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An eccentric socialite raises a gorilla as her son.

1h 24m1997PGTMDb 5.0

FamilyAdventureComedyDrama

English

Crew and Cast

Caroline ThompsonCaroline ThompsonDirectorRene RussoRene RussoTrudy LintzRobbie ColtraneRobbie ColtraneBill LintzAlan CummingAlan CummingDick CronerIrma P. HallIrma P. HallEmmaPaul ReubensPaul ReubensProfessor SpatzJohn AylwardJohn AylwardJoe BowmanMimi KennedyMimi KennedyMrs. BowmanPhilip Baker HallPhilip Baker HallMinisterDane CookDane CookFair CopMichael Reid MacKayMichael Reid MacKaySkinny ManJohn EnnisJohn EnnisPolicemanFrank WelkerFrank WelkerBuddy (voice)Gary A. HeckerGary A. HeckerBuddy (voice)Frank CollisonFrank CollisonZoo Keeper
Al 'Red Dog' WeberBarker

Storyline

An eccentric socialite raises a gorilla as her son.

  • Jim Henson Pictures
  • American Zoetrope
  • Columbia Pictures

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Info

Status
Released
Released
6 June 1997
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
PG
TMDB score
5.0 / 10 (80 votes)

Production

Director
Caroline Thompson
Writers
Caroline Thompson, Gertrude Davies Lintz, William Joyce
Studios
Jim Henson Pictures, American Zoetrope, Columbia Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$25.0M
Revenue
$10.1M
Profit
$14.9M loss
Return
0.4×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English