Monkeys, Go Home! is a 1967 American comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. The film stars Maurice Chevalier, Dean Jones, and Yvette Mimieux.[3] Aside from contributing to the soundtrack of Disney's animated film The Aristocats (1970), this was Chevalier's final film role.
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| Directed by | Andrew V. McLaglen |
| Screenplay by | Maurice Tombragel |
| Based on | The Monkeys by G.K. Wilkinson |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Starring | Maurice Chevalier Yvette Mimieux Dean Jones |
| Cinematography | William E. Snyder |
| Edited by | Marsh Hendry |
| Music by | Robert F. Brunner |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3,000,000 (US/ Canada)[2] |
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
editHank 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
edit- Maurice Chevalier as Father Sylvain
- Dean Jones as Hank Dussard
- Yvette Mimieux as Maria Riserau
- Bernard Woringer as Marcel Cartucci
- Clément 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
editVincent Canby of The New York Times called it "another of those bland little confections turned out regularly by the Disney studio".[4] Arthur D. Murphy of Variety declared it "an amusing comedy-romance" with "the usual professional Disney blend of children, animals, humor and charm".[5] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times called it "a typical Disney family film".[6] The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Olive farming certainly provides an unusual background, but otherwise all is innocuous, extrovertly cheerful and good-humoured—and very dull."[7]
References
edit- ^ "Monkeys, Go Home! - Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ "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! (1966) - Andrew V. McLaglen - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (March 30, 1967). "4 Chimps and a Tarzan Share Double Bill". The New York Times. 55.
- ^ Murphy, Arthur D. (January 25, 1967). "Film Reviews: Monkeys, Go Home". Variety. 6.
- ^ Thomas, Kevin (February 23, 1967). "'Monkeys, Go Home!' Typical Disney Film". Los Angeles Times. Part II, p. 11.
- ^ "Monkeys, Go Home!". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 34 (402): 107. July 1967.
