Search - Disney's Summer of the Monkeys on DVD

MPAA Rating: G Content Advisory: Excellent For Children Movie Release: 1998 DVD Release: 05/06/2003 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 41 mins Studio: Walt Disney Video Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Adventure, Period Film, Animal Picture, Family-Oriented Adventure See Also: Summer of the Monkeys

Michael Anderson directed this Canadian coming-of-age adventure that generates nostalgia for rural America at the turn of the century. Farmer John Lee (Michael Ontkean) and wife Sarah (Leslie Hope) have two children, Jay Berry (Corey Sevier) and crippled Daisy (Katie Stuart). Hoping to buy a pony, Jay Berry works during the summer at the town's general store, run by Gramps (Wilford Bramley). After a train wreck, circus monkeys escape. Jay Berry spots them and sees an opportunity to earn extra money by collecting the reward. But how can he catch them? Shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

Michael Ontkean - John Lee
Leslie Hope - Sara Lee
Wilford Brimley - Grandpa Sam Ferens
Corey Sevier - Jay Berry Lee
Katie Stuart - Daisy Lee

Based on the novel by Wilson Rawls, the 1998 coming-of-age adventure Summer of the Monkeys comes to DVD from Disney/Buena Vista with a standard full-frame transfer. Dolby Digital Surround Sound is available in English. Closed captions are accessible but there are no subtitles or special features. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide