Funky Monkey
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2004 • 94 min • Family · Comedy
Synopsis
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 6- 62 Audience · 31 · 100%
A teenage genius forms an unlikely bond with a chimpanzee escaping an animal testing lab. Together, with the chimp's caretaker, they navigate school and work to expose the lab, while the teen also gets dating advice.
- Violence & peril
- 2/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- Some slapstick comedic violence
- Brief moments of peril for the chimpanzee
- Mild bullying at school
What it models well
- Friendship and teamwork
- Standing up for what's right
- Empathy for animals
Talk about it after
- The ethics of animal testing
- Dealing with peer pressure
- Understanding different kinds of intelligence
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Top billed cast
Director: Harry Basil, Gene Quintano • Crew: Peter Nelson, Byron Jelden, Gene Quintano, Lance Kinsey
Trailers & clips
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.2/10 (31)
- Age rating
- G
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $30,000,000
- IMDb
- tt0331509
