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Bedtime For Bonzo (1951)
Starring: Howard Banks, Leslye Banning Director: Frederick de Cordova
5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Howard Banks, Leslye Banning, Lucille Barkley, Tommy Bond, Bonzo the Chimp
  • Directors: Frederick de Cordova
  • Format: NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Studio: Universal Studios
  • DVD Release Date: May 31 2005
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0007QJ1RU
  • Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #28,739 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)
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Synopsis
Forget what you've been led to believe: Bedtime for Bonzo is a most enjoyable film, and Ronald Reagan is not outacted by the chimpanzee. Reagan is cast as psychology professor whose reputation is sullied by the fact that his father was a convict. To prove that environment rather than heredity dictates a man's personality, Reagan uses Bonzo the chimp to test out his theories. The hairy little guy seems to be responding to the kindnesses lavished upon him--and then he is accused of robbery. Reagan nearly goes to jail in Bonzo's stead, but everything turns out all right in the end (we're not giving anything away; after all, everybody knows that there was a Bonzo Goes to College in 1952). While it's an uphill climb, Ronald Reagan and his able costars Diana Lynn and Walter Slezak manage to keep Bonzo from running away with the picture. And yes, director Fred DeCordova is the same guy who produced Johnny Carson's late-night show in the 1980s and 1990s. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

DVD Menu
  • Side #1 --
    • Scenes
    • Languages
      • English Language
      • English Captions for the Hearing Impaired
      • Espaol Subtitles
      • Franais Subtitles
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5.0 out of 5 stars Unexpected laugh fest :), Jul 1 2004
This review is from: Bedtime for Bonzo (VHS Tape)
Call me crazy, but I LOVED this movie! I was expecting a film that had lost its luster, but boy was I surprised. I haven't laughed at a film so hard, new or old, in a long time. Watch it! It's well worth the time and will make you laugh out loud--not groan!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Monkey Love, Oct 28 2003
This review is from: Bedtime for Bonzo (VHS Tape)
"Bedtime for Bonzo" is more than a B-movie built on schemes and pratfalls.

In a movie masked as a question of environment versus genetics, we are treated to a love story as gentle as a Disney flick, as innocent as "Leave It to Beaver" and as silly as a Martin and Lewis comedy.

The havoc is huge that Bonzo causes as he tramps across the screen, as Peter, a psychology professor (famously played by Ronald Reagan) follows in pursuit. The star chimpanzee leads Peter into chaos with Valerie. Peter thinks he intends to marry Valerie, and uses Bonzo to help prove his valor to her father.

In the process of convoluting a scheme to win the approval of Valerie's father, Peter hires a nanny to help with good Bonzo's parenting. Jane, the nanny, is willing but naïve, and her childlike manner unexpectedly endears Peter who becomes confused about his commitment to Valerie.

Bonzo longs to please his neo-mother Jane, and swipes a hard-to-steal necklace from a jewelry store. This plants Peter in a pound of trouble, and furthers Valerie's father's ill-founded belief that his daughter's boyfriend is a ne'er-do-well professorial thug.

Will Peter's honesty and goodness shine through? Can he convince a non-human primate to make the right decision and return the stolen necklace? Will Valerie's father realize the error of his ideas? What about Peter and his confused heart?

The ending comes about predictably, but satisfyingly.

I fully recommend "Bedtime for Bonzo."

Anthony Trendl

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