Cobby: The Other Side of Cute

Name: Cobby: The Other Side of Cute
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2018-06-06
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Rating: 8.2

2018
1h 25m

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8.2/10

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Documentary

This documentary explores Cobby's Hobbies, a 1960's childrens TV program featuring Cobby, a chimpanzee which becomes the catalyst for the film. We meet people that made the show, zoo friends... Read allThis documentary explores Cobby's Hobbies, a 1960's childrens TV program featuring Cobby, a chimpanzee which becomes the catalyst for the film. We meet people that made the show, zoo friends, zoo keepers and animal rights activists that piece together a story of an animal that wa... Read allThis documentary explores Cobby's Hobbies, a 1960's childrens TV program featuring Cobby, a chimpanzee which becomes the catalyst for the film. We meet people that made the show, zoo friends, zoo keepers and animal rights activists that piece together a story of an animal that was stolen from his natural habitat to work on TV before being retired into the San Francisc... Read all

Directors
- Donna McRae
- Michael Vale
Writers

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Donna McRae
- Michael Vale
Writers

See production info at IMDbPro

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10backrubbed

Honouring a childhood hero

Wishing to find her childhood TV "friend", filmmaker Donna McRae travels to the other side of the world. She not only finds him, but also learns the truths of animal entertainment in Hollywood and the accompanying uses scientists make of them in universities and at NASA, along the way. It is a joyful documentary in honouring Cobby, but the dark underbelly of such cuteness exposes another side of what has been presented to children as entertainment. This documentary was mostly made with public funding, on a shoestring budget, but the love and honesty within the documentary is priceless.

10dandpoag

Cobby - the other side of cute

A very well documented story of the life of Cobby, the fun, the family, the hardship, the trauma, and finally his peace..

10kimwa

The past is a foreign country...

The filmmakers' attempt to rekindle nostalgic memories quickly become something deeper and darker. A touching and important doco.

10taranto-08717

A lifting of the veil on what lies behind a memory

We all have childhood memories. This is a beautifully constructed film on what lies behind one particular memory. The insights reveal shared memories and lessons on how humankind impact the lives of animals. Recommended for all that care to see.

8tgarrand

This film covers so many levels:

Colby: The other side of cute, is thought provoking, entertaining, yet confronting, drawing both emotions of happiness and sadness. It displays an impressive depth of research portraying the fascinating lives of those connected s 1960's program.