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Monkey Trouble (1994)

Monkey Trouble poster
Directed by
Franco Amurri
Genre
comedy film, children's film
Country
Italy, United States, Japan
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 217 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young girl named Eva finds a capuchin monkey that has escaped from a pickpocket. She tries to keep the monkey as her pet while hiding it from her parents.

lightheartedplayfulwhimsicalenergeticfamily-friendlysentimentalmischievousgentle

What happens

Monkey Trouble is a 1994 comedy film directed by Franco Amurri and starring Thora Birch and Harvey Keitel. Amurri dedicated the film to his daughter Eva and named the film's protagonist after her. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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