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Summary
An evil circus owner chases a chimp and his friends through Africa. Not necessarily 'Dyn-O-Mite!', but this silly monkey business is decent family fun.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 29GoodWatch 31
IMDb2.9
Audience score29%
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for comedies, −5 min on the typical 100
typical 10095Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1987
August 5, 1987
39 years ago
Genres
ComedyFamilyLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 6 more22 people
- Dom DeLuiseBig Bad Joe Hopkins
- Jimmie WalkerMozambo
- David MendenhallBen McNamara
- Deep RoyBonzo
- Warren BerlingerPalermo
- Herbert LomCaptain Mackintosh
- LSLen SparrowhawkShip's Captain
- Peter J. ElliottFirst Mate / Clown #2
- FDFats DibecoSergeant Abdul
- Graham ArmitageCake Waiter
- MWMike WestcottRobert Anderson, American Ambassador
- PVPhilip Van der BylClown #1
- BPBobby PorterClown #3
- IFIrene FrangsNurse
- SCSimpson CorreraDentist/Tour Guide
- GCGertrude ChifambaDentist's wife
- AWAndrew WhaleyYoung Waiter
Tzvi ShisselThe Drunk- FCFidelis ChezaGuard
- KSKoos StraussCrazy Guy
- MGMargaret GrantViolinist (uncredited)
- MHMary HaywoodCellist (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Boaz Davidson Director
Writing · 2
- Menahem Golan Writer, Producer
- Tamar Bornstein-Lazar Novel
Production · 1
- Yoram Globus Producer
Camera · 1
- Yossi Wein Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Natan Zahavi Editor
- Bruria Davidson Editor
Sound · 1
- Pino Donaggio Original Music Composer
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