The title plays on the idiom monkeys uncle and refers to a chimpanzee named stanley, merlins legal nephew a legal arrangement resulting from an experiment to raise stanley as a. Midvale college is in fear of losing its college football team. May 07, 2018 monkey s uncle tavernmandarin, jacksonville, florida. Definition of ill be a monkeys uncle in the idioms dictionary. A complete list of every liveaction theatrical film ever made by disney. Love all those monkeyshines every day is valentine s i love the monkey s uncle and the monkey s uncle s ape. The beach boys the monkeys uncle lyrics genius lyrics. Beginning with the aforementioned 30minute documentary on the art of surfing, viewers hoping for glimpses of the beach boys will be drumming their fingers impatiently until the video suddenly shifts to movies that have featured the band, from the girls on the beach and the monkeys uncle see above to the surfing documentary endless summer. The movie is about a college kid, his chimpanzee, and a flying machine. College whizkid merlin jones concocts a method for teaching advanced information to a chimpanzee, then creates a flying machine of his own design, ultimately raising havoc on the campus. The monkeys uncle premiered on june 23rd, 1965 and went into wide release on august 18th.
The riotous escapades of brainy college oddball merlin jones tommy kirk begin with annette funicello and the beach boys singing the title song to the monkeys uncle, the madcap sequel to the misadventures of merlin jones. The monkeys uncle is a 1965 walt disney production starring tommy kirk as genius college. Monkey s uncle tavern is an amazing venue with live music, nightly drink specials, full kitchen with the best wings in town, and an. How to stuff a wild bikini 1965 young bodies splash and frolic against a background of fun and fantasy the film daily in this wet and wild, bikinibuldging, 60s bash. Sep 22, 2011 those calloways was released on january 28th, 1965. Sep 29, 2011 the monkeys uncle premiered on june 23rd, 1965 and went into wide release on august 18th. In 2006, the movies title song was covered by devo 2. Sorry but we dont appear to have a description for monkeys uncle. A woman approached disney with a complaint about kirks relationship with her 15yearold son, and kirks contract was summarily dropped.
Youll go ape over the classic fun and wild escapades in this madcap sequel to disneys the misadventures of merlin jones. Say what you will about walt disneys slapstick suburban comedies of the 1960s, they at least looked good. Then college whizkid merlin tommy kirk reluctantly goes to work to prevent the school s football mascot from disappearing into oblivion. It didnt do very well at the box office and made its television debut in 1969. It was paired with the animated short freewayphobia. Jan 04, 2012 youll go ape over the classic fun and wild escapades in this madcap sequel to disney s the misadventures of merlin jones. It was an astonishing run of commercial successes the shaggy dog 1959, swiss family robinson 1960, the absent minded professor 1961, bon voyage 1962, son of flubber 1963, the misadventures of merlin jones 1964 and the monkeys uncle 1965. Walt disney the monkeys uncle dvd 2011 release region 1 for. Love all those monkeyshines every day is valentines i love the monkeys uncle and the monkeys uncles ape. Another animal phrase used by doubters and scorners was when pigs fly.
I always enjoy kirks dramatic roles better than the goofy comedies. It s family fare on the hilarious side when the monkey s uncle raises havoc and millions of smiles. The monkeys uncle dvd 1965 movie on dvd beach boys. Released 1965, the monkeys uncle stars tommy kirk, annette funicello, leon ames, frank faylen the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. From 1959 to 1965, tommy kirk films appeared in the annual list of the top twenty most popular films in north america every year. Those calloways was released on january 28th, 1965. The monkeys uncle 1965 classic disney movies, old disney.
On their 2003 album reel to real, the selecter included a song titled monkey s uncle, criticizing religious dogma that contradicts scientific evidence. Those that didnt like it found it too simple and drawn out. Monkeys uncle tavern is an amazing venue with live music, nightly drink specials, full kitchen with the best wings in. The monkeys uncle 1965 letterboxd your life in film. Judge holmesby, the teams biggest fan, is at a loss for what to do. The monkey s uncle is a 1965 walt disney movie, with the title song written by the sherman brothers and performed by annette funicello and the beach boys.
College whizkid merlin tommy kirk reluctantly goes to work to prevent the school s football mascot from disappearing into oblivion. College whizkid merlin tommy kirk reluctantly goes to work to prevent the schools football mascot from disappearing into oblivion. Its family fare on the hilarious side when the monkeys uncle raises havoc and millions of smiles. Philip marlowe may be a tough guys tough guy, but when faced with a chimpanzee who starts to fling what a chimpanzee is known to fling, well, no one is that tough. Critics were kind to the film, recognizing it as a fun escape from the summer heat. Judge holmesby, the team s biggest fan, is at a loss for what to do. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. For the three stooges short film, see im a monkeys uncle. Released 1965, the monkey s uncle stars tommy kirk, annette funicello, leon ames, frank faylen the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic.
