Per le vacanze Lucy torna a casa dalla famiglia: il padre non udente Adam, la sorella minore Erin e il loro insolito animale domestico, uno scimpanzé di nome Ben. Quando Adam viene chiamato fuori città per lavoro, Lucy organizza una festa in piscina. Ma ciò che doveva essere un pomeriggio spensierato si trasforma rapidamente in un incubo quando Ben, contratto la rabbia, si trasforma in una creatura aggressiva e letale.
Molti anni dopo il regno di Cesare, una giovane scimmia intraprende un viaggio che la porterà a mettere in discussione tutto ciò che le è stato insegnato sul passato e a prendere decisioni che definiranno il futuro delle scimmie e degli umani.
Cesare e il suo popolo di scimmie sono costretti a battersi contro un esercito di esseri umani guidati dal crudele Colonnello. Le scimmie subiscono grosse perdite e Cesare comincia a meditare vendetta!
Una nazione in crescita di scimmie geneticamente modificate guidate da Cesare viene minacciata da un gruppo di umani sopravvissuti al virus devastante liberato un decennio prima. Raggiungono una fragile pace, che tuttavia dura ben poco, e così entrambi i fronti finiscono trascinati sull'orlo di una guerra che determinerà la specie dominante sulla Terra.
Will Rodman è uno scienziato che lavora in una grande società farmaceutica, la Gen-Sys, dove svolge ricerche sulla genetica per sviluppare un virus benigno in grado di ricostituire il tessuto cerebrale danneggiato. L'uomo vuole individuare una cura per l'Alzheimer, malattia da cui è affetto il padre Charles. La tenacia e la dedizione di Will gli hanno precluso qualunque relazione personale, ma il legame tra le sue ricerche e la malattia del padre avvicina i due, per quanto in circostanze difficili e dolorose. Poco prima che la Gen-Sys dia inizio alla sperimentazione umana di un nuovo farmaco promettente e potenzialmente molto redditizio, l'ALZ-112, le scimmie sulle quali Will sta effettuando i test mostrano all'improvviso un comportamento insolitamente aggressivo.
Un meteorite cade in Arizona e porta forme di vita aliene che da piccoli batteri diventeranno micidiali mostri. Due insegnanti del Glen Canyon Community College, Ira Kane e Harry Phineas Block, vengono avvertiti poco dopo e subito cominciano ad indagare sul meteorite. Scendendo nel cratere creatosi nell'impatto, i due scoprono che a poche ore dallo schianto hanno cominciato a formarsi delle "muffe" attorno al masso. Il giorno dopo i due scienziati si precipitano sul luogo dello schianto ma lo trovano sequestrato dall'esercito.
With the help of his friend “The Man in the Yellow Hat,” a curious little monkey named George sets out on adventures to learn about the world around him.
Two astronauts and a sympathetic chimp friend are fugitives in a future Earth dominated by a civilization of humanoid apes. Based on the 1968 Planet of the Apes film and its sequels, which were inspired by the novel of the same name by Pierre Boulle.
B.J. and the Bear is an American comedy series which aired on NBC from 1979 to 1981. Created by Christopher Crowe and Glen A. Larson, the series stars Greg Evigan and Claude Akins.
Taking place on Kongo Bongo Island, the show focuses on Donkey Kong, the island's resident hero. Before the series' events, he was chosen as the island's future ruler by a magical artifact known as the Crystal Coconut, which is connected to a spirit known as Inka Dinka Doo. In the present, Donkey Kong must prove he deserves the role through his heroics and by simply guarding the coconut. Alongside various allies such as his best friend and sidekick Diddy Kong and his mentor Cranky Kong, he must protect the Crystal Coconut from various threats, most notably the villainous King K. Rool and his Kremling army who long to steal it in order to rule Kongo Bongo. Oftentimes, Donkey Kong has to juggle his guardian duties with his social life, his relationship with Candy Kong, and his love of gorging on bananas.
Monkey Life was created in 2006 and has continuously documented the work of Dr. Alison Cronin, MBE and her team at Monkey World; Ape Rescue Centre. Filmed at Monkey World in Dorset, Monkey Life follows the rescue and rehabilitation of abused and neglected primates. Many have mental as well as physical problems so the Primate Care Staff treat their individual needs until they can be reintegrated with primates of their own kind. The primates at the park range from apes, who were taken from the wild as babies and used as photographers props on Spanish beaches to monkeys, many of which were rescued from the UK pet trade. With unparalleled access Monkey World's dedicated team are filmed dealing with medical emergencies, primate moves, births and sometimes heart-breaking decisions. We follow Dr. Alison Cronin, MBE around the globe as she continues the park's mission to rescue abused primates. Monkey Life documents the daily life and drama of the world’s largest primate rescue centre.
Set in 2050, Kong becomes a wanted fugitive after wrecking havoc at Alcatraz Island’s Natural History and Marine Preserve. What most humans on the hunt for the formidable animal don’t realize, though, is that Kong was framed by an evil genius who plans to terrorize the world with an army of enormous robotic dinosaurs. As the only beast strong enough to save humanity from the mechanical dinos, Kong must rely on the help of three kids who know the truth about him.
Me and the Chimp is an American television situation comedy which aired for one season during 1972 on CBS. The series was created by Garry Marshall and Thomas L. Miller and was produced by Alan Rafkin for Paramount Television. The series is considered by many to be one of the worst shows in the history of American television.
Mr. Smith is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 23 through December 16, 1983. The series was based around the premise of a talking orangutan. Mr. Smith was canceled after thirteen episodes were aired. The orangutan who played Mr. Smith had previously been featured in the Clint Eastwood movies Any Which Way You Can and Every Which Way But Loose.
ZingZillas is a television programme aimed at young children, broadcast on the BBC pre-school channel CBeebies.
Patrick Aryee takes us on a journey through time, to retrace the primate family’s astonishing rise to power through the twists and turns of its family tree. Travelling to wild locations in Central and South America, Africa and Asia, he gets eye to eye with some of the planet’s most charismatic and mischievous monkeys.
Monkey Business is a long-running TV series about the exploits of various primates who reside at Monkey World, a rescue centre and sanctuary for primates in Dorset, United Kingdom. The series features Jim and Dr. Alison Cronin, directors of Monkey World, as they travel around the world rescuing primates from lives of abuse, and returning them to Monkey World. Their goal is to rehabilitate the rescued primates and allow them to live in as natural a habitat as possible, being part of a group and living with friends of their own kind.
Going Bananas is a live-action superhero/comedy series made by Hanna-Barbera and ran from September 15, 1984 to December 1984 on NBC.
A celebration of the animals you thought you knew. Primates is the definitive portrait of a hugely charismatic family of animals, to which we all belong.
We humans are part of an extraordinary family, with hundreds of bizarre and colourful relatives all over the world. Monkey Planet explores the ingenious survival tactics and amazing physical adaptations of our primate family, including strange lemurs, acrobatic monkeys, and enigmatic apes. Spanning the globe, we uncover the secrets of an array of fascinating, flexible primate minds.
Series exploring the origins of human life, from African beginnings to Ice Age artists.
Among The Apes gets up close and personal to four of the best known primate species. It features three apes -mountain gorillas, orang-utans and chimpanzees - and baboons, a monkey species living in the woody and grassy African habitats similar to the home of early man.
While on a mission, three astronauts in their spaceship get caught in a time vortex. They return to Earth in the year 3979 A.D. and discover that intelligent apes are now the highest form of life.
