Never before has the Rocket from the Crypt song "Raped by Ape" rung so clear and true as today, as Christina Ricci reveals the monkeyshine (haw!) that went down during the filming of her most recent movie, Penelope:
"I'm afraid of monkeys, but I had decided not to be afraid of Chim Chim because no one else is. I thought, 'Everyone else thinks he's awesome so just be cool.' "It's the first day of shooting and I have this kitchen scene where I'm sitting down and Chim Chim is sitting right next to me. Of course, it freaks out during the take and grabs my left breast and will not let go, and he's so strong.
"I'm so freaked out and the rest of the actors are facing the other way so no one sees that this has happened to me and I'm like, 'Help, help' as quietly and calmly as possible so this thing does not freak out any further.
"Finally they got him off me but my fear is completely validated and I did not go near him for the rest of the shoot. Monkeys are crazy and you never what they'll grab onto – I don't like unpredictable animals."
Well, to be fair, you really can't blame Chim Chim. Christina was on the set dressed very, very provocatively. With a week's worth of leg stubble. And a halter top fashioned out of bananas. And a bare ass painted hot pink. And she was contorting her hands in sign language to say "Koko love" over and over.
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I think they mean "Speed Racer", not Penelope. I mean come on… who doesn't know who Chim-Chim is! I always wondered what he was doing in the trunk all that time.