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ComedyFamily

MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate

- The Most Valuable Primate Has Just Gone Vertical!

MVP 2 opens with the lovable Jack being ousted from his hockey team, the Seattle Simians, and having to hit the road after being falsely accused of league misconduct. Jack ends up in the city, where he's befriended by Ben, a homeless skateboarder, and Ollie, a skate shop owner. Jack proves to be as adept at mastering the half-pipe as he does at delivering a slap shot, and before long, he and Ben are crashing amateur skateboarder competitions all over the country.

Release Date : 2001-10-05

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Keystone Family Pictures

Production Country : United States of AmericaCanada

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Richard Karn

Character Name : Ollie Plant

Original Name : Richard Karn

Gender : Male

Scott Goodman

Character Name : Ben

Original Name : Scott Goodman

Gender : Male

Cameron Bancroft

Character Name : Rob Poirier

Original Name : Cameron Bancroft

Gender : Male

Jane Sowerby

Character Name : Julie

Original Name : Jane Sowerby

Gender : Female

Fred Keating

Character Name : Coach Miller

Original Name : Fred Keating

Gender : Male

Robert Costanzo

Character Name : Beat Cop

Original Name : Robert Costanzo

Gender : Male

Dolores Drake

Character Name : Barbara Jones

Original Name : Dolores Drake

Gender : Female

Troy Ruptash

Character Name : Tyson Fowler

Original Name : Troy Ruptash

Gender : Male

Ian Bagg

Character Name : Olaf Shickedanz

Original Name : Ian Bagg

Gender : Male

Ray Galletti

Character Name : Max Brady

Original Name : Ray Galletti

Gender : Male

Gus Lynch

Character Name : Bud Fulton

Original Name : Gus Lynch

Gender : Male

Craig March

Character Name : Coach Skinner

Original Name : Craig March

Gender : Male

Frank Topol

Character Name : Doug Knox

Original Name : Frank Topol

Gender : Male

David Kaye

Character Name : Dave Bruce

Original Name : David Kaye

Gender : Male

Tony Alcantar

Character Name : Eric Clark

Original Name : Tony Alcantar

Gender : Male

Ryan Sheckler

Character Name : Neil Nellis

Original Name : Ryan Sheckler

Gender : Male

Oliver Muirhead

Character Name : Mr. Raheja

Original Name : Oliver Muirhead

Gender : Male

Patrick Cranshaw

Character Name : Ron

Original Name : Patrick Cranshaw

Gender : Male

Marnie Alton

Character Name : Mandy

Original Name : Marnie Alton

Gender : Female

Bob Burnquist

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Bob Burnquist

Gender : Male

Todd Witham

Character Name : Reporter #2

Original Name : Todd Witham

Gender : Male

Jeffrey Ballard

Character Name : Kid #2

Original Name : Jeffrey Ballard

Gender : Male

Jenn Forgie

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Jenn Forgie

Gender : Female

Louie

Character Name : Jack

Original Name : Louie

Gender : Male

Reviews

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r96sk

@r96sk

2024-05-14

Still not all that unwatchable, though 'MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate' is a clear downgrade from the original. I still have nothing (aside from the standard 'using animals for entertainment' questionables, obvs) to dislike about these, they are so plain and unproblematic in movies terms that it's kinda impossible for me to get bored or anything with them. With that said, this is an objectively poor movie; especially when compared with the first film from the trilogy. The human actors are a step down, the chimps clearly aren't as well trained/convincing and the plot is more broken apart; a skateboarding chimp is quirky enough to be interesting, though mashing it alongside the ice hockey stuff doesn't work. The bits of the story with the characters of Scott Goodman and Richard Karn are, by process of elimination, the flick's biggest strength, though the former's low acting ability does hinder events onscreen - no hate on the kid actor, of course. Next up, the woefully titled 'MXP: Most Xtreme Primate' - they couldn't have at least tied to stick with the MVP naming, eh?