Animal Behavior

Animal Behavior (1989)

A very funny movie about getting serious.

Biologist Alex Brisco develops a new method to communicate with chimpanzees. Instead of using machines, she teaches the chimps simple sign language. Her research is overlooked by ignorant colleagues, but one man, Mark, a cellist, helps Alex with her research.

Date of release
1989-10-27
TMDB
3.6 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Director
Jenny Bowen, Kjehl Rasmussen

Casting

Interesting facts

Animal Behavior is a 1989 comedy film directed by Jenny Bowen and Kjehl Rasmussen and starring Karen Allen, Armand Assante, and Holly Hunter.

Production

Animal Behavior was the final film for Alexa Kenin who played Sheila Sandusky, released posthumously; her scenes were filmed in 1984 when the project was started by Jenny Bowen. Filming was intermittent for the next four years until it was completed by producer Kjehl Rasmussen. As a result, the director's name was credited with the pseudonym H. Anne Riley.

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