

Practical Effects
Jim Henson's Creature Shop gorilla suits hold up weirdly well.
Costume
Rene Russo's 1930s heiress wardrobe deserved its own Oscar campaign.
Acting
Robbie Coltrane doing long-suffering husband is peak cinema.

Director
Caroline Thompson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on real socialite Gertrude Lintz, who also kept lions and wore floor-length fur coats while doing it. The 1990s CGI-free gorilla was played by multiple actors in Henson suits.
This bombed so hard it killed the 'eccentric animal lady' biopic genre for decades. Director Caroline Thompson also wrote Edward Scissorhands, which explains the 'outsider in a weird house' energy.