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. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Sadly, it was tommy kirks last disney film, and it is just a silly comedy. The movie is about a college kid, his chimpanzee, and a flying machine it stars tommy kirk, leon ames, and annette funicello. Youll go ape over the classic fun and wild escapades in this madcap sequel to disneys the misadventures of merlin jones. The monkeys uncle 1965 letterboxd your life in film. Monkeys uncle is a locally owned and operated store offering toys, books and events for children in historic downtown beaufort, sc. 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. Walt disney pictures is an american film production company and division of the walt disney studios, owned by the walt disney company.
Monkey s uncle is a locally owned and operated store offering toys, books and events for children in historic downtown beaufort, sc. College whizkid merlin jones concocts a method for teaching advanced information to a chimpanzee, then. Charles darwins theory of evolution, especially the notion that man was descended from apes, was greeted with much skepticism, and especially in parts of. Judge holmesby, the team s biggest fan, is at a loss for what to do. On their 2003 album reel to real, the selecter included a song titled monkey s uncle, criticizing religious dogma that contradicts scientific evidence. 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. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1965 movies 1965. Sep 29, 2011 the monkeys uncle premiered on june 23rd, 1965 and went into wide release on august 18th. Buy monkeys uncle movie posters from movie poster shop. The monkeys 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. 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.
Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Hey, there was a news article about an alien spaceship having entered the earths atmosphere. Adventures of philip marlowe the monkeys uncle march 7, 1950 yes, we all know the simians first line of defence. 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. 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. It didnt do very well at the box office and made its television debut in 1969. Annett funicello and the beach boys kick off more fun than a barrel of. 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. 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. For the three stooges short film, see im a monkeys uncle. 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. After becoming the monkeys uncle in a court hearing he then uses the chimp for scientific experiments. Walt disney the monkeys uncle dvd 2011 release region 1.
Not only that but he discovers the miraculous sleep learning technique where complete idiot football players can be geniouses by. 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. Definition of ill be a monkeys uncle in the idioms dictionary. Walt disney the monkeys uncle dvd 2011 release region 1 for. It s family fare on the hilarious side when the monkey s uncle puts his plans into action. Monkeys uncle tavernmandarin, jacksonville, florida. The monkeys uncle the 1965 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. College whizkid merlin jones concocts a method for teaching advanced information to a chimpanzee. Its family fare on the hilarious side when the monkeys uncle raises havoc and millions of smiles. Sep 22, 2011 those calloways was released on january 28th, 1965. The coolest and most unique retro vintage baby and kids sports and pop culture tees for your little rock star.
Another animal phrase used by doubters and scorners was when pigs fly. Those calloways was released on january 28th, 1965. Ill be a monkeys uncle idioms by the free dictionary. However it wasnt as successful as the previous film. 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. Walt disney the monkey s uncle dvd 2011 release region 1 for sale online. The monkeys uncle 1965 classic disney movies, old disney. Well, ill be a monkeys uncleshane actually managed to get his movie made. It was the last disney movie for kirk and funicello. A complete list of every liveaction theatrical film ever made by disney. The monkeys uncle premiered on june 23rd, 1965 and went into wide release on august 18th. A complete list of every movie disney has ever produced or helped produce. 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. From 1959 to 1965, tommy kirk films appeared in the annual list of the top twenty most popular films in north america every year.
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. Love all those monkeyshines every day is valentine s i love the monkey s uncle and the monkey s uncle s ape. 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. 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 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.
On their 2003 album reel to real, the selecter included a song titled monkeys uncle, criticizing religious dogma that contradicts scientific evidence. 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. 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. Sorry but we dont appear to have a description for monkeys uncle. I always enjoy kirks dramatic roles better than the goofy comedies. The movie was worth renting just to enjoy seeing annette and tommy kirk. 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. The monkey s uncle 1965 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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.
Some continuity problems, but hey, if youre looking for great cinema you shouldnt be looking at a film called the monkeys uncle. Midvale college is in fear of losing it s college football team. May 07, 2018 monkey s uncle tavernmandarin, jacksonville, florida. The monkeys uncle 1965 stream and watch online moviefone. Hence the expression well, ill be a monkeys uncle, which was used to show grave doubts about any and all seemingly improbable situations. Monkey s uncle tavern is an amazing venue with live music, nightly drink specials, full kitchen with the best wings in town, and an. College whizkid merlin tommy kirk reluctantly goes to work to prevent the schools football mascot from disappearing into oblivion. 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.
It s family fare on the hilarious side when the monkey s uncle raises havoc and millions of smiles. Vhs trailer for the 1965 disney live action comedy the monkeys uncle. The monkeys uncle simple english wikipedia, the free. It stars tommy kirk, leon ames, and annette funicello. Direct to video and dcoms are not included in this list. Love all those monkeyshines every day is valentines i love the monkeys uncle and the monkeys uncles ape. 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. A bright student is able to save midvale colleges football reputation when he uses his. College whizkid merlin tommy kirk reluctantly goes to work to prevent the school s football mascot from disappearing into oblivion.
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. Available for private functions, corporate events and parties. Walt always ensured a decent production, and usually threw in some nifty visual effects, but the monkeys uncle is the exception. Critics were kind to the film, recognizing it as a fun escape from the summer heat.
Those that didnt like it found it too simple and drawn out. Some continuity problems, but hey, if youre looking for great cinema you shouldnt be looking at a film called the monkey s uncle. Then college whizkid merlin tommy kirk reluctantly goes to work to prevent the schools football mascot from disappearing into oblivion. 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. You can watch the monkey s uncle online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. A woman approached disney with a complaint about kirks relationship with her 15yearold son, and kirks contract was summarily dropped. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. The beach boys the monkeys uncle lyrics genius lyrics. The monkeys uncle 1965 the monkeys uncle 1965 user. 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. Judge holmesby, the teams biggest fan, is at a loss for what to do. As you may be starting to suspect, this is a lighterhearted. The monkeys uncle is a 1965 walt disney production starring tommy kirk as genius college.
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