Summer of the Monkeys (1998)

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Country: Canada
Genres: Drama, Family
Release: 1998-10-30
Director: Michael Anderson (I)
Writers: Wilson Rawls , Greg Taylor , Jim Strain
Language: English
Stars: Michael Ontkean , Leslie Hope (I) , Wilford Brimley , Corey Sevier , Katie Stuart , Don Francks , André Thérien , B.J. McLellan , Danny Mulvihill , Kim Schraner
Runtime: 101 min
Awards: 3 wins & 1 nomination
AKA: Summer of the Monkeys , Summer of the Monkeys (United Kingdom) , Jay und die Affenbande (Germany) , L'estate delle scimmie (Italy) , El verano de los monos (Spain) , Um Verão Inesquecível (Brazil) , L'été des singes (Canada) , Malin comme un singe (France, French Republic) , Summer of the Monkeys (United States of America)
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0128648