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
Rene Russo
Trudy Lintz
Robbie Coltrane
Bill Lintz
Alan Cumming
Dick Croner
Irma P. Hall
Emma
Paul Reubens
Professor Spatz
John Aylward
Joe Bowman
Mimi Kennedy
Mrs. Bowman
Philip Baker Hall
Minister
Dane Cook
Fair Cop
Michael Reid MacKay
Skinny Man
John Ennis
Policeman
Frank Welker
Buddy (voice)
Gary A. Hecker
Buddy (voice)
Frank Collison
Zoo Keeper
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.
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