Summer of the Monkeys (1998)
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56% of users liked it
(2,352 ratings)
Michael Anderson directed this Canadian coming-of-age adventure that generates nostalgia for rural America at the turn of the century. Farmer John Lee (Michael Ontkean) and wife Sarah (Leslie Hope) have two children, Jay Berry (Corey Sevier) and crippled Daisy (Katie Stuart). Hoping to buy a pony,… More Michael Anderson directed this Canadian coming-of-age adventure that generates nostalgia for rural America at the turn of the century. Farmer John Lee (Michael Ontkean) and wife Sarah (Leslie Hope) have two children, Jay Berry (Corey Sevier) and crippled Daisy (Katie Stuart). Hoping to buy a pony, Jay Berry works during the summer at the town's general store, run by Gramps (Wilford Bramley). After a train wreck, circus monkeys escape. Jay Berry spots them and sees an opportunity to earn extra money by collecting the reward. But how can he catch them? Shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael Anderson
- Written By
- Greg Taylor, Jim Strain
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Art House & International, Special Interest
G,
- In Theaters
- Oct 30, 1998 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Scott G. Mignola, Common Sense Media
A heartwarming chimp tale.
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Staci Layne Wilson, StaciWilson.com
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Cast
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Michael Ontkean
as John Lee
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Leslie Hope
as Sara Lee
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Wilford Brimley
as Grandpa Sam Ferens
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Corey Sevier
as Jay Berry Lee
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Katie Stuart
as Daisy Lee
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Don Francks
as Bayliss Hatcher
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Andre Therein
as Jobert
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B.J. McLellan
as Toby
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Kim Schraner
as Rose
- Andre Therien
- Danny Mulvihill
