Summaries

Summer Of The Monkeys (set in 1910 on the prairies of Canada) follows the story of a young boy, Jay, who dreams of getting enough money to buy his dream horse. One summer Jay finds four chimps on the prairie who have fallen off a circus cart. He later learns that there is a big reward for them. Enough to buy the horse... however, as time goes on he befriends the chimps... and it becomes apparent that Jay can't bear to part with them.—Nate Gardner <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • coming of age
  • cleaning
  • coming of age drama
  • ends with narration
  • boy animal relationship
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Drama
Release date Sep 12, 1998
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) G
Countries of origin United States Canada
Language English
Filming locations Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Production companies Canadian Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit (PSTC) Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC) BWE Distribution

Box office

Gross US & Canada $22500
Opening weekend US & Canada $3391

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 41m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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