jvalentine
Dec 14, 2023
An underrated comedy masterpiece that surprises me every time.


He's the best super-Ninja secret agent football star monkey hero around.
A teen genius teams up with a super-talented chimpanzee and his caretaker to take down an animal testing lab. In exchange, the scientist gives the teen some pointers on the girl of his dreams.
Dr. Spleen
jvalentine
Dec 14, 2023
An underrated comedy masterpiece that surprises me every time.
The film's tagline is: "He's the best super-Ninja secret agent football star monkey hero around."
The production budget was $30.0M.
The runtime is 94 minutes (1h 34m).
It was a co-production between: France, Germany, United States of America.
The film was directed by Harry Basil.
The screenplay was written by Gene Quintano.
The score was composed by Ceiri Torjussen.
Cinematography was handled by Michael Goi.
The film features a large ensemble cast of over 62 credited actors.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0331509.

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Critic avg. 10.0 (1 reviews)
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Funky Monkey
Released
G
English, Français
France, Germany, United States of America
$30,000,000
