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The Monkey's Uncle( 1965)

TV-MAFamilyComedyScience Fiction
57%
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More fun than a barrel of teenagers!

Overview

College whiz-kid Merlin Jones concocts a method for teaching advanced information to a chimpanzee, then creates a flying machine of his own design, ultimately raising havoc on the campus.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Tommy Kirk

      Merlin Jones

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      Annette Funicello

      Jennifer

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      Leon Ames

      Judge Holmsby

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      Arthur O'Connell

      Darius Green III

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      Frank Faylen

      Mr. Dearborne

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      Leon Tyler

      Leon

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      Brian Wilson

      Self - The Beach Boys

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      Carl Wilson

      Self - The Beach Boys

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      Dennis Wilson

      Self - The Beach Boys

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      Al Jardine

      Self - The Beach Boys

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      Mike Love

      Self - The Beach Boys

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      Norman Grabowski

      Norman

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      Cheryl Miller

      Lisa

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      Connie Gilchrist

      Mrs. Gossett

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      Alan Hewitt

      Professor Shattuck

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      Gage Clarke

      College President

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      Mark Goddard

      Haywood

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      Harry Holcombe

      Regent

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      Alexander Lockwood

      Regent

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      Harry Antrim

      Regent

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    A review by r96sk

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    Written by r96sk on Mon Jul 20 2020
    Slow and formulaic, it does at least have an amusing eventual pay-off. <em>'The Monkey’s Uncle'</em> is a sequel that never needed to be made. It isn't an awful film at all but struggles in a similar way as <em>'The Misadventures of Merlin Jones'</em> does, just without the promising beginning. The premise is dull, there is minor intrigue in the Darius Green III (Arthur O'Connell) plot but everything that builds up to it is uninteresting and mostly predictable. Tommy Kirk (Merlin) and Annette Funicello (Jennifer) are solid, but the performance of Leon Ames (Holmsby) comes across more sill...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • college
    • chimpanzee
    • flying machine