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College whiz-kid Merlin Jones concocts a method for teaching advanced information to a chimpanzee, then creates a flying machine of his own design, ultimately raising havoc on the campus.

"More fun than a barrel of teenagers!"

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Review by: r96sk

Slow and formulaic, it does at least have an amusing eventual pay-off. 'The Monkey’s Uncle' is a sequel that never needed to be made. It isn't an awful film at all but struggles in a similar way as 'The Misadventures of Merlin Jones' does, just without the promising beginning. The premise is dull, there is minor intrigue in the Darius Green III (Arthur O'Connell) plot but everything that builds up to it is uninteresting and mostly predictable. Tommy Kirk (Merlin) and Annette Funicello (Jennifer) are solid, but the performance of Leon Ames (Holmsby) comes across more sillier than in the 1964 production. Disney continue to be iffy with their live-action sequels.

Reviewer rating: 6.0

Actors


Tommy Kirk

Merlin Jones


Annette Funicello

Jennifer


Leon Ames

Judge Holmsby


Arthur O'Connell

Darius Green III


Frank Faylen

Mr. Dearborne


Leon Tyler

Leon


Brian Wilson

Self - The Beach Boys


Carl Wilson

Self - The Beach Boys


Dennis Wilson

Self - The Beach Boys

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