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6.3/10   233 votes
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Director:
Michael Anderson
Writers:
Wilson Rawls (book)
Greg Taylor (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:
30 October 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Family more
Plot:
Summer Of The Monkeys (set in the 1800's on the prairies of Canada) follows the story of a young boy... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
More than you would expect more (6 total)

Cast

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Michael Ontkean ... John Lee

Leslie Hope ... Sarah Lee
Wilford Brimley ... Grandpa Sam Ferrans

Corey Sevier ... Jay Berry Lee

Katie Stuart ... Daisy Lee
Don Francks ... Bayliss Hatcher
André Thérien ... Jobert
B.J. McLellan ... Toby
Danny Mulvihill ... Phillip
Kim Schraner ... Rose

Melissa Lozoff ... Miss Freeman (as Melissa Thompson)
Wayne Best ... Mr. Patterson
Beverly Cooper ... Librarian
Blaine Hart ... Conductor
Russell Badger ... Tom
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
L'été des singes (Canada: French title)
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Runtime:
101 min
Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | USA:G
Filming Locations:
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada more
Company:
The Edge Productions Corp. more

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9 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
More than you would expect, 14 June 2000
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Author: François Lavallée (francois.laval@videotron.ca) from Québec, Québec, Canada

At first I thought this would be a standard boy-meets-pet movie. Indeed, in the first part, you see many typical elements of that type of movie : it's the beginning of summer vacations, young Jay wants to work at his grandfather's general store to buy a pony for himself but he can't because he has to work on the family farm. And then there's his sister who has an handicapped leg, and an the old hermit who shoots everything he sees moving in the woods.

But as the story evolves, you discover many profound characters and relationships : the old hermit is not exactly what you thought, the grandfather has many interesting conversations with his grandson and with Jay's mother (his own daughter). The relationship between Jay and his sister also develops into something not predictable at first.

And of course, the chimps are there all along, which can only add comic as well as touching situations.

I rented that movie mainly for my children, but all in all, I found many edifying lessons for myself in it.

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