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ComedyFamily

MVP: Most Valuable Primate

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

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.

Release Date : 2000-08-11

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Keystone Family PicturesFunky Monkey Productions

Production Country : CanadaUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Kevin Zegers

Character Name : Steven Westover

Original Name : Kevin Zegers

Gender : Male

Jamie Renée Smith

Character Name : Tara Westover

Original Name : Jamie Renée Smith

Gender : Female

Alexa Benette Fox

Character Name : Jane

Original Name : Alexa Benette Fox

Gender : Male

Lomax Study

Character Name : Dr. Kendall

Original Name : Lomax Study

Gender : Male

Russell Ferrier

Character Name : Darren

Original Name : Russell Ferrier

Gender : Male

Jane Sowerby

Character Name : Julie Beston

Original Name : Jane Sowerby

Gender : Female

Ingrid Tesch

Character Name : Susie Westover

Original Name : Ingrid Tesch

Gender : Female

Philip Granger

Character Name : Mark Westover

Original Name : Philip Granger

Gender : Male

Rick Ducommun

Character Name : Coach Marlowe

Original Name : Rick Ducommun

Gender : Male

Aaron Smolinski

Character Name : Pete

Original Name : Aaron Smolinski

Gender : Male

Shane Vajda

Character Name : Moose

Original Name : Shane Vajda

Gender : Male

Trevor Roberts

Character Name : Larry

Original Name : Trevor Roberts

Gender : Male

Frank C. Turner

Character Name : Bart

Original Name : Frank C. Turner

Gender : Male

Campbell Lane

Character Name : Melvin

Original Name : Campbell Lane

Gender : Male

Bernie, Mac, and Louie

Character Name : Jack

Original Name : Bernie, Mac, and Louie

Gender : Male

Ray Galletti

Character Name : Magoo

Original Name : Ray Galletti

Gender : Male

Myles Ferguson

Character Name : Waterboy

Original Name : Myles Ferguson

Gender : Male

Dave Thomas

Character Name : Willy Drucker

Original Name : Dave Thomas

Gender : Male

David James Lewis

Character Name : Organist

Original Name : David James Lewis

Gender : Male

Oliver Muirhead

Character Name : Dr. Peabody

Original Name : Oliver Muirhead

Gender : Male

Jay Brazeau

Character Name : Harry

Original Name : Jay Brazeau

Gender : Male

Patrick Cranshaw

Character Name : Ron

Original Name : Patrick Cranshaw

Gender : Male

Louie

Character Name : Jack

Original Name : Louie

Gender : Male

Louie

Character Name : Louie

Original Name : Louie

Gender : Male

Reviews

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r96sk

@r96sk

2024-05-14

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 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 'Blank Check'. 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.