The monkeys uncle 1965 the monkeys uncle 1965 user. Add to this the beach boys seeing with annette on a sherman brothers theme song, and youve got an okay, but not great disney film. Walt disney pictures is an american film production company and division of the walt disney studios, owned by the walt disney company. The monkey s uncle 1965 cast and crew merlin jones tommy kirk, the whiz kid from the misadventures of merlin jones, returns with more hijinks in this twopart movie. Vhs trailer for the 1965 disney live action comedy the monkeys uncle. Overview of the monkeys uncle, 1965, directed by robert stevenson, with tommy kirk, annette, leon ames, at turner classic movies. During the recording session for monkeys uncle, the 1965. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1965 movies 1965. Walt disney the monkey s uncle dvd 2011 release region 1 for sale online. Stuffed with equal amounts of hollywood hoopla and bodacious babes, this ultimate beach party movie is a real rip curl, mixing magic, mayhem and p. The coolest and most unique retro vintage baby and kids sports and pop culture tees for your little rock star. Beginning with the aforementioned 30minute documentary on the art of surfing, viewers hoping for glimpses of the beach boys will be drumming their fingers impatiently until the video suddenly shifts to movies that have featured the band, from the girls on the beach and the monkey s uncle see above to the surfing documentary endless summer.
Midvale college is in fear of losing it s college football team. Some continuity problems, but hey, if youre looking for great cinema you shouldnt be looking at a film called the monkey s uncle. After becoming the monkeys uncle in a court hearing he then uses the chimp for scientific experiments. College whizkid merlin jones concocts a method for teaching advanced information to a chimpanzee. Walt always ensured a decent production, and usually threw in some nifty visual effects, but the monkeys uncle is the exception. Annett funicello and the beach boys kick off more fun than a barrel of.
The movie is about a college kid, his chimpanzee, and a flying machine it stars tommy kirk, leon ames, and annette funicello. A bright student is able to save midvale colleges football reputation when he uses his. The title plays on the idiom monkey s uncle and refers to a chimpanzee named stanley, merlins legal nephew a legal arrangement resulting from an experiment to raise stanley as a. The monkeys uncle is a 1965 walt disney production starring tommy kirk as genius college student merlin jones and annette funicello former mouseketeer from the mickey mouse club as his girlfriend, jennifer. Then college whizkid merlin tommy kirk reluctantly goes to work to prevent the schools football mascot from disappearing into oblivion. The monkeys uncle 1965 stream and watch online moviefone. Not only that but he discovers the miraculous sleep learning technique where complete idiot football players can be geniouses by.
However it wasnt as successful as the previous film. A complete list of every movie disney has ever produced or helped produce. Products sort by featured best selling alphabetically, az alphabetically, za price, low to high price, high to low date, new to old date, old to new 18901 red heart camp mug. Well, ill be a monkeys uncleshane actually managed to get his movie made. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Buy monkeys uncle movie posters from movie poster shop. On their 2003 album reel to real, the selecter included a song titled monkeys uncle, criticizing religious dogma that contradicts scientific evidence. The movie was worth renting just to enjoy seeing annette and tommy kirk. After opening up with the annette funicello who just goes by annette in the credits and the beach boys, the film centers on genius boy merlin jones.
College whizkid merlin jones concocts a method for teaching advanced information to a chimpanzee, then. Monkeys uncle is a locally owned and operated store offering toys, books and events for children in historic downtown beaufort, sc. Hence the expression well, ill be a monkeys uncle, which was used to show grave doubts about any and all seemingly improbable situations. He was allowed to complete work on the monkeys uncle 1965, the sequel to merlin jones, which also marked funicellos last appearance in a disney film. Available for private functions, corporate events and parties.
It was the last disney movie for kirk and funicello. Walt disney the monkeys uncle dvd 2011 release region 1. It stars tommy kirk, leon ames, and annette funicello. The monkey s uncle 1965 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
It s family fare on the hilarious side when the monkey s uncle puts his plans into action. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. The monkeys uncle 1965 cast and crew merlin jones tommy kirk, the whiz kid from the misadventures of merlin jones, returns with more hijinks in this twopart movie. Hey, there was a news article about an alien spaceship having entered the earths atmosphere. The monkeys uncle the 1965 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. As you may be starting to suspect, this is a lighterhearted. The monkey s uncle is a 1965 walt disney production starring tommy kirk as genius college student merlin jones and annette funicello former mouseketeer from the mickey mouse club as his girlfriend, jennifer. Adventures of philip marlowe the monkeys uncle march 7, 1950 yes, we all know the simians first line of defence. Charles darwins theory of evolution, especially the notion that man was descended from apes, was greeted with much skepticism, and especially in parts of. Ill be a monkeys uncle idioms by the free dictionary. If youre into chimp films and if so, i really dont want to hear about it and you rented this one expecting to see a lot of monkey, you will be frustrated. You can watch the monkey s uncle online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. The riotous escapades of brainy college oddball merlin jones tommy kirk begin with annette funicello and the beach boys singing the title song to the monkey s uncle, the madcap sequel to the misadventures of merlin jones.
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