MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate
The Most Valuable Primate Has Just Gone Vertical!
2001 | 87m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Robert Vince |
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| Writer: | Anne Vince, Elan Mastai, Robert Vince |
| Staring: |
| MVP 2 opens with the lovable Jack being ousted from his hockey team, the Seattle Simians, and having to hit the road after being falsely accused of league misconduct. Jack ends up in the city, where he's befriended by Ben, a homeless skateboarder, and Ollie, a skate shop owner. Jack proves to be as adept at mastering the half-pipe as he does at delivering a slap shot, and before long, he and Ben are crashing amateur skateboarder competitions all over the country. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 05, 2001 |
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| Director: | Robert Vince |
| Writer: | Anne Vince, Elan Mastai, Robert Vince |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy |
| Keywords | skateboarding, chimpanzee |
| Production Companies | Keystone Family Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Richard Karn | Ollie Plant |
| Scott Goodman | Ben |
| Cameron Bancroft | Rob Poirier |
| Jane Sowerby | Julie |
| Fred Keating | Coach Miller |
| Robert Costanzo | Beat Cop |
| Dolores Drake | Barbara Jones |
| Troy Ruptash | Tyson Fowler |
| Ian Bagg | Olaf Shickedanz |
| Ray Galletti | Max Brady |
| Gus Lynch | Bud Fulton |
| Craig March | Coach Skinner |
| Frank Topol | Doug Knox |
| David Kaye | Dave Bruce |
| Tony Alcantar | Eric Clark |
| Ryan Sheckler | Neil Nellis |
| Oliver Muirhead | Mr. Raheja |
| Patrick Cranshaw | Ron |
| Marnie Alton | Mandy |
| Bob Burnquist | Himself |
| Todd Witham | Reporter #2 |
| Jeffrey Ballard | Kid #2 |
| Jenn Forgie | Waitress |
| Louie | Jack |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Glen Winter | Director of Photography |
| Anne Vince | Writer |
| Elan Mastai | Writer |
| Brahm Wenger | Original Music Composer |
| Kelly Herron | Editor |
| Peter Andringa | Production Design |
| Lorna Johnson | Casting |
| Maria Livingstone | Costume Design |
| Robert Vince | Writer, Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Anna McRoberts | Producer |
| Michael Strange | Executive Producer |
| Anne Vince | Executive Producer |
| Robert Vince | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Still not all that unwatchable, though <em>'MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate'</em> is a clear downgrade from the original. I still have nothing (aside from the standard 'using animals for entertainment' questionables, obvs) to dislike about these, they are so plain and unproblematic in movies terms t ... hat it's kinda impossible for me to get bored or anything with them. With that said, this is an objectively poor movie; especially when compared with the first film from the trilogy. The human actors are a step down, the chimps clearly aren't as well trained/convincing and the plot is more broken apart; a skateboarding chimp is quirky enough to be interesting, though mashing it alongside the ice hockey stuff doesn't work. The bits of the story with the characters of Scott Goodman and Richard Karn are, by process of elimination, the flick's biggest strength, though the former's low acting ability does hinder events onscreen - no hate on the kid actor, of course. Next up, the woefully titled <em>'MXP: Most Xtreme Primate'</em> - they couldn't have at least tied to stick with the MVP naming, eh?