Monkeys, Go Home!

Two people in love... three monkeys in business... and you in hysterics!

1967 • 101 min • Comedy · Family

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Synopsis

Henry Dussard, a young American, inherits a picturesque but badly neglected olive farm in southern France and is determined to make it operational again despite cautionary advice from the local priest and a pretty villager. Desperate for laborers, the inventive Dussard turns to the zaniest crew of olive pickers ever recruited - four mischievous monkeys! As former members of an Air Force space team, these intelligent chimps quickly pick up on their new responsibilities - but prove to have a turbulent effect on the local townspeople.

Our family guide

Best from age 6

Movie Knight Score

22 reviews

100 Reviewers · 1 · 71%
54 Audience · 21 · 29%

An American inherits an olive farm in Southern France and trains four intelligent chimpanzees to work for him, much to the dismay of the local townsfolk. High jinks ensue as the monkeys adapt to their new lives.

Violence & peril: 1/10
Language: 0/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 0/10

Heads up

Some comedic slapstick involving the monkeys.

What it models well

Ingenuity and problem-solving
Working together
Embracing new ideas

Talk about it after

How people sometimes react to things they don’t understand.
The difference between animals in a wild habitat and trained animals.
What it means to adapt to a new home and culture.

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Top billed cast

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen • Crew: Maurice Tombragel

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'Monkeys, Go Home!' (1967) ♦RARE♦ Theatrical Trailer

Reviewer notes

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
I don't have any negative feelings towards this, yet I have nothing for it positively either - there's no real enjoyment or entertainment to be had. <em>'Monkeys, Go Home!'</em> starts off intriguingly, but to me as soon as the monkeys turn up it loses all interest - which, as you can imagine, isn't great considering the title. It just sleepwalks through its run time.…
r96sk, TMDB Community