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MVP: Most Valuable Primate

MVP: Most Valuable Primate

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 11, 2000

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Comedy, Family

User Score

48%

Original Title

MVP: Most Valuable Primate

Production Companies

Keystone Family Pictures, Funky Monkey Productions

Director

Robert Vince

Description

Jack is a three-year-old chimpanzee who has been the subject of a long-term experiment by Dr. Kendall, a researcher who been teaching Jack to communicate through sign language. Jack scrambles onto the ice in the midst of practice for Steven's junior league hockey team, and he and his teammates discover the monkey has a natural talent for the game.