Tommy kirk, annette funicello, leon ames, arthur oconnell, frank faylen, leon tyler, norman grabowski, cheryl miller, connie gilchrist, alan. Vhs trailer for the 1965 disney live action comedy the monkeys uncle, directed by robert stevenson and starring annette funicello. The beach boys the monkeys uncle lyrics genius lyrics. The monkeys uncle dvd 1965 movie on dvd beach boys. 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. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of walt disney records. I had never heard the song before, and ive been told that all the disneymania compilations consist of modern pop artists redoing songs from disney movies. The monkey s uncle rated not rated us g canada, comedy. Then college whizkid merlin tommy kirk reluctantly goes to work to prevent the school s football mascot from disappearing. After dominating the first few scenes of the monkey s uncle, stanley the chimpanzee fades to the background, appearing from time to time to help merlin out in the lab, make coffee, and chatter into the lens as punctuation to the pratfalls of his human costars. The monkeys uncle 1965 directed by robert stevenson. Sadly, it was tommy kirks last disney film, and it is just a silly comedy. On their 2003 album reel to real, the selecter included a song titled monkeys uncle, criticizing religious dogma that contradicts scientific evidence.
Much like its predecessor, the misadventures of merlin jones, the monkeys uncle is split into two episodes, two different plots running about 45 minutes each. Apr 04, 2017 the monkeys uncle commences with a catchy number of the same name, composed by the classic disney songwriting duo of richard and robert sherman and performed by annette funicello and the beach boys. Adventures of philip marlowe the monkey s uncle march 7, 1950 yes, we all know the simians first line of defence. Director robert stevenson directed both the original the misadventures of merlin jones 1964 movie and this sequel the monkeys uncle 1965. The monkeys uncle 1965 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. On a recent cd compilation, disneymania volume 4, devo 2. 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. Complete parodies list the monkeys uncle 1965thomas, the monkeys uncle 1965tugs, the monkeys uncle 1965skarloey, the monkeys uncle 1965jack and the pack, the monkeys uncle 1965buffy the vampire slayer, the monkeys uncle 1965dark shadows, the monkeys uncle 1965cheaper by. The monkey s uncle 1965 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It is performed by annette funicello and the beach boys. A complete list of every movie disney has ever produced or helped produce. It was the last disney movie for kirk and funicello.
Its family fare on the hilarious side when the monkey s uncle puts his plans for selfpropelled flight into action. The lion king oh my disney disney animated animals and their wild counterparts oh my disney fans retell disney movies backwards in under 60 seconds lets talk disney fans try to spell the hardest disney words lets talk disney celebrate valentines day with some of the. The monkey s uncle is the theme song of the 1965 film by the same name. 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. Disney movie insiders disney movie club movies anywhere screen pass.
The movie is about a college kid, his chimpanzee, and a flying machine it stars tommy kirk, leon ames, and annette funicello. Cute disney film the title sequence with annette funicello and the beach boys who seemed to me to be on the verge of cracking. Luckily for those not interested in any of the aforementioned, you can catch the real reason to watch the monkeys uncle in the first few minutes of the movie. From the opening credits where the lovely annette funicello and the irresistible beach boys start the movie with a title song penned by the renowned sherman brothers. Share the monkeys uncle vhs, 1997 the monkeys uncle vhs, 1997 6 product ratings. I always enjoy kirks dramatic roles better than the goofy comedies.
The theme song is sung by the beach boys and annette funicello. Most films listed here were distributed theatrically in the united states by the companys distribution division, walt disney. The monkeys uncle the 1965 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The monkeys uncle marked the final disney appearances for both annette funicello and. The monkey s uncle is a 1965 walt disney production starring tommy kirk as genius college student merlin jones and annette. The monkey s uncle 1965 merlin jones tommy kirk, the whiz kid from the misadventures of merlin jones, returns with more hijinks in this twopart movie. With tommy kirk, annette funicello, leon ames, arthur oconnell. The first movie is long been thought of as a combination of two episodes of a unproduced tv show released as a movie.
The monkey s uncle comedy a bright student is able to save midvale college s football reputation when he uses his invention, a sleeplearning machine, to stimulate the intellect of two football players in danger of being scrubbed from the team due to poor grades. It is based on the 1880 childrens book toby tyler, or ten weeks with a circus by james otis kaler the film, shot at golden oak ranch in newhall. The monkeys uncle 1965 classic disney movies, old disney. 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. In this move merlin helps the football players pass their tests and he invents a flying machine to win a contest for the school. This is a list of films produced by and released under the walt disney pictures banner known as that since 1983, with never cry wolf as its first release and films released before that under the former name of the parent company, walt disney productions 19291983.
