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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
John Hopkins (story)
John Hopkins (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
12 January 1996 (USA) more
Tagline:
He's about to turn a Five Star Hotel into a three ring circus.
Plot:
Young boy befriends larcenous orangutan in luxury hotel. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jason Alexander | ... | Robert Grant |
 | Faye Dunaway | ... | Mrs. Dubrow |
 | Eric Lloyd | ... | Kyle Grant |
 | Rupert Everett | ... | Lord Rutledge |
 | Graham Sack | ... | Brian Grant |
 | Paul Reubens | ... | Buck LaFarge |
| Glenn Shadix | ... | Lionel Spalding |
| Nathan Davis | ... | Victor Dubrow |
 | Jennifer Bassey | ... | Mrs. Dellacroce |
 | Judith Scott | ... | Nancy |
| Bruce Beatty | ... | Murray |
| Danny Comden | ... | Norm |
| Steven Gilborn | ... | Artie |
| Lois De Banzie | ... | Mrs. Winthrop |
| Natalie Core | ... | Mrs. Feldman |
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MPAA:
Rated PG for some mild language and sensuality.
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Runtime:
88 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:PG (certificate #34106) | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Netherlands:6 | Netherlands:AL (original rating) | Australia:G | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. (w) | Portugal:M/6 | Spain:T | UK:PG
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Trivia:
The interior New York hotel scenes were filmed in Los Angeles at the old Bullocks Wilshire Building, which is no longer open. more
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Continuity: During the Royal Suite scene, the shirt under Kyle's overalls changes. Even if one assumed that Kyle "packed an extra shirt" when they brought Dunston to the suite, the shirt change would still be an editing error as the shirt changes twice AFTER Kyle takes a bath. more
Quotes:
La Farge: When I was in the sewer once, I saw a turtle that was so big it looked like a Volkswagen with a tail. more
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Referenced in Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude (2004) (VG) more
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Happy Birthday to You more
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First, let me say what this is not. This is not a movie with high artistic quality. Even when one reminds oneself of the fact that it is meant as a simple comedy, probably a family comedy, it still has a plot with too many coincidences (so many that they become predictable - now the monkey is here, she will not be looking, but when it's gone, and the man comes in, she will) and flat, caricatural characters. But it also is not supposed to be a high-quality movie. It's supposed to be funny.
And funny it is. The movie is full of funny ideas, all worked out in a good, classy manner. Even the basest of jokes are done in good style. Just relax - and laugh. And you'll keep laughing through most of the movie. The monkey (that's a negative point - technically an urang utan is an ape, not a monkey) is well in its place as a comedy actor, and as said - the ideas are good, the working-out is even better.
Not 'the best movie you'll ever see', not even close. Not a 'must-see movie'. But a very pleasant way to spend 90 minutes. And enjoyable for both adults and children, that's worth something too.