A Monkey's Tale

**A Monkey's Tale** is a UK VHS release by Carlton Home Entertainment on 9th August 1999 and re-released by Carlton on 6th September 2000 and 5th February 2001.

## Description

"A FUNKY MONKEY JUNGLE TUMBLE"

'A Monkey's Tale is a beautiful story... younger children won't be disappointed.' ...News of the World

'This stunningly craft story is brilliantly visuallsed... A treat' ...What's On In London

A Monkey's Tale is an action-packed, fun filled, humourous adventure that tells the story of two tribes of monkeys, the Laankos and the Woonkos, long divided by rivalry and now living in fear of each other.

Kom (Matt Hill), a rebellious teenage monkey, is told by the elders of the Woonkos that he must never venture into the mysterious depths of the jungle for fear of what the Laankos might do to him.

One day, quite by accident, Kom finds himself in the world of the Laankos where he discovers that they are, in fact, very similar to his own tribe. Having befriended the Laankos King (Michael York), the film tells Kom's story of how romance, evil deeds, friendship, comic escapades and tragedy lead finally to reconciliation in an uplifting and universally appealing family adventure.

## Release Dates

* UK/France/Germany/Hungary: 25th October 1995

## Opening (Original 1999 release)

* Carlton Home Entertainment children's trailer from 1997 [announced by Martin Jarvis]
* European Captioning Institute Warning Screen (1995-2005)
* Carlton Warning Screen (1994-2004)
* Start of A Monkey's Tale (1995)

## Closing (Original 1999 release)

* End of A Monkey's Tale (1995)
* Closing Credits Film
* Carlton Home Entertainment logo (1997-1999) (Forward)

## Opening (September 2000 re-release)

### (Version 1)

* European Captioning Institute Warning Screen (1995-2005)
* Carlton Warning Screen (1994-2004)
* Children's Videos from Carlton trailer from 1999 [announced by Nick Mercer and Jade Chaston]
* Start of A Monkey's Tale (1995)

### (Version 2)

* Carlton Warning Screen (1994-2004)
* Carlton Ident (1999-2004) (silent)
* Start of A Monkey's Tale (1995)

## Closing (September 2000 re-release)

* End of A Monkey's Tale (1995)
* Closing Credits Film
* Carlton Ident (1999-2004) (silent)

## Opening (February 2001 re-release)

* Carlton Warning Screen (1994-2004)
* Carlton Video "Bring the Magic Home" children's trailer from 2000 [announced by Justin Fletcher]
* Start of A Monkey's Tale (1995)

## Closing (February 2001 re-release)

* End of A Monkey's Tale (1995)
* Closing Credits Film
* Carlton Ident (1999-2004) (silent)

## Trailers and info

### Original 1999 release

* Carlton Home Entertainment children's trailer from 1997 with clips of "Tots TV", "Rosie and Jim", "Starla and the Jewel Riders", "Bananas in Pyjamas", "Beatrix Potter", "Old Bear and Friends" and "The Willows in Winter".

### September 2000 re-release

* Children's Videos from Carlton trailer from 1999 with clips of "Jellikins", "The Fairies", "Dream Street", "Kingdom Of Rhymes: Incy Wincy Spider", "The Big Garage", "Beatrix Potter", "Tots TV", "The Wind in the Willows", "The Willows in Winter", "Bananas in Pyjamas", "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie" and "Annabelle's Wish".

### February 2001 re-release

* Carlton Video "Bring the Magic Home" children's trailer from 2000 with clips of "A Monkey's Tale", "Thunderbirds", "Beatrix Potter", "Jellikins", "Tots TV", "Dream Street", "Bananas in Pyjamas", "Annabelle's Wish", "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie" and "Casper's Haunted Christmas".

## Notes

* This was the last ever VHS tape to be released and to feature the Carlton Home Entertainment children's trailer from 1997.
* This VHS tape was later re-released by Carlton on 6th September 2000 and 5th February 2001.
* This was also the last ever VHS tape to use the Carlton Home Entertainment logo from 1997-1999.
* This VHS tape was originally released by Carlton Home Entertainment on 9th August 1999 within four years later while the United Kingdom's film release which has been officially released and owned by British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) on 25th October 1995.