- The Jennie Project
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name= The Jennie Project
caption =
imdb_id=0274584
writer=Douglas Preston Charles Leavitt Gary Nadeau
starring=Lance Guest Alex D. Linz
Sheila KelleySheryl Lee Ralph Abigail Mavity
director=Gary Nadeau
music=Phil Marshall | distributor=Disney Channel
released=July 13 ,2001
runtime= 76 min.
language=English
movie_series=Disney Channel Original Movies
awards=
preceded_by =
followed_by =
producer=Charles Hirschhorn Christopher Morgan
budget=|"The Jennie Project" is a
Disney Channel Original Movie that was released in the summer of 2001. The film was based on the book "Jennie" byDouglas Preston . The movie is about achimpanzee who knows and usesAmerican Sign Language to communicate.Plot
Hugo Archibald (Guest) is a doctor and brings home a wide variety of exotic animal species. The latest animal he brings home is a
chimpanzee named Jennie. Jennie is unique in that she is learning to use and understand sign language. Jennie becomes an important part of Archibald family and Dr. Archibald's son, Andrew (Linz), develops a close relationship with her. Jennie loves the things Andrew does, such as baseball and comic books. Jennie is also there for Alex when Alex and his father disagree. The relationship between Jennie and Andrew eventually brings the whole family closer together.Cast
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Alex D. Linz - Andrew Archibald
*Sheila Kelley - Leah Archibald
*Lance Guest - Hugo Archibald
*Abigail Mavity - Sarah Archibald
*Sheryl Lee Ralph - Dr. Pamela Prentiss
*Joel McKinnon Miller - Frank
*Fran Bennett - Judge
*Earl Boen - Reverend Palliser
*Kenneth Kimmins - Epstein
*Janet Rotblatt - Mrs. PalliserTrivia
* The movie was actually filmed in San Diego's Balboa Park in areas resembling jungle. Other locations included the Museum of Man (where Hugo Archibald works in the film) and the San Diego Zoo.
* The chimpanzee, known in the film as "Jennie", was actually an animal borrowed for the film from the San Diego Zoo.External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274584/ IMDB - Additional information about this movie.]
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