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Monkeys, Go Home!
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Monkeys, Go Home!
| image = Monkeys, Go Home! poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Andrew V. McLaglen
| based_on = The Monkeys by G.K. Wilkinson
| producer = Walt Disney
| screenplay = Maurice Tombragel
| starring = Maurice Chevalier
Yvette Mimieux
Dean Jones
| music = Robert F. Brunner
| cinematography = William E. Snyder
| editing = Marsh Hendry
| studio = Walt Disney Productions
| distributor = Buena Vista Distribution
| released =
| runtime = 101 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $3,000,000 (US/ Canada)"Big Rental Films of 1967", 'Variety', 3 January 1968 p 25. Please note these figures refer to rentals accruing to the distributors.
}}
'Monkeys, Go Home!' is a 1967 American comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. The movie stars Maurice Chevalier, Dean Jones, and Yvette Mimieux. Aside from contributing to the soundtrack of Disney's animated film The Aristocats (1970), this was Chevalier's final film role.
Released on February 8, 1967, this was the first feature-length film released by Walt Disney Productions since the founder's death nearly two months earlier.
Plot
Hank Dussard (Jones), the new owner of an olive grove in Provence, France, brings in trained chimpanzee labor, which upsets other workers. Hank eventually gains the town's confidence with the kind aid of Father Sylvain (Chevalier) and his neighbor Maria Riserau (Mimieux).
Cast
*Maurice Chevalier as Father Sylvain
*Dean Jones as Hank Dussard
*Yvette Mimieux as Maria Riserau
*Bernard Woringer as Marcel Cartucci
*Clment Harari as Emile Paurilis
*Yvonne Constant as Yolande Angelli
*Marcel Hillaire as Mayor Gaston Lou
*Jules Munshin as Monsieur Piastillio
*Alan Carney as Grocer
*Maurice Marsac as Fontanino
*Darleen Carr as Sidoni Riserau
Reception
Vincent Canby of 'The New York Times' called it "another of those bland little confections turned out regularly by the Disney studio."Canby, Vincent (March 30, 1967). "4 Chimps and a Tarzan Share Double Bill". 'The New York Times'. 55. Arthur D. Murphy of 'Variety' declared it "an amusing comedy-romance" with "the usual professional Disney blend of children, animals, humor and charm."Murphy, Arthur D. (January 25, 1967). "Film Reviews: Monkeys, Go Home". 'Variety'. 6. Kevin Thomas of the 'Los Angeles Times' called it "a typical Disney family film ... Sophisticates, stay home."Thomas, Kevin (February 23, 1967). "'Monkeys, Go Home!' Typical Disney Film". 'Los Angeles Times'. Part II, p. 11. 'The Monthly Film Bulletin' wrote, "Olive farming certainly provides an unusual background, but otherwise all is innocuous, extrovertly cheerful and good-humouredand very dull."
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