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MVP: Most Valuable Primate

  • 4.3 /10

  • 95

  • 40%

Plot

Jack is a three-year-old chimpanzee who has been the subject of a long-term experiment by Dr. Kendall, a researcher who been teaching Jack to communicate through sign language. 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.

Cast

Kevin Zegers as Steven Westover
Kevin Zegers

as Steven Westover

Jamie Renée Smith as Tara Westover
Jamie Renée Smith

as Tara Westover

Lomax Study as Dr. Kendall
Lomax Study

as Dr. Kendall

Russell Ferrier as Darren
Russell Ferrier

as Darren

Jane Sowerby as Julie Beston
Jane Sowerby

as Julie Beston

Ingrid Tesch as Susie Westover
Ingrid Tesch

as Susie Westover

Philip Granger as Mark Westover
Philip Granger

as Mark Westover

Rick Ducommun as Coach Marlowe
Rick Ducommun

as Coach Marlowe

Aaron Smolinski as Pete

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • August 11, 2000

Production Companies

  • Keystone Family Pictures

  • Funky Monkey Productions

Production Countries

  • Canada

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $4,500,000.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.55 hrs

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Reviews

Low quality, but a harmlessly fine 90 minutes. I found 'MVP: Most Valuable Primate' to be perfectly passable. Sure it isn't a movie that requires any sort of thinking, it's very silly and would never top great film lists and/or win any major awards. However, not a single part of me disliked this as a movie. It's flimsy but watchable. The beginning also holds more depth than anticipate…

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