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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Michael Crichton (novel)
John Patrick Shanley (screenplay)
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Release Date:
9 June 1995 (USA) more
Tagline:
Where you are the endangered species
Plot:
When an expedition to the African Congo ends in disaster, a new team is assembled to find out what went wrong. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 11 nominations more
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(21 articles)
The Men Who Stare at Goats Trailer
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Two New Michael Crichton Novels Found
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It's B to the core, but for some reason I love it more (125 total)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Laura Linney ... Dr. Karen Ross

Dylan Walsh ... Dr. Peter Elliot

Ernie Hudson ... Captain Munro Kelly

Tim Curry ... Herkermer Homolka

Grant Heslov ... Richard
Joe Don Baker ... R.B. Travis

Lorene Noh ... Amy
Mary Ellen Trainor ... Moira

Misty Rosas ... Amy the Gorilla

Stuart Pankin ... Boyd
Carolyn Seymour ... Eleanor Romy

Romy Rosemont ... Assistant

James Karen ... College President / Elliot's Boss
Bill Pugin ... William
Lawrence T. Wrentz ... Prof. Arliss Wender
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for jungle adventure terror and action and brief strong language.
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109 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Director Frank Marshall originally intended to use the computer work pioneered on Jurassic Park (1993) for the gorillas, but opted for models as the computers weren't capable of reproducing hair. more
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Errors in geography: The corporate headquarters is supposed to be in Houston, but the camera shot shows mountains in the background. There are no mountains anywhere near Houston. more
Quotes:
Dr. Karen Ross: Are you sure there aren't some kind of gorillas that kill.
Dr. Peter Elliot: Please, Dr. Ross. What's your area of expertise? Folk-singing?
Dr. Karen Ross: [smugly] Communications technology.
Dr. Peter Elliot: So you're a geek with a cellular phone.
Dr. Karen Ross: I'm a scientist. But you and your protege, as far as I can see, belong in the circus.
[looks at Amy eating flowers]
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24 out of 37 people found the following comment useful.
It's B to the core, but for some reason I love it, 24 August 2005
7/10
Author: wildman598 from Ottawa, Canada

Don't get me wrong, this is not Oscar worthy in the least, nor does it stand as a particularly entertaining popcorn flick.

I love this movie because of it's incredible cheesiness, from the talking gorilla to Tim Curry's greedy diamond chaser to the absurd diamond laser plot line. I've read Crichton's book and it's quite good, the movie however, misses a lot of the time.

That being said, I still love watching it, I can't explain it, I guess it's so bad that it's good for a laugh whenever I see it, and watching people devoured by psychopathic gorillas never gets old.

If you've got friends over, pop this one in and give it the MST3K treatment, you'll have a blast I'm sure.

Like I said, no redeeming value to be had here but if you like watching bad movies just for the heck of it, this may be one to check out.

P.S. Joe Pantoliano's cameo is golden.

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