Product Details

• Actors: Barry Bostwick, Jay Brazeau, Richard Kind, Kathryn Kirkpatrick, Taras Kostyuk
• Directors: Robert Vince
• Writers: Robert Vince, Anna McRoberts, Anne Vince, Ed McRoberts
• Producers: Anna McRoberts, Anne Vince, Ian Birkett
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Unknown)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: April 11, 2006
• Run Time: 81 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000E8NRTO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,183 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Spymate" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Join minkey the highly trained chimp spy as he tries to thwart the plans of evil scientist dr. Farley & save kidnapped child inventor amelia. Its a top secret action-packed mission to save the earth that you and your family wont want to miss! Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 04/11/2006 Starring: Richard Kind Emma Roberts Run time: 84 minutes Rating: Pg

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars "Minky" the Chimpanzee Saves the World: Corny But Amusing Romp, January 31, 2006

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Tsuyoshi (Kyoto, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spymate (DVD)

[ACTUALLY 2.5 STARS] If a kid can do a spy job, a monkey can do. `Spymate' features a super-spy chimpanzee `Minky' who can not only fly like a bird but also beat up the baddies and rescue the kidnapped secret agent (and Minky's partner) Mike (Chris Potter). If you see this opening sequence, you know exactly what you will see. `Spymate' is directed by Robert Vince, who (as producer) gave us the `Air Bud' series. Like his previous canine films, the clever animal is the main reason for which the film is made.

The story is a pale imitation of other family pictures. It is about one brilliant girl Amelia, only daughter of Mike, who invented `iodine oxide' laser drill. Sorry if I made a mistake about the exact name of her invention, but it is one great invention, the film says, for which Amelia is tricked into a conspiracy, and is kidnapped (without her knowing) by one bad scientist, who is about to do a most dangerous experiment in Japan.

So who is going to save her? And save the world too? It is Minky who goes back to work with the jolly members of the circus troupe. Equipped with the gadgets, and helped by the ninja troop, Minky and Mike go to Japan to rescue her and prevent the country's destruction.

To be frank, the story is thin and the gags are stale. But I am an adult, and I am not sure how the kids, especially pre-teens, would find the film. The gags are mostly slapstick, all too familiar type like a fat lady rolling like a ball, and some parodies of the 007 films such as "Dr. No" and Ursula Andress and her famous beach scene.

The cast include Emma Roberts (daughter of Eric Roberts, which means niece of Julia), Chris Potter, Richard Kind, Debra Jo Rupp, Michael Bailey Smith, Musetta Vender. Pat Morita appears as the master of Japanese ninja troop. But you know, it is Minky who steals the show.

`Spymate' is an innocuous family picture. It is a low-budget romp trying to keep the ball rolling, but its unoriginality (except the chimpanzee) is painfully obvious. It is not awful, and some parts are amusing, but largely uninspired.

2.0 out of 5 stars Only a fair movie, November 29, 2008

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Eric Deitchman (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spymate (DVD)

My daughter (10) had asked to purchase this after viewing it at a friend's house, but she has only watched it once. Many, many better movies for children available for purchase.