It s family fare on the hilarious side when the monkey s uncle puts his plans for selfpropelled flight into action. 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. Youll go ape over the classic fun and wild escapades in this madcap sequel to disney s the misadventures of merlin jones. The monkeys uncle simple english wikipedia, the free. The monkeys uncle is a crazy sequel to disneys the misadventures of merlin jones. Walt disney s madcap sequel to the misadventures of merlin jones costars disney favorite annette funicello with an unforgettable title tune penned by the sherman brothers and performed by annette and the beach boys. The sequel to 1963 s misadventures of merlin jones. The monkeys uncle 1965 stream and watch online moviefone. 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. My 3 yr old son loves the monkey s uncle song on a recent cd we purchased. The monkey s uncle 1965 reedited into a twopart television presentation. Actor mark goddard, who plays haywood and is perhaps best known as major don west on televisions lost in space, made his feature film debut in this movie. Its family fare on the hilarious side when the monkey s uncle raises.
The monkey s uncle, screenplay by tom and helen august, directed by robert stevenson, produced by ron miller. The monkeys uncle 1965 merlin jones tommy kirk, the whiz kid from the misadventures of merlin jones, returns with more hijinks in this twopart movie. Uh, huh, she loves the monkey s uncle yeah, yeah, she loves the monkey s uncle whoa, whoa, she loves the monkey s uncle and the monkey s uncle s ape for me. The opening to the cute disney movie the monkey s uncle which is a sequel to the misadventures of merlin jones. Midvale college is in fear of losing its college football team. The monkeys uncle is a 1965 walt disney production starring tommy kirk as genius college. The title refers to a chimpanzee named stanley, merlins legal nephew a legal arrangement resulting from an experiment to raise stanley as a human. Both pictures featured many of the same production crew as well as stars tommy kirk and annette funicello, composer buddy baker, producers ron miller and walt disney, and actors leon ames, alan hewitt, connie gilchrist and norman grabowski. It stars tommy kirk, leon ames, and annette funicello. Annette funicello the monkeys uncle from the monkeys.
Vinyl 7 annette the monkeys uncle 1965, vinyl discogs. Monkeys uncle, the film young merlin jones, the legal uncle of his chimpanzee stanley, devises a sleep learning machine to sharpen his nephews intellect. Disneys the monkeys uncle 1965 opening theme youtube. The movie was worth renting just to enjoy seeing annette and tommy kirk. There is a chimpanzee, but he only has a supporting role, some subsidiary slapstick and. Even though he wasnt as interested in it as in the song, we liked it. The monkeys uncle rated not rated us g canada, comedy. The monkeys uncle is a crazy sequel to disney s the misadventures of merlin jones. Annett funicello and the beach boys kick off more fun than a barrel of.
My 3 yr old son loves the monkeys uncle song on a recent cd we purchased. Shortly after making the movie, funicello married her agent. 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. Say what you will about walt disney s slapstick suburban comedies of the 1960s, they at least looked good.
As you may be starting to suspect, this is a lighterhearted. Walt always ensured a decent production, and usually threw in some nifty visual effects, but the monkey s uncle is the exception. Stanley otherwise has little relevance to the plot. Adventures of philip marlowe the monkeys uncle march 7, 1950 yes, we all know the simians first line of defence. Brought back memories for us from watching the wonderful world of disney when we were kids. The title refers to a chimpanzee named stanley, merlin s legal nephew a legal arrangement resulting from an experiment to raise stanley as a human. This is the 1965 movie the monkeys uncle which was a sequel to. New disney liveaction, animation, pixar, marvel, and more.
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. This would be the last film she made for disney until lots of luck. Uh, huh, she loves the monkey s uncle, yeah, yeah, she loves the monkey s uncle, whoa, whoa, she loves the monkey s uncle, annette. Toby tyler is a film directed by charles barton and starring kevin corcoran, henry calvin, gene sheldon, and richard eastham. 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. When midvale college footballers norm and leon are in danger of being scrubbed from the team due to poor grades, merlin. Annett funicello and the beach boys kick off more fun than a barrel of teenagers singing the title song penned by the legendary sherman brothers. On their 2003 album reel to real, the selecter included a song titled monkey s uncle, criticizing religious dogma that contradicts scientific evidence. The monkey s uncle is a 1965 walt disney production starring tommy kirk as genius college student merlin jones and annette funicello as his girlfriend, jennifer. Add to this the beach boys seeing with annette on a sherman brothers. The opening to the cute disney movie the monkeys uncle which is a sequel to the misadventures of merlin jones. Walt disney the monkeys uncle dvd 2011 release region 1 ebay.
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