A teen genius teams up with a super-talented chimpanzee and his caretaker to take down an animal testing lab. In exchange, the scientist gives the teen some pointers on the girl of his dreams.
Practical Effects
Real chimps doing stunts—pre-CGI monkey magic.
Acting
Gilbert Gottfried as mad scientist, obviously perfect.
Director
Harry Basil
Matthew Modine
Alec McCall
Roma Downey
Megan
Seth Adkins
Michael
Tommy Davidson
Harland
Taylor Negron
Flick
Gilbert Gottfried
Dr. Spleen
Liliana Komorowska
Nun Cathrine
Bodhi Elfman
Drummond
Pat Finn
Peters
Jeremy Kissner
Nathan
Jeffrey Tambor
Crane
Fred Ward
Don Decker (scenes deleted)
Jochen Nickel
Doctor
Luke Stratte-McClure
Brad
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Two directors credited because this monkey needed double the vision, apparently.
Peak 'every animal can play sports' era—Air Bud's legacy, but make it primate.
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