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Actors: Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Leon Ames
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Monkey's Uncle |
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Midvale College is about to lose its football team thanks to a poor academic showing by its players. Merlin Jones (Kirk), resident geek, is tapped by the local judge (Ames) to devise some way to help the students raise their test scores. Things get interesting when a donation offered to the school complicates matter as does Stanley, an intelligent chimpanzee whom Jones calls his “nephew.” Jennifer (Funicello) is still interested in Merlin and serenades him.
--ldpaulson, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Monkey's Uncle |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Animal Story
Yes
Kind of animal:
- monkey
Kind of sports story:
- football
Sports story?
Yes
Kind of comedy
- teens acting dopey
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Intelligence
- Genius
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
Misc setting
- school
Style
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- None
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing and dancing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
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