Monkeys, Go Home!
Monkeys, Go Home! is a 1967 American comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. The movie stars Maurice Chevalier, Dean Jones, and Yvette Mimieux. Released on February 8, 1967, this was the first feature-length film released by Walt Disney Productions since the founder's death nearly two months earlier. Plot. Hank Dussard (Jones), the new owner of an olive grove in Provence, France, brings in chimp labor, which upsets other workers. Hank eventually gains the town's confidence with the kind aid of Father Sylvain (Chevalier) and his neighbor Maria  Riserau (Mimieux). Reception. Vincent Canby of "The New York Times" called it "another of those bland little confections turned out regularly by the Disney studio." Arthur D. Murphy of "Variety" declared it "an amusing comedy-romance" with "the usual professional Disney blend of children, animals, humor and charm." Kevin Thomas of the "Los Angeles Times" called it "a typical Disney family film ... Sophisticates, stay home." "The Monthly Film Bulletin" wrote, "Olive farming certainly provides an unusual background, but otherwise all is innocuous, extrovertly cheerful and good-humoured—and very dull."