Going Ape!

19811981
PGPG
1h 27m

When 80-year-old Max Sabatini dies, he leaves his three prized orangutans in the care of his only son, Foster. To inherit his father's $5-million fortune, Foster must take care of the apes f... Read allWhen 80-year-old Max Sabatini dies, he leaves his three prized orangutans in the care of his only son, Foster. To inherit his father's $5-million fortune, Foster must take care of the apes for the next five years.When 80-year-old Max Sabatini dies, he leaves his three prized orangutans in the care of his only son, Foster. To inherit his father's $5-million fortune, Foster must take care of the apes for the next five years.

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- 3 nominations

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When his father, who owned a circus, dies Foster inherits $5-million--and three orangutans. But there's a condition: if he gives away the orangutans, or if just one gets sick or dies during the next three years, the zoological society will get all the money. So not only must he deal with three apes and an annoyed girlfriend, but he must also deal with kooky new roommate Laszlo who came from the circus to help with the apes, a greedy zoological society's president, three bumbling henchmen, and a cranky landlord. —Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>

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Taglines
- There were 3 conditions to the 5 million dollar inheritance, and they had to be bathed once a week.
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Certificate
- PG
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Trivia
Tony Danza and Danny DeVito starred together in the TV series "Taxi".

Goofs
The letter that Poppy is supposed to give Foster jumps from her right hand to her left.

Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: Hardly Working/The Howling/'Breaker' Morant/Mon Oncle D'Amerique/Caveman (1981)

Soundtracks
IT AIN'T WHO'S RIGHT, IT'S WHAT'S RIGHT
Music by Elmer Bernstein
Lyrics by Jeremy Joe Kronsberg

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7/10

A Guilty Pleasure, But An Entertaining Comedy

Jeremy Joe Kronsberg wrote and directed this comedy involving orangutans (Kronsberg also wrote Every Which Way but Loose), with Tony Danza as their keeper. Danza's father was a big star in the circus world and had left him $4,000,000, providing he can take care of the monkeys. He calls in his friend Laszlo (an uproarious Danny DeVito) to help out and also has to deal with his jealous girlfriend and her disapproving mother. The comedy is really well-done with numerous set pieces involving a food fight, a wacky climatic car chase, and a showdown at a hospital involving a slew of crooks wanting Danza's inheritance. I think of this as a old-fashioned Disney comedy, but with adult themes present.

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