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A Balasaur Score of 43 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 4.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 40%, Metacritic 43/100. Every source lands within 3 points of the others. Most of the 2,368 2000s comedy movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Prime.
Synopsis
Jack is a three-year-old chimpanzee who has been the subject of a long-term experiment by Dr. Kendall, a researcher who been teaching Jack to communicate through sign language. Jack scrambles onto the ice in the midst of practice for Steven's junior league hockey team, and he and his teammates discover the monkey has a natural talent for the game.
Ratings
IMDb4.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes40%
Metacritic43/100
98 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert VinceDirector
- Anne VinceWriter
- Robert VinceWriter
- Brahm WengerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Kevin ZegersSteven Westover
- Jamie Renée SmithTara Westover
- Alexa Benette FoxJane
- Lomax StudyDr. Kendall
- Russell FerrierDarren
- Jane SowerbyJulie Beston
- Ingrid TeschSusie Westover
- Philip GrangerMark Westover
- Rick DucommunCoach Marlowe
- Aaron SmolinskiPete
- Shane VajdaMoose
- Trevor RobertsLarry
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Themes
sports