A trained chimpanzee plays third base for a minor-league baseball team.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Matt LeBlanc | ... | Jack 'Deuce' Cooper | |
| Gene Ross | ... | Red | |
| Paul Hewitt | ... | Bucky | |
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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 | |
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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 ... Written by Huggo
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Minor league. Major friendship. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
15 March 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Mickey's Monkey See more »Filming Locations:
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Box Office
Budget:
$24,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$1,910,840, 17 March 1996Gross USA:
$4,422,380Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$4,422,380Company Credits
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Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Performed by The Coasters
Courtesy of Atco Records
By arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Texas Rangers second baseman Mark McLemore, long time friend of Matt LeBlanc, spent time during off season teaching LeBlanc how to look and play like a major league baseball player. See more »Soundtracks
Yakety YakWritten by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
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Oh. My. God.
Sitting through the first thirty minutes of this movie was like getting all of my teeth drilled... twice.
Even little kids couldn't stand it.
Honestly, the entire Air Bud series looks like the Godfather in comparison.