan becomes aware of Beatrice's secret, he tries to lead her into a safer and more honest way of life, even as she lures him into the thrilling existence he's been dreaming of. Film review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a rating of 5.7/10 based on 17 reviews. Metacritic has the film listed as a 49 out of 100, indicating mixed reviews, based on 10 critics.
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| Release date: | November 7, 1998 |
| Directed by: | Michael Radford |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 92 Minutes |
| Producer: | Nik Powell, Stephen Woolley |
| Genre: | Thriller |