Second (out of three) made-for-TV Joe Dancer movie has the hard-boiled private eye teaming up with a chimpanzee, named Gregor, and the trainer Jimmy Papadopolous, who happens to be an ...
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Title: The Monkey Mission (TV Movie 1981)
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| Robert Blake | ... | Joe Dancer | |
| John Fiedler | ... | Jimmy Papadopolous | |
| Pepe Serna | ... | Vito | |
| Clive Revill | ... | Teabag | |
| Sondra Blake | ... | Charley | |
| Keenan Wynn | ... | Stump Harris | |
| Mitchell Ryan | ... | Keyes (as Mitch Ryan) | |
| Logan Ramsey | ... | Museum Curator | |
| Alan Napier | ... | Briarton | |
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Elizabeth Halliday | ... | Jennifer Athens |
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Laura Jacoby | ... | Charlie's Niece |
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Andy Wood | ... | Benny |
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Norman Rice | ||
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Cicely Walper | ||
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Ted Noose | ||
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Second (out of three) made-for-TV Joe Dancer movie has the hard-boiled private eye teaming up with a chimpanzee, named Gregor, and the trainer Jimmy Papadopolous, who happens to be an expert sneak thief, against an electronics genisus of questionable reputs, named Stump Harris, to steal back a priceless vace looted from a family collection during World War II. Written by Anonymous
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23 March 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Joe Dancer ja apinavaras See more »Company Credits
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Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Robert Blake/Calvin Trillin (1981) See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I love this movie! This is one of the best of all the monkey/buddy movies and TV shows that proliferated around the turn of the 80's. These include "BJ and the Bear", "Every Which Way but Loose" and its vastly superiour sequel "Every Which Way you Can" (for which Eastwood was robbed of his Best Actor Award by Robert Bulloney's Raging DeNiro), "Goin' Ape", "Goin' Bananas" and "On Golden Pond." Most of the scenes of Gregor were filmed using Coco, the veteran chimanzee actor, who of course stole the show. HOwever some of the more complicated stunts were actually performed by a little known stunt double named Jan Medlock, playing Gregor in a ape costume. This is particularly evident in the tightrope scene, where Gregor and Mr. Carlton do the little dance and shakes their butts all over the place. Its so funny because its true! I think everyone should go out and buy a copy of the monkey mission today!