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MVP: Most Valuable Primate

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.

Director(s)

Robert Vince

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Cast & Crew

Jay Brazeau

Jay Brazeau

Harry

Philip Granger

Philip Granger

Mark Westover

Campbell Lane

Campbell Lane

Melvin

Frank C. Turner

Frank C. Turner

Bart

Ray Galletti

Ray Galletti

Magoo

Kevin Zegers

Kevin Zegers

Steven Westover

Aaron Smolinski

Aaron Smolinski

Pete

Rick Ducommun

Rick Ducommun

Coach Marlowe

David James Lewis

David James Lewis

Organist

Dave Thomas

Dave Thomas

Willy Drucker

Patrick Cranshaw

Patrick Cranshaw

Ron

Trevor Roberts

Trevor Roberts

Larry

Oliver Muirhead

Oliver Muirhead

Dr. Peabody

Lomax Study

Lomax Study

Dr. Kendall

Ingrid Tesch

Ingrid Tesch

Susie Westover

Jamie Renée Smith

Jamie Renée Smith

Tara Westover

Louie

Louie

Louie

Robert Vince

Robert Vince

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Myles Ferguson

Myles Ferguson

Waterboy

Stanley Katz

Stanley Katz

Einsteen

Russell Ferrier

Russell Ferrier

Darren

Jane Sowerby

Jane Sowerby

Julie Beston

Alexa Benette Fox

Alexa Benette Fox

Jane

Shane Vajda

Shane Vajda

Moose

Bernie, Mac, and Louie

Bernie, Mac, and Louie

Jack

Details

GenresComedy, Family
Runtime1h 33 mins
Released on11 Aug 2000
Languageen
Produced InCanada
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Reviews

r96sk

7/10

Low quality, but a harmlessly fine 90 minutes. I found <em>'MVP: Most Valuable Primate'</em> 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 <em>'Blank Check'</em>. 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.

Part of the Series

MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate

MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate

2001EN
MXP: Most Xtreme Primate

MXP: Most Xtreme Primate

2004EN, IT
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