Based on an apparently true story, Rene Russo plays a woman who has very unconventional ideas about wild animals and how they should be treated. She ends up with a bunch of Chimps and assorted other animals living as children in her home, along with her physician husband. Set around the time of the Chicago World's Fair. This film focuses on the part of her story where she rescues a sick baby gorilla and raises it to be a part of the family, including dressing him as a person.
some SPOILERS follow - As the gorilla grows up it behaves for the most part as planned. It is shown carrying a tray to serve h'orderves to visitors, or helping the maid scrub floors in the kitchen. He develops a fondness for things red, a scarf, a rose, a velvet chair. Still, he sleeps in a sort of cage, a bedroom with locked iron bars. He is strong, be breaks out, wrecks the house, wreaks havoc at the World's Fair. Finally they are forced to find a more appropriate home for him, a protected natural habitat with other gorillas.
The gorilla was an actor in a gorilla suit. While the movie was entertaining in parts, especially the Chimps, and it has a moderately interesting message, overall it is not a particularly good movie. Free DVD loan from my local library.
some SPOILERS follow - As the gorilla grows up it behaves for the most part as planned. It is shown carrying a tray to serve h'orderves to visitors, or helping the maid scrub floors in the kitchen. He develops a fondness for things red, a scarf, a rose, a velvet chair. Still, he sleeps in a sort of cage, a bedroom with locked iron bars. He is strong, be breaks out, wrecks the house, wreaks havoc at the World's Fair. Finally they are forced to find a more appropriate home for him, a protected natural habitat with other gorillas.
The gorilla was an actor in a gorilla suit. While the movie was entertaining in parts, especially the Chimps, and it has a moderately interesting message, overall it is not a particularly good movie. Free DVD loan from my local library.