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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 w... read more read more...ho 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, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Robert Vince

Release Date: October 20, 2000

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DVD Release Date: January 23, 2001

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  • deano
    March 1, 2008
    deano
    This family movie with a chimpanzee is so funny and surprised to see a deaf girl appear to use her sign languages who befriends a chimp to communicate each other. But sometimes it looks ridiculous with lots of mistake in the scenes between a girl and chimp while they are acting.... read more In the ice-hockey game that gives me good memory since one of my best and favourite family movie, The Mighty Ducks.
  • fb1619601747
    August 16, 2011
    fb1619601747
    It's a movie that follows the same formula that Air Bud followed: animal inexplicably becomes excellent at sports, so they let him play. It's shit, and it's not even original shit.
  • husky10000years
    August 19, 2007
    husky10000years
    A good family movie. I have to say that this is one of the strangest movie I have ever seen. The cover really does not convey the retina burning weirdness that is MVP.
  • Yinali
    July 3, 2007
    Yinali
    Awhh!
  • insekt69
    May 15, 2007
    insekt69
    I've seen a lot of strange films. I know that that is no surprise to people who know me. I have to say that this is one of the strangest I have ever seen. The cover really does not convey the retina burning weirdness that is MVP. Of course I was really drunk when I watched it.

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Staci Layne Wilson
January 4, 2005
Staci Layne Wilson, StaciWilson.com

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Robert Koehler
October 18, 2008
Robert Koehler, Variety

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March 22, 2002
Globe and Mail

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Lawrence Van Gelder
January 1, 2000
Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times

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Frank Swietek
July 24, 2006
Frank Swietek, One Guy's Opinion

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Steve Rhodes
January 1, 2000
Steve Rhodes, Internet Reviews

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October 1, 2003
Austin Chronicle

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Dwayne E. Leslie
June 5, 2002
Dwayne E. Leslie, Boxoffice Magazine

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Katherine Monk
November 15, 2001
Katherine Monk, Vancouver Sun

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Glen Schaefer
November 15, 2001
Glen Schaefer, Vancouver Province

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