Primate (2026)
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Lucy, a college student, along with her friends, spend their vacation at her family's home in Hawaii, which includes her pet chimpanzee, Ben. However, when Ben contracts rabies after being bitten by a rabid animal, the group must fight for their lives in order to avoid the now-violent chimp.
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... Adam
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... Erin
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It’s been a while since “Lucy” (Johnny Sequoyah) has been home to her luxury family home in Hawai’i, so her arrival with friend “Kate” (Victoria Wyant) and the not quite so welcome “Hannah” (Jess Alexander) is eagerly awaited by her deaf dad “Adam” (Troy Kotsur), her younger sister “Erin” (Gia Hunter) and the undoubted star of the film - their pet chimp “Ben”. Now any sense of jeopardy which we might have had coming into this fearsome frat-flesh-fest is somewhat negated by the fact that there is a very useful slide at the top of the film that explains to us the dangers of hydrophobia. Putting two and two together does not require Stephen Hawking and so what we watch for the next ninety minutes sees a lot of people go ape. As ever with these type of films, I found myself largely disinterested in the characterisations of the humans - they are all the usual unremarkable people who’d readily bore you to death at a party, so with the exception of the mostly absent author “Adam” who did bring a little charisma to the proceedings, they were entirely deserving of their grizzly fates - especially the three hormonal boys whose short shrift did raise a smile, I have to admit. The plot is full of holes and some of the dialogue is really banal, but in best Rudd Weatherwax tradition it’s the animal that out-acts everyone and had me rooting for him. The moral? Well perhaps that’s just never to mix a mongoose and a chimpanzee?
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Release Date:
2026-01-01
Run Time:
89 min
MMPA Rating:
R
Reviews of
Primate
It’s been a while since “Lucy” (Johnny Sequoyah) has been home to her luxury family home in Hawai’i, so her arrival with friend “Kate” (Victoria Wyant) and the not quite so welcome “Hannah” (Jess Alexander) is eagerly awaited by her deaf dad “Adam” (Troy Kotsur), her younger sister “Erin” (Gia Hunter) and the undoubted star of the film - their pet chimp “Ben”. Now any sense of jeopardy which we might have had coming into this fearsome frat-flesh-fest is somewhat negated by the fact that there is a very useful slide at the top of the film that explains to us the dangers of hydrophobia. Putting two and two together does not require Stephen Hawking and so what we watch for the next ninety minutes sees a lot of people go ape. As ever with these type of films, I found myself largely disinterested in the characterisations of the humans - they are all the usual unremarkable people who’d readily bore you to death at a party, so with the exception of the mostly absent author “Adam” who did bring a little charisma to the proceedings, they were entirely deserving of their grizzly fates - especially the three hormonal boys whose short shrift did raise a smile, I have to admit. The plot is full of holes and some of the dialogue is really banal, but in best Rudd Weatherwax tradition it’s the animal that out-acts everyone and had me rooting for him. The moral? Well perhaps that’s just never to mix a mongoose and a chimpanzee?
I thought it was a good film. The monkey seemed to have rabies and a personality disorder. The 2-hour film flowed very well; I wasn't bored. The camera zoomed in nicely on the violent scenes. It made me nauseous. The acting was passable, the effects were good, and the script was very similar to another film I've seen, but I can't remember the name. Is it worth watching? Give it a chance. It gets a 7 out of 10. Thanks for your efforts. Enjoy the movie!
Cast & Crew of
Primate
Cast
... Lucy
... Hannah
... Adam
... Kate
... Erin
... Nick
... Drew
... Brad
... Ben
... Susan
... Interpreter
... Book Publisher
... Police Officer
... Lambert
... Ben (voice) (uncredited)
... Passenger (uncredited)
... (uncredited)
... Airport Goer (uncredited)
Crew
... Producer
... Writer
... Producer
... Producer
... Director
... Writer
... Production Design
... Director of Photography
... Editor
... Set Decoration
... Costume Design
... Unit Production Manager
... Executive Producer
... Gaffer
... Supervising Art Director
... Sound Designer
... Supervising Sound Editor
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Animation Supervisor
... "A" Camera Operator
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Original Music Composer
... Art Direction
... Standby Art Director
... Art Direction
... Art Direction
... Art Direction
... Production Supervisor
... Executive In Charge Of Production
... Third Assistant Director
... Third Assistant Director
... Second Assistant Director
... Storyboard Artist
... Sculptor
... Graphic Designer
... Painter
... Draughtsman
... Art Department Coordinator
... Graphic Designer
... Property Master
... Standby Painter
... Concept Artist
... Draughtsman
... Art Department Assistant
... Scenic Artist
... Assistant Set Decoration
... Graphic Designer
... ADR Mixer
... Sound Recordist
... ADR Supervisor
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Sound Designer
... Supervising Sound Editor
... Boom Operator
... Second Assistant Sound
... ADR Mixer
... Special Effects Supervisor
... Special Effects Assistant
... Special Effects Supervisor
... Casting
... Casting
... Casting
... Stunt Coordinator
... Stunt Double
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... First Assistant Director
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... "B" Camera Operator
... Production Sound Mixer
... Special Effects Technician
... Special Effects Technician
... Hair Designer
... Makeup Designer
... Hair Supervisor
... Makeup Supervisor
... Prosthetic Supervisor
... Makeup & Hair
... Makeup & Hair
... Makeup & Hair
... Makeup & Hair
... Sound Designer
... Foley Artist
... Foley Artist
... Foley Artist
... Foley Mixer
... Foley Mixer
... Second Unit Director of Photography
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Visual Effects Producer
... Visual Effects Supervisor
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