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Bedtime for Bonzo

1951 · 83 min

A gentle, silly old-fashioned romp where a chimp outshines the humans, pleasant and harmless but rarely laugh-out-loud funny.

Tagline: The funniest new idea on film since "FRANCIS!"
Overview: College prof Peter Boyd tries to salvage his professional and personal reputation by using a lab chimp to prove that environment trumps heredity in behavioral development.
How it feels: Light, whimsical, warm and absurd. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Family, love, identity, science
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
love
identity
science
morality
Places: small town
home
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none