Mookie
- Comedy
A talking chimp, a jolly monk and a boxer on the run make an unlikely team in this French comedy for children. Brother Benoit, a French monk working with underprivileged youth in Mexico, one day finds a sick chimpanzee in need of water and medical attention. He brings the chimp back to his mission and nurses her back to health, naming her Mookie. A year later, Brother Benoit discovers Mookie can not only play basketball, but she can talk, the result of an exposure to radiation from a meteor crash. Primate experts from America are eager to get their hands on the little ape, but the Brother will allow no experiments to be performed on her. The Brother recruits Antoine, a boxer down on his luck, to help Mookie and the Brother flee to Mexico City, but when it turns out Antoine is wanted by the Mexican Mafia for not throwing a fight, all three must make tracks to insure their safety.
Mookie is a 1998 French children's comedy about an unlikely trio: a talking chimpanzee with basketball skills, a monk, and a fugitive boxer. Released in December 1998, this family film blends adventure and humor as the three companions flee from both scientific interests and criminal pursuers across Mexico.
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Available in: France
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No date confirmed for United States yet · Earliest worldwide: Wide release in France
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Éric CantonaAntoine Capella
Jacques VilleretFrère Benoît
Emiliano SuarezValdez
Carla OrtizFanfan- Harry PorterRichardson
Valérie BonnetonSoeur Rose- Magda BrueggemannSoeur Montoya
Michel EliasMookie (voice)
Dominique BesnehardLe patron du restaurant "Le Gai Paris"- José Viller
- Ofelia D'Acosta
- José Aquilis
Miguel Ángel FuentesEl Indio
Rocky Albert Nirschl- Victor Sanchez RamirezPablo
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Mookie — frequently asked
When was Mookie released?
Mookie was released on December 9, 1998.
What is Mookie about?
The film follows Brother Benoit, a French monk in Mexico, who discovers that a chimpanzee he rescued and named Mookie can talk and play basketball after exposure to radiation from a meteor. Together with Antoine, a boxer fleeing the Mexican Mafia, they embark on an adventure to protect Mookie from scientists seeking to study her.
Is Mookie a family-friendly movie?
Yes, Mookie is a French comedy specifically made for children, featuring fantastical elements like a talking chimp and lighthearted adventure rather than adult-oriented humor.
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