FeaturePG2000·93m·4.8

MVP: Most Valuable Primate

Jack skates a little faster... Shoots a little harder... And is driving everyone bananas.

ComedyFamily

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.

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Cast

Kevin Zegers

Steven Westover

Jamie Renée Smith

Tara Westover

Alexa Benette Fox

Jane

Lomax Study

Dr. Kendall

Russell Ferrier

Darren

Jane Sowerby

Julie Beston

Ingrid Tesch

Susie Westover

Philip Granger

Mark Westover

Rick Ducommun

Coach Marlowe

Aaron Smolinski

Pete

Shane Vajda

Moose

Trevor Roberts

Larry

Frank C. Turner

Bart

Campbell Lane

Melvin

Bernie, Mac, and Louie

Jack

Ray Galletti

Magoo

Myles Ferguson

Waterboy

Dave Thomas

Willy Drucker

David James Lewis

Organist

Oliver Muirhead

Dr. Peabody

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English
Budget
$4.5M
Revenue
Age rating
PG
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Keystone Family PicturesFunky Monkey ProductionsAir Bud Entertainment

Crew

Director

Robert Vince

Writers

Anne Vince, Robert Vince

Cali Newcomen

Costume Design

Kelly Herron

Editor

Brian Davie

Production Design

Glen Winter

Director of Photography

Brahm Wenger

Original Music Composer

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Reviews

r96sk

5/14/2024

7.0

Low quality, but a harmlessly fine 90 minutes. I found <em>'MVP: Most Valuable Primate'</em> 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 anticipated. Kevin Zegers and Jamie Renée Smith are likeable leads, while those chimps are cute - and convincing 'actors', btw! Rick Ducommun is also involved, always remember that guy from 1994's <em>'Blank Check'</em>. Elsewhere, I proper thought Devin Ratray appears here as Larry, turns out he was played by Trevor Roberts - a bit of a doppelgänger! Two more of these flicks left to watch. One of the best trilogies of all-time, I'm sure.

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