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College whiz-kid Merlin Jones concocts a method for teaching advanced information to a chimpanzee, then creates a flying machine of his own design, ultimately raising havoc on the campus.
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Directed by Robert Stevenson
Tommy KirkMerlin Jones
Annette FunicelloJennifer
Leon AmesJudge Holmsby
Arthur O'ConnellDarius Green III
Frank FaylenMr. Dearborne
Leon TylerLeon
Brian WilsonSelf - The Beach Boys
Carl WilsonSelf - The Beach Boys
Dennis WilsonSelf - The Beach Boys
Al JardineSelf - The Beach Boys
Mike LoveSelf - The Beach Boys
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r96skJul 20, 2020
Slow and formulaic, it does at least have an amusing eventual pay-off. <em>'The Monkey’s Uncle'</em> is a sequel that never needed to be made. It isn't an awful film at all but struggles in a similar way as <em>'The Misadventures of Merlin Jones'</em> does, just without the promising beginning. The premise is dull, there is minor intrigue in the Darius Green III (Arthur O'Connell) plot but everything that builds up to it is uninteresting and mostly predictable. Tommy Ki… Read more
rk (Merlin) and Annette Funicello (Jennifer) are solid, but the performance of Leon Ames (Holmsby) comes across more sillier than in the 1964 production. Disney continue to be iffy with their live-action sequels.