Walt disney the monkeys uncle dvd 2011 release region 1 ebay. The opening to the cute disney movie the monkey s uncle which is a sequel to the misadventures of merlin jones. The movie is about a college kid, his chimpanzee, and a flying machine it stars tommy kirk, leon ames, and annette funicello. Even though he wasnt as interested in it as in the song, we liked it. 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. Director robert stevenson directed both the original the misadventures of merlin jones 1964 movie and this sequel the monkeys uncle 1965. 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. 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. The monkey s uncle, which opened at neighborhood theaters yesterday, is not just another animal act. 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. This would be the last film she made for disney until lots of luck.
On their 2003 album reel to real, the selecter included a song titled monkey s uncle, criticizing religious dogma that contradicts scientific evidence. The monkeys uncle simple english wikipedia, the free. 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. 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. Adventures of philip marlowe the monkey s uncle march 7, 1950 yes, we all know the simians first line of defence. 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. Sadly, it was tommy kirks last disney film, and it is just a silly comedy. Its family fare on the hilarious side when the monkey s uncle raises. 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 monkey s uncle rated not rated us g canada, comedy.
Walt always ensured a decent production, and usually threw in some nifty visual effects, but the monkey s uncle is the exception. Say what you will about walt disney s slapstick suburban comedies of the 1960s, they at least looked good. Its family fare on the hilarious side when the monkey s uncle puts his plans for selfpropelled flight into action. Add to this the beach boys seeing with annette on a sherman brothers theme song, and youve got an okay, but not great disney film. The monkey s uncle is a 1965 walt disney production starring tommy kirk as genius college student merlin jones and annette. It was the last disney movie for kirk and funicello. The monkeys uncle marked the final disney appearances for both annette funicello and. The monkey s uncle 1965 reedited into a twopart television presentation. Midvale college is in fear of losing its college football team.
With tommy kirk, annette funicello, leon ames, arthur oconnell. 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. Tommy kirk, annette funicello, leon ames, arthur oconnell, frank faylen, leon tyler, norman grabowski, cheryl miller, connie gilchrist, alan. 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. Share the monkeys uncle vhs, 1997 the monkeys uncle vhs, 1997 6 product ratings. Vhs trailer for the 1965 disney live action comedy the monkeys uncle, directed by robert stevenson and starring annette funicello. 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. 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.
Annette funicello the monkeys uncle from the monkeys. The monkeys uncle dvd 1965 movie on dvd beach boys. The theme song is sung by the beach boys and annette funicello. It was produced by walt disney productions and distributed by buena vista distribution company on january 21, 1960. 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.
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. 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. 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. Stanley otherwise has little relevance to the plot. The beach boys the monkeys uncle lyrics genius lyrics. The movie was worth renting just to enjoy seeing annette and tommy kirk. Cute disney film the title sequence with annette funicello and the beach boys who seemed to me to be on the verge of cracking. Disneys the monkeys uncle 1965 opening theme youtube. I always enjoy kirks dramatic roles better than the goofy comedies. The first movie is long been thought of as a combination of two episodes of a unproduced tv show released as a movie. The monkeys uncle 1965 classic disney movies, old disney. My 3 yr old son loves the monkeys uncle song on a recent cd we purchased. My 3 yr old son loves the monkey s uncle song on a recent cd we purchased.
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. 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. Vinyl 7 annette the monkeys uncle 1965, vinyl discogs. Brought back memories for us from watching the wonderful world of disney when we were kids. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of walt disney records. Most films listed here were distributed theatrically in the united states by the companys distribution division, walt disney. 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 is a 1965 walt disney production starring tommy kirk as genius college. 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 is a crazy sequel to disney s the misadventures of merlin jones. A complete list of every movie disney has ever produced or helped produce. It s family fare on the hilarious side when the monkey s uncle puts his plans for selfpropelled flight into action. The sequel to 1963 s misadventures of merlin jones. Disney movie insiders disney movie club movies anywhere screen pass.
She loves the monkey s uncle whoa, whoa she loves the monkey s uncle yeah, yeah she love s the monkey s uncle annette. Annett funicello and the beach boys kick off more fun than a barrel of. 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. It stars tommy kirk, leon ames, and annette funicello. Adventures of philip marlowe the monkeys uncle march 7, 1950 yes, we all know the simians first line of defence. 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. The monkeys uncle 1965 directed by robert stevenson. 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.
The opening to the cute disney movie the monkeys uncle which is a sequel to the misadventures of merlin jones. The movie is about a college kid, his chimpanzee, and a flying machine. 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. This is the 1965 movie the monkeys uncle which was a sequel to. When midvale college footballers norm and leon are in danger of being scrubbed from the team due to poor grades, merlin. 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 monkeys uncle the 1965 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. 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 monkeys uncle is a crazy sequel to disneys the misadventures of merlin jones.
Shortly after making the movie, funicello married her agent. The monkey s uncle, screenplay by tom and helen august, directed by robert stevenson, produced by ron miller. The monkey s uncle 1965 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. When midvale college footballers norm and leon are in danger of being scrubbed from the team due to poor grades, merlin produces his sleep learning machine and the two musclebound students soon stun all on campus by. Toby tyler is a film directed by charles barton and starring kevin corcoran, henry calvin, gene sheldon, and richard eastham. Monkeys uncle, the film young merlin jones, the legal uncle of his chimpanzee stanley, devises a sleep learning machine to sharpen his nephews intellect. In this move merlin helps the football players pass their tests and he invents a flying machine to win a contest for the school. The monkeys uncle 1965 stream and watch online moviefone.
Youll go ape over the classic fun and wild escapades in this madcap sequel to disneys the misadventures of merlin jones. The monkeys uncle rated not rated us g canada, comedy. 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. The title refers to a chimpanzee named stanley, merlins legal nephew a legal arrangement resulting from an experiment to raise stanley as a human. On a recent cd compilation, disneymania volume 4, devo 2. As you may be starting to suspect, this is a lighterhearted. The monkeys uncle 1965 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. There is a chimpanzee, but he only has a supporting role, some subsidiary slapstick and. On their 2003 album reel to real, the selecter included a song titled monkeys uncle, criticizing religious dogma that contradicts scientific evidence.
Then college whizkid merlin tommy kirk reluctantly goes to work to prevent the school s football mascot from disappearing. New disney liveaction, animation, pixar, marvel, and more. The monkeys uncle is the theme song of the 1965 film by the same name. It is performed by annette funicello and the beach boys. 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. 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.
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