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Funky Monkey

  • 20042004
  • PGPG
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
3.5/10
794
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POPULARITY
37,873
1,665
Funky Monkey (2004)
Boy genius Michael Dean (Adkins) teams up with a super-talented chimpanzee and his caretaker (Modine) to take down an animal testing lab. In exchange the scientist gives the boy some pointers on the girl of his dreams.
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Boy genius Michael Dean (Adkins) teams up with a super-talented chimpanzee and his caretaker (Modine) to take down an animal testing lab. In exchange the scientist gives the boy some pointer... Read allBoy genius Michael Dean (Adkins) teams up with a super-talented chimpanzee and his caretaker (Modine) to take down an animal testing lab. In exchange the scientist gives the boy some pointers on the girl of his dreams.Boy genius Michael Dean (Adkins) teams up with a super-talented chimpanzee and his caretaker (Modine) to take down an animal testing lab. In exchange the scientist gives the boy some pointers on the girl of his dreams.
IMDb RATING
3.5/10
794
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
37,873
1,665
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    • Directors
      • Harry Basil
      • Gene Quintano
    • Writers
      • Lance Kinsey(story)
      • Peter Nelson(story)
      • Byron Jelden(story)
    • Stars
      • Seth Adkins
      • Matthew Modine
      • Roma Downey
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    • Directors
      • Harry Basil
      • Gene Quintano
    • Writers
      • Lance Kinsey(story)
      • Peter Nelson(story)
      • Byron Jelden(story)
    • Stars
      • Seth Adkins
      • Matthew Modine
      • Roma Downey
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    • 18User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews

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    Seth Adkins
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    • Michael
    Matthew Modine
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    • Alec McCall
    Roma Downey
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    • Megan
    Alexandre Aubry
    • Clemens Impersonator
    Jean-Luc Orofino
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    Kaleigh Krish
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    Fred Ward
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    • Don Decker
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    Justine Basil
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    Alexandra Kyle
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    • Directors
      • Harry Basil
      • Gene Quintano
    • Writers
      • Lance Kinsey(story) (screenplay)
      • Peter Nelson(story)
      • Byron Jelden(story)
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    • Trivia
      Originally, the chimpanzee was going to be a trained animal rather than played by impersonators. During a session introducing the the actors to the chimpanzee, the animal bit Matthew Modine, was chased and then captured before being immediately destroyed by it's handler.
    • Goofs
      When Clements the chimp sprays Michael with the hose, a human hand is visible at the bottom of the screen steadying the sprayer.
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      Referenced in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Informers/The Soloist/Tyson (2009)

    User reviews18

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    Top review
    1/10
    I hate this film with every ounce of my being
    If you look at my profile, you will know that I am a HUGE fan of chimpanzee movies. I was literally raised on Lancelot Link, and I have been a massive fan of beloved classics like "Ed" and "Bedtime for Bonzo", so much so that I even pursued a career working with chimps. This is why that when I heard about this film, I was so excited for its release. However, upon seeing it, I was not only disappointed but disgusted. I will not exaggerate one bit when I say that I truly despise this film. I actually pity the poor producer of this film for having to see this showcased. This film is so horrifically terrible that it has led to my hospitalization three times, once for a brain aneurysm, and twice for attempting to jump off of a bridge over the highway, leading to my current routine of court-mandated weekly therapy sessions. When I first saw this film, I was filled with nothing but pure rage, pure malice, pure hatred, so much so that I began unconsciously punching the brick wall in the alley behind the theatre until my hand bled and I had a hairline fracture in my wrist from the stress of my fist hitting the wall at full force repeatedly. If I was put in a room with a firearm and two bullets, and I was with Josef Stalin and the director of this film, I would shoot Stalin twice, simply so I could beat the director to death with my bare fists. This film is revolting to me. It truly disgusts me. It makes me want to vomit out my entrails all over the floor, just to end the suffering of viewing this film. I rewatched "Full Metal Jacket" the other day, one of my all-time favorite movies. But as soon as I saw the beginning scene, I could see nothing besides Mathew Modine and was reminded of his participation in "Funky Monkey", which caused me to repeatedly bash my head against the wall until restrained by my friends. This film is a skid mark on the formerly flawless slab that was chimpanzee films. I hate it. I hate it with a burning passion. Even writing this review has resulted in such feelings of malice that I have shattered my coffee mug in my hand. The main character of the movie isn't even a monkey. It's called "Funky Monkey". The main character is a chimp. IT MAKES NO SENSE. Why was this infernal film ever created? What unholy entity created the idea of this film, because I know a human is incapable of such evil, and I hope with all of my soul that our God is not so malicious as to create this film out of spite for humanity. This film is the embodiment of true suffering, of true pain, of true horror. The anger that this film has created for me has no words, and cannot be expressed through words. The only way of describing my feelings towards this film is pure and utter hatred. I truly hate this movie, in every sense of the word.
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    • Release date
      • September 17, 2004 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hairy Tale
    • Filming locations
      • Balboa Park - 1549 El Prado, San Diego, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • ApolloMedia Distribution
      • Franchise Pictures
      • Kolin S.A.
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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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