MVP: Most Valuable Primate (1999)
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20% of critics liked it
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42% of users liked it
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A chimp learns the blue lines rules of hockey (which is more than can be said for many fans) in this family oriented comedy from the creative team behind Air Bud. Jack is a three-year-old chimpanzee who has been the subject of a long-term experiment by Dr. Kendall (Lomax Study), a researcher who… More A chimp learns the blue lines rules of hockey (which is more than can be said for many fans) in this family oriented comedy from the creative team behind Air Bud. Jack is a three-year-old chimpanzee who has been the subject of a long-term experiment by Dr. Kendall (Lomax Study), a researcher who been teaching Jack to communicate through sign language. Jack, however, has not been making progress fast enough for Dr. Kendall's sponsor, Dr. Peabody (Oliver Muirhead), who has cut off his funding and sold Jack to a medical research lab. Afraid of what could happen to his simian friend, Dr. Kendall sneaks Jack out of his home in the lab; however, Jack is accidentally sent to Canada, where he gets loose and is discovered by Tara (Jamie Renee Smith), a deaf girl who recognizes Jack's sign language. Jack has an even bigger surprise for Tara's older brother Steven (Kevin Zegers); Jack scrambles onto the ice in the midst of practice for Steven's junior league hockey team, and he and his teammates discover the monkey has a natural talent for the game. With Jack on the team, Steven's team is on their way to a league championship, but Jack's notoriety attracts the unfortunate attention of Dr. Peabody, who are determined to send Jack back to his new owners. Jack is played on screen by three different chimps, Bernie, Mac, and Louie; the suppoirting cast also features former SCTV regular Dave Thomas. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Vince
- Written By
- Anne Vince, Robert Vince
- Genres
- Comedy, Kids & Family
- In Theaters
- Oct 20, 2000 Wide
- Studio
- Keystone Entertainment
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Staci Layne Wilson, StaciWilson.com
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Cast
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Kevin Zegers
as Steven Westover
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Jamie Renee Smith
as Tara Westover
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Russell Ferrier
as Darren
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Rick Ducommun
as Coach Marlowe
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Oliver Muirhead
as Dr. Peabody
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Lomax Study
as Dr. Kendall
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Dave Thomas
as Willy Drucker
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Philip Granger
as Mark Westover
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Aaron Smolinski
as Pete the Captain
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Stanley Katz
as Einsteen
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Ingrid Tesch
as Susie Westover
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Ray Galletti
as Magoo
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Shane Vajda
as Moose
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Trevor Roberts
as Larry
- Jay Brazeau
- Myles Ferguson
- Robert Lee
- Jaime Renee Smith
