For our Spring 1998 series, the theme is Apes & Monkeys. Films picked for this series must feature either an ape or monkey, or someone dressed in an ape/monkey suit. Christina was inspired to pick this theme by the gorilla-suited aliens in Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla (1974).

Just imagine the possibilities.

Don't forget to check out the previous film series, which featured early Hollywood sex symbols.

Update 6/19/98! This wraps up the Spring Film Series, and we're already getting a start on the Summer Film Series, which we'll post in a few days. We will not be posting a review of Time of the Apes -- it was on Mystery Science Theater 3000, which is really all you need to know.

Date Shown	Whose Pick	Film Title	Where's the monkey/ape?
April 9, 1998	Christina	Planet of the Apes	Where's the monkey/ape?
April 16, 1998	Chris	Cabaret	Where's the monkey/ape?
April 23, 1998	Scott	Time of the Apes	Where's the monkey/ape?
April 30, 1998	Tanya	Trading Places	Where's the monkey/ape?
May 28, 1998	Jyotika	Monkey Business	Where's the monkey/ape?
June 4, 1998	Amy	Tarzan the Ape Man	Where's the monkey/ape?

Planet of the Apes

The apes are on the Planet of the Apes. Where else would they be?

Cabaret

A gorilla suit appears during the musical number "If You Could See Her Through My Eyes."

Time of the Apes

Somewhere in the distant future, three time-traveling cryogenically-frozen Japanese citizens discover a civilization of Apes in 1970's fashions.

Trading Places

An unfortunate person in a fairly good gorilla suit is forced to portray an actual gorilla having relations with a person in an bad gorilla suit. The less said about this, the better.

Monkey Business

Cary Grant's scientist character uses chimps to test his formula of youth. Too bad the chimps are better at mixing chemicals than he is.

Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)

Cheetah and friends are here in full force.