Movie Type: Family-Oriented Comedy, Animal Picture
Themes: Talented Animals, Monkeys
Main Cast: Cameron Bancroft, Richard Karn, Robert Costanzo, Oliver Muirhead, Troy Ruptash
Release Year: 2002
Country: US
Run Time: 87 minutes
MPAA Rating: G
Plot
Home Improvement's Richard Karn lends his talents to this family-oriented animal-sports adventure from the producers of another animal-sports picture, Air Bud. MVP II: Most Vertical Primate picks up the story line of the first film in the series, MVP: Most Valuable Primate, but transfers its star monkey from the suburbs to the city, and switches his sport of choice from hockey to skateboarding. MVP II 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 (screen newcomer Scott Goodman), a homeless skateboarder, and Ollie (Karn), 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. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
Scott Goodman - Ben Johnson; Bob Burnquist - Himself; Bernie - Jack; Louie - Himself; Ian Bagg - Olaf Schickendanz; Dolores Drake - Barbara; Fred Keating - Coach Miller; Craig March - Coach Skinner; Gus Lynch - Bud Fulton
Credit
Lorna Johnson - Casting, Alex Chalmers - Consultant/advisor, Rob "Sluggo" Boyce - Consultant/advisor, Maria Livingstone - Costume Designer, Rob Vouriot - First Assistant Director, Robert Vince - Director, Kelly Herron - Editor, Michael Strange - Executive Producer, Anne Vince - Executive Producer, Brahm Wenger - Composer (Music Score), Peter Andringa - Production Designer, Glen Winter - Cinematographer, Robert Vince - Producer, Anna McRoberts - Producer, Shane Connelly - Sound/Sound Designer, Robert Vince - Screenwriter, Anne Vince - Screenwriter, Elan Mastai - Screenwriter, Greg Lille - Animal Trainer/Wrangler, Carol Lille - Animal Trainer/Wrangler, James Genn - Supervising Sound Editor
