Movie Description FUNKY MONKEY: This amusing, darkly comic tale follows CIA agent Jack McCall (Matthew Modine) and a chimpanzee that he attempts to liberate from a testing lab. Named Clemens, the chimp has been trained in martial arts combat as part of a program designed to turn the creatures into fearsome fighting machines. Naturally, this leads to plenty of slapstick moments between Modine and the chimp, especially when they seek refuge in the home of a boy and his mother as the owners of the lab hotfoot it after the escaped primate. A hugely enjoyable family film, FUNKY MONKEY is a loveable romp packed full of simian charm.
In MVP: MOST VALUABLE PRIMATE, a chimpanzee named Jack goes on a big adventure to Nelson, British Columbia. Compared to the tropical climate of the research laboratory where he was born, the chilly snowy weather in Canada is a big change for Jack. But he quickly finds a warm and comfortable home when he makes friends with a young deaf girl, Tara (Tara Westover), and her older brother Steven (Steven Westover), who treat him like a member of their family and invite him to live with them. While Jack helps Steven train to win a hockey tournament, he learns to communicate with Tara using sign language. Jack is having a wonderful time until scientists from the research lab come to take him home, and Tara and Steven must search for a way to let him stay.
| Credits | | Cast: | Fred Ward, Jeffrey Tambor, Steven Westover, Tara Westover |
| Details | | Edition: | 2-Disc Set |
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