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Ed

  • 1996
  • PG
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
2.8/10
9.1K
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Ed (1996)
Animal AdventureBaseballSlapstickComedyFamilySport

A trained chimpanzee plays third base for a minor-league baseball team.A trained chimpanzee plays third base for a minor-league baseball team.A trained chimpanzee plays third base for a minor-league baseball team.

  • Director
    • Bill Couturié
  • Writers
    • Ken Richards
    • Janus Cercone
    • David Mickey Evans
  • Stars
    • Matt LeBlanc
    • Jayne Brook
    • Gene Ross
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    2.8/10
    9.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bill Couturié
    • Writers
      • Ken Richards
      • Janus Cercone
      • David Mickey Evans
    • Stars
      • Matt LeBlanc
      • Jayne Brook
      • Gene Ross
    • 50User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • 25Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations total

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    Matt LeBlanc
    Matt LeBlanc
    • Jack 'Deuce' Cooper
    Jayne Brook
    Jayne Brook
    • Lydia
    Gene Ross
    Gene Ross
    • Red
    Paul Hewitt
    Paul Hewitt
    • Bucky
    Sage Allen
    • Cooper's Mother
    Stan Ivar
    Stan Ivar
    • Cooper's Father
    Jim O'Heir
    Jim O'Heir
    • Art
    Rick Johnson
    Rick Johnson
    • Kurt 'Crush' Bunyon
    Valente Rodriguez
    Valente Rodriguez
    • Jesus Rodriquez
    Jack Warden
    Jack Warden
    • Chubb
    Bill Cobbs
    Bill Cobbs
    • Tipton
    Leonard Kelly-Young
    Leonard Kelly-Young
    • Customer (Joe)
    Patrick Kerr
    Patrick Kerr
    • Kirby
    Jim Caviezel
    Jim Caviezel
    • Dizzy Anderson
    Troy Evans
    Troy Evans
    • Bus Driver
    Jay Caputo
    Jay Caputo
    • Ed Sullivan
    Denise Cheshire
    Denise Cheshire
    • Ed Sullivan
    Curt Kaplan
    • Randall 'Zonk' Cszonka
    • Director
      • Bill Couturié
    • Writers
      • Ken Richards
      • Janus Cercone
      • David Mickey Evans
    • All cast & crew
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    Bad_Dog

    Monkey Movie Now you've opened a Canapés

    Foist, A Chimp is not a monkey.

    Second, The movie was way beyond bad.

    Third, Who invested in such a lemo... bad banana? Fourth, And I have always believed Attack of the Killer Tomato's was the worst. Ed has AKT beat,two knuckle walking opposable thumbs down.

    Ed would have done better if they had made a "How Ed was made" trailer and shown us how they stuck a real figit in a Ape suit.

    The Monkey shines were bland, no..., they were blasé. The acting wearisome.

    This alleged film is a waste of time, and was a waste of someone's money.

    Flatulent Chimps, sure to open a big canapés. No animules were harmed in the making of this movie. Except the reputation of honest baseball playing Chimpanzees everywhere.
    mperrone-30934

    An F'ing Work of Art

    Ed is a movie that The Godfather is afraid of. The chemistry between Matt LeBlanc and Ed, the monkey, is inconceivable wonderful. It shocks and appeals me that this movie didn't win at least 6 Oscars.
    1aaronlangdon98

    I literally don't think I can ever find the words to describe my feelings.

    From the moment I watched this movie on VHS, there wasn't' even any trailers, immediately, it started with the movie. Wasn't anything awful, but I thought it was worth mentioning. I bought this as a complete joke, not thinking much of it, and watched it with my friends, and ed changed our lives.

    There's something about the bad acting, the dreadful pacing, the horrible directing, the horrendous editing, that combine into this dreadful, depressing experience. You know that type of person who pretends they heard what you said, and you're both stumbling over each other, pretending you're in sync with the conversation, but in reality, it's a painful moment, that's how I feel when watching this movie.

    Scenes go on oddly long, and most of the dialogue feels forced and unnatural, Ed, the monkey himself, is such an awful, unlikable character, and Matt LeBlanc seems bored for the whole movie, actually as a matter of fact, literally everyone seems bored. There's one scene where Ed is on the couch and bends his head down on the floor for something, and it tries to sneak a jump cut in while his leaning down, so when he pops back up, something's on his face, but it's actually noticeable, even on vhs. It literally hurt to experience this moment. I expected to talk a lot about this movie, and go in depth with the plot, but what's the point, it's such a cliched movie to begin with, but it literally fails at feeling like a movie. I've honestly never experience something like this, it all fall apart so well, and not even at a point where it's so bad it's good, but it just feels so inhumane. I would say not to ever watch this movie, but if you get some friends with you and want to feel something for once, watch Ed.
    3cyrusaazam

    A Monkey Plays Baseball

    This movie has a lot of great things going for it. For one thing, there is a monkey in this movie and the monkey is playing baseball! Just like a human would. Also, there are other things that are good about this movie too probably.

    Matt Leblanc is in this movie. You probably remember him as one of the five funniest Friends on "Friends." This is easily his best feature film outside of doing "Friends," if for no other reason than this is the only movie I can think of that he was ever in.

    I don't want to spoil anything, and this is the type of movie that will really keep you guessing right up til the end, so I will end my review here. Let me just say that, if you only see one movie where Matt Leblanc plays baseball with a monkey, it should be "Ed!"
    2Theo Robertson

    Show Me The Monkey ....

    .... On second thoughts don`t bother because this is ape sh*t . I can imagine the producers got together and said something like " Monkeys . Everyone loves monkeys . Parents love monkeys , children love monkeys , Michael Jackson loves monkeys so lets make a family film about a monkey "

    I know films with monkeys can be box office gold like PLANET OF THE APES ( The original one not the dumb remake ) but that`s because it had a great story , or the Clint Eastwood movies with Clyde but that`s because they were funny with great gags ( Many of which involved the hell`s angels ) but there`s nothing here that made me laugh probably because I hate slapstick . Strangely there isn`t even moments of mawkish sentiment either , though the producers do try this - And fail - with one scene with Ed in a hospital bed. You make a movie about a cheeky monkey and there`s no laughs or tears involved ! Now that`s amazing

    In the 1950s rocket scientists sent monkeys out into space . After seeing ED you`ll be disgusted that they don`t do it anymore

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Ed watches an episode of Friends (1994), the show that made Matt LeBlanc a star. The scene he watches features Marcel, the pet monkey of one of the characters. He appeared in the first 2 seasons, and his story-lines were similar to the one in this movie.
    • Quotes

      Jack 'Deuce' Cooper: I am going to spank that monkey!

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Executive Decision/Ed/Two Much/The Star Maker/Land and Freedom (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      I Don't Want to Sober Up Tonight
      Written and Performed by Merle Haggard

      Courtesy of MCA Records

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 15, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mickey's Monkey
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Longview Entertainment
      • Universal Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $24,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,422,380
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,910,840
      • Mar 17, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,422,380
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 34m(94 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • DTS-Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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