Monkeys, Go Home!

Monkeys, Go Home!
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andrew V. McLaglen
Produced by	Walt Disney
Screenplay by	Maurice Tombragel
Starring	Maurice Chevalier; Yvette Mimieux; Dean Jones
Music by	Robert F. Brunner
Cinematography	William E. Snyder
Edited by	Marsh Hendry
Production; company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	Buena Vista Distribution
Release date	February 8, 1967 (San Francisco)[1];
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$3,000,000 (US/ Canada)[2]

Monkeys, Go Home! is a 1967 American comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. The movie stars Maurice Chevalier and Yvette Mimieux.[3]

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

Hank Dussard (Jones), the new owner of an olive grove, who brings in chimp labor, upsetting the other workers. Hank eventually gains the town's confidence with the kind aid of Father Sylvain and his neighbor Maria Riserau.

Cast

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

Vincent 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 ... Sophisticates, stay home."[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

"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.

External links

Official website
Monkeys, Go Home! at IMDb
Monkeys, Go Home! at the TCM Movie Database
Monkeys, Go Home! at Disney A to Z

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[1] "Monkeys, Go Home! - Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved April 15, 2019.

[2] "Big Rental Films of 1967", Variety, 3 January 1968 p 25. Please note these figures refer to rentals accruing to the distributors.

[3] "Monkeys, Go Home! (1966) - Andrew V. McLaglen - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

[4] Canby, Vincent (March 30, 1967). "4 Chimps and a Tarzan Share Double Bill". The New York Times. 55.

[5] Murphy, Arthur D. (January 25, 1967). "Film Reviews: Monkeys, Go Home". Variety. 6.

[6] Thomas, Kevin (February 23, 1967). "'Monkeys, Go Home!' Typical Disney Film". Los Angeles Times. Part II, p. 11.

[7] "Monkeys, Go Home!". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 34 (402): 107. July 1967.