Monkey Trouble Movie Review 1994

Lonely schoolgirl Birch is feeling abandoned when mom and stepdad shower attention on her new baby brother. Then a monkey trained as a pickpocket enters her life. Keitel is the organ grinder turned bad who must answer to the mob when the monkey scampers off to suburbia. Stakes a lot of its entertainment wallop on the considerable talents of the slippery-fingered monkey, who steals the show. Birch is amusing as the youngster caught in all sorts of uncomfortable situations. Formula abounds, but the milk and cookies set won't notice; fine family fare.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 95 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Slapstick Comedy, Family Ties, Home Alone, Wild Kingdom, Monkeyshines

Screenplay

Franco Amurri, Stu Krieger

Cast

Thora Birch, Harvey Keitel, Mimi Rogers, Christopher McDonald

Director

Franco Amurri

Music

Mark Mancina

Producer

Mimi Polk Gitlin, Heide Rufus Isaacs, Ridley Scott, New Line Cinema