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Summer of the Monkeys

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Summer of the Monkeys
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1hr 45min
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1998
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Walt Disney Video
Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis
Featured Cast
John Lee
Sara Lee
Grandpa Sam Ferens
Jay Berry Lee
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