A young boy befriends a larcenous orangutan in a luxury hotel.A young boy befriends a larcenous orangutan in a luxury hotel.A young boy befriends a larcenous orangutan in a luxury hotel.
- Awards
- 4 nominations total
Michelle C. Bonilla
- Consuelo
- (as Michelle Bonilla)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJason Alexander, who began to bald at age 16, wore a toupee for the movie.
- GoofsWhen Lionel gets his glasses off the cucumber woman's chest he is holding the end of them. When the camera changes he is not touching the glasses at all. When it goes back to the first camera he is touching them again.
- Quotes
Kyle Grant: [Robert has gotten a Dubrow Alert] Dad, wait, I'm not done.
Robert Grant: Yes, you are. She hates kids. She once kicked Big Bird in the nuts!
- Crazy creditsDuring the opening credits, the morning preparations in a luxury hotel are shown. As the credits end, a concierge in a top hat opens the door with the words "Welcome to the Majestic Hotel".
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Adam and Joe Show: Episode #1.3 (1996)
- SoundtracksHave Fun, Go Mad!
Written by Blair Mackichan and Phil Taylor
Performed by Blair
Courtesy of Mercury Records, Ltd. (London)
by arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Licensing
Featured review
First, let me say what this is not. This is not a movie with high artistic quality. Even when one reminds oneself of the fact that it is meant as a simple comedy, probably a family comedy, it still has a plot with too many coincidences (so many that they become predictable - now the monkey is here, she will not be looking, but when it's gone, and the man comes in, she will) and flat, caricatural characters. But it also is not supposed to be a high-quality movie. It's supposed to be funny.
And funny it is. The movie is full of funny ideas, all worked out in a good, classy manner. Even the basest of jokes are done in good style. Just relax - and laugh. And you'll keep laughing through most of the movie. The monkey (that's a negative point - technically an urang utan is an ape, not a monkey) is well in its place as a comedy actor, and as said - the ideas are good, the working-out is even better.
Not 'the best movie you'll ever see', not even close. Not a 'must-see movie'. But a very pleasant way to spend 90 minutes. And enjoyable for both adults and children, that's worth something too.
And funny it is. The movie is full of funny ideas, all worked out in a good, classy manner. Even the basest of jokes are done in good style. Just relax - and laugh. And you'll keep laughing through most of the movie. The monkey (that's a negative point - technically an urang utan is an ape, not a monkey) is well in its place as a comedy actor, and as said - the ideas are good, the working-out is even better.
Not 'the best movie you'll ever see', not even close. Not a 'must-see movie'. But a very pleasant way to spend 90 minutes. And enjoyable for both adults and children, that's worth something too.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $9,871,065
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,996,891
- Jan 14, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $9,871,065
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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