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Monkey Trouble

PG Released Mar 18, 1994 1h 35m Kids & Family Comedy List
55% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 41% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
9-year-old Eva (Thora Birch) dreams of owning a pet, but her mother (Mimi Rogers) doesn't think she's ready and her father (Christopher McDonald) is allergic to animals. One day, she finds a lost capuchin monkey, names him Dodger and secretly brings him home with her. It turns out that Dodger has been trained as an expert pickpocket that and his evil master, the gypsy Azro (Harvey Keitel), wants him back. It's all Eva can do to keep herself and her mischievous new companion out of trouble.
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Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: 3/5 Oct 4, 2003 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times A quirky, bright, PG-rated adventure that's as entertaining as Free Willy. Better, maybe, since monkeys are a lot more charismatic than whales. This is a splendid family film. Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Rated: 4.5/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Brian Costello Common Sense Media Ludicrous monkey caper has loads of potty humor. Rated: 2/5 Feb 6, 2013 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 1.5/5 Jan 9, 2006 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jun 26, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mike J Sonic and king evil lord lord Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/28/22 Full Review steve d Ok family film with a better cast than normal. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Enjoyed nearly everything. The crowds and performers at the beach scene excellent. There wasn't much reason to have the two crooks with the expensive limo in the plot; they were wasted. First movie I've seen that showed a puddle of "fresh" capuchin urine, or any other kind. Eva shouldn't have had to say she'd prefer her young brother be killed. The capuchin indeed was smart and a ready performer. But I was very impressed by the little actor who played Eva's brother, Jack: he was a tiny little professional, quick on the uptake with the word "monkey", and very smart about what Dodger was about, and where he could be found. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review giaccomo q I thought I'd seen it all....No, seriously I've seen tons of Family movies, some are heartwarming, some are deep, some shallow but funny, and after watching how many of my favorites Family movies have been re-made I kinda thought ideas are running out and mainly I've seen it all. Every once in a while, however, I stumble upon an old flick that for whatever reason I had skipped in the past and leaves me really impressed. I picked this title because I loved little Thora Birch in "Patriot Games and "Paradise" and I thought let's give it a try, I read also that Harvey Keitel was in it, so I thought maybe there is a good movie that I've missed. Didn't expect much, after all I've seen it all in Family movies, dolphins, gorillas, orcas, mice, parrots, cats, dogs, llamas, so what a monkey could bring in addition to that. Well, when you think you've seen it all, something will stun you, that is this movie, Thora Birch at her best no doubt about it, the monkey is so funny, and script absolutely hilarious, specially about the confusion over framing the adorable protagonist as a common thief, well I'm not gonna give anything else up, but give it a try I bet you will enjoy it. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member It's good movie to watch Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member remember liking this Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis 9-year-old Eva (Thora Birch) dreams of owning a pet, but her mother (Mimi Rogers) doesn't think she's ready and her father (Christopher McDonald) is allergic to animals. One day, she finds a lost capuchin monkey, names him Dodger and secretly brings him home with her. It turns out that Dodger has been trained as an expert pickpocket that and his evil master, the gypsy Azro (Harvey Keitel), wants him back. It's all Eva can do to keep herself and her mischievous new companion out of trouble.
Director
Franco Amurri
Producer
Heide Rufus Isaacs, Mimi Polk Gitlin
Screenwriter
Stu Krieger, Franco Amurri
Distributor
Filmayer S.A., New Line Cinema
Production Co
New Line Cinema, Effe Productions
Rating
PG
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 18, 1994, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$16.3M
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Dolby, Surround
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