Ed (1996)

A trained chimpanzee plays third base for a minor-league baseball team.

Director:

Bill Couturié

Writers:

Ken Richards (story), Janus Cercone (story)

Stars:

Matt LeBlanc, Jayne Brook, Gene Ross

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matt LeBlanc	...	Jack 'Deuce' Cooper
Gene Ross	...	Red
Paul Hewitt	...	Bucky
Sage Allen	...	Cooper's Mother
Stan Ivar	...	Cooper's Father
Jim O'Heir	...	Art
Rick Johnson	...	Kurt 'Crush' Bunyon
Valente Rodriguez	...	Jesus Rodriquez
Jack Warden	...	Chubb
Bill Cobbs	...	Tipton
Leonard Kelly-Young	...	Customer (Joe)
Jayne Brook	...	Lydia
Patrick Kerr	...	Kirby
Jim Caviezel	...	Dizzy Anderson
Troy Evans	...	Bus Driver

Storyline

Farm boy Jack Cooper is drafted into the minor league Santa Rosa Rockets as a pitcher because of his rocket arm. He being drafted is despite he not having organized baseball experience at any level. He is nicknamed "Deuce" by his fellow players as the two finger signal is the catcher's sign to throw a curve ball, Coop's favorite and most killer pitch. But in the early going, Coop demonstrates that he chokes under pressure as throwing his famous curve ball usually results in an out-of-the-park home run. Kirby, the son of the team owner, purchases a chimpanzee as the team mascot, who the team members name Ed Sullivan. The coach, Chubb, "decides" that Ed will room with Coop, a move not without ulterior motives. Ed ends up being an overgrown kid in mentality, which makes him a pain for Coop to manage, leading to one misadventure after another for the pair. Ed not only is a fan of baseball, but has a rocket arm of his own. As such, Chubb also decides to use Ed as a player at third base, a ...

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | animal character name as title | chimpanzee | baseball | baseball movie | 

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Taglines:

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language, crude humor and brief mild violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 March 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mickey's Monkey

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$6,288,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Longview Entertainment, Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

DTS DTS-Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc's co-star from Friends (1994), was considered for the lead role.

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Quotes

Jack "Duece" Cooper: [Ed's trying to get in the house pretending to need the bathroom] How dumb do I look? You wanted to play hardball remember? There's a sandbox down there so go pee your socks off, and *quit* banging on the door.
[closes the door and Ed breaks it down]
Jack "Duece" Cooper: What the?

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Three to Tango (2018)

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Soundtracks

Real Love
Written and Performed by Bob Seger
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from CEMA Special Markets

User Reviews

This one gets my vote for "Worst Ever"

I was running a movie theater when this turkey came out. We got to have a special sneak preview of it, which was rare for my theater. (a two screen theater in a city of less than 15,000 people)

I put the film together and decided to watch it to make sure all the splices were right. Fifteen minutes into it my four year old son was completely ignoring the film, and my father and I looked at each other and pondered how this was part of our life that we would never get back. If you think the kid had a short attention span, I would have to inform you that this is the same kid that watched Lion King from start to finish every night for a month two years before this.

If your idea of entertainment is monkeys farting - this is your film. If you're looking for something slightly more entertaining with animals, go watch Babe instead.