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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Excellent For Children Movie Release: 1999 DVD Release: 01/23/2001 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 33 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Comedy, Children's/Family, Animal Picture, Sports Comedy, Family-Oriented Comedy

A chimp learns the blue lines rules of hockey (which is more than can be said for many fans) in this family oriented comedy from the creative team behind Air Bud. Jack is a three-year-old chimpanzee who has been the subject of a long-term experiment by Dr. Kendall (Lomax Study), a researcher who been teaching Jack to communicate through sign language. Jack, however, has not been making progress fast enough for Dr. Kendall's sponsor, Dr. Peabody (Oliver Muirhead), who has cut off his funding and sold Jack to a medical research lab. Afraid of what could happen to his simian friend, Dr. Kendall sneaks Jack out of his home in the lab; however, Jack is accidentally sent to Canada, where he gets loose and is discovered by Tara (Jamie Renee Smith), a deaf girl who recognizes Jack's sign language. Jack has an even bigger surprise for Tara's older brother Steven (Kevin Zegers); 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. With Jack on the team, Steven's team is on their way to a league championship, but Jack's notoriety attracts the unfortunate attention of Dr. Peabody, who are determined to send Jack back to his new owners. Jack is played on screen by three different chimps, Bernie, Mac, and Louie; the suppoirting cast also features former SCTV regular Dave Thomas. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Kevin Zegers - Steven Westover
Jamie Renee Smith - Tara Westover
Russell Ferrier - Darren

This popular family-friendly comedy gets a solid presentation for its release on DVD. MVP: Most Valuable Primate has been given a full-frame transfer at the aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and the English-language audio has mastered in Dolby Digital 5.1. An alternate track dubbed in Spanish is featured in Dolby Digital Surround. As a bonus, this edition includes the film's original trailer, a behind-the-scenes look at training a chimp to play hockey, and a full-length commentary track from director Robert Vince, actors Kevin Zegers and Jamie Renee Smith, and animal trainer Carol Lille. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide