When his father - who owned a circus - dies, Foster inherits 5 million dollars - and 3 orangutans. However there's a condition connected to the money: if he gives away the orangutans or ...
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Title: Going Ape! (1981)
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3 nominations.
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| Tony Danza | ... | Foster | |
| Jessica Walter | ... | Fiona | |
| Stacey Nelkin | ... | Cynthia (as Stacey Nelkin) | |
| Danny DeVito | ... | Lazlo | |
| Art Metrano | ... | Joey | |
| Frank Sivero | ... | Bad Habit | |
| Rick Hurst | ... | Brandon | |
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Howard Mann | ... | Jules Cohen |
| Joseph Maher | ... | Gridley | |
| Leon Askin | ... | Zebrewski | |
| Jacquelyn Hyde | ... | Zaida | |
| Ted White | ... | Goon #1 | |
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Bob Terhune | ... | Goon #2 |
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Jaye Durkus | ... | Goon #3 (as Jay Durkus) |
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Angus Duncan | ... | Farley |
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When his father - who owned a circus - dies, Foster inherits 5 million dollars - and 3 orangutans. However there's a condition connected to the money: if he gives away the orangutans or just one gets sick or dies during the next 3 years, the zoological society will get all the money. So he not only has to deal with 3 apes and an annoyed girlfriend, but also with Laszlo, a kooky new roommate who came from the circus to help with the apes, a greedy zoological society's president, 3 bumbling henchmen and a cranky landlord. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
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There were 3 conditions to the 5 million dollar inheritance, and they had to be bathed once a week.Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
10 April 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$5,504,218Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$5,504,218Company Credits
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During a scene involving Frank Sivero's character and his mobster buddies, The Godfather theme is playing... Frank played Genco in The Godfather Part II. See more »Goofs
The letter that Poppy is supposed to give Foster jumps from her right hand to her left. See more »Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: Hardly Working/The Howling/'Breaker' Morant/Mon Oncle D'Amerique/Caveman (1981) See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Bad film! Bad, bad film! Not a so-bad-it's-funny movie, just a lousy excuse to put something on celluloid. I'm not sure why this was made; maybe it was a contractual obligation. Inept in every way. How absolutely embarrassing for Devito and Danza. I'm sorry I am forced to type "ten lines" in order to have my comments posted, as this film doesn't warrant such attention. Ho, ho - nuns and monkeys, what could be funnier? Think of what Paramount could have used this money for, instead of putting out something my four-year-old nephew described as "stupid." .