---
title: 'The Monkey''s Uncle (1965)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Stevenson'
released: '1965-06-23'
runtime_minutes: 87
genres:
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-monkeys-uncle-1965'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059462/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Monkey's Uncle (1965)

1965 · 87 min · Family · United States


## Synopsis

The Monkey's Uncle is a 1965 American comedy film starring Tommy Kirk as genius college student Merlin Jones and Annette Funicello as his girlfriend, Jennifer. The title plays on the idiom "monkey's uncle" and refers to a chimpanzee named Stanley, Merlin's legal "nephew" who otherwise has little relevance to the plot. Jones invents a man-powered airplane and a sleep-learning system. The film is a sequel to 1964's The Misadventures of Merlin Jones.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Stevenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-stevenson)
- **Screenplay:** [Helen Levitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-levitt), [Alfred Lewis Levitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-lewis-levitt)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Buddy Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/buddy-baker), [Sherman Brothers](https://cinepixo.com/people/sherman-brothers)
- **Producer:** [Walt Disney](https://cinepixo.com/people/walt-disney), [Ron W. Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-w-miller)
- **Director of Photography:** [Edward Colman](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-colman)
- **Editor:** [Cotton Warburton](https://cinepixo.com/people/cotton-warburton)

## Cast

- [Connie Gilchrist](https://cinepixo.com/people/connie-gilchrist)
- [Leon Ames](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-ames) as Judge Holmsby
- [Annette Funicello](https://cinepixo.com/people/annette-funicello) as Jennifer
- [Alan Hewitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-hewitt) as Professor Shattuck
- [Harry Antrim](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-antrim)
- [Tommy Kirk](https://cinepixo.com/people/tommy-kirk) as Merlin Jones
- [Arthur O'Connell](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-o-connell)
- [Harry Holcombe](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-holcombe)
- [Norm Grabowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/norm-grabowski) as Norman
- [Mark Goddard](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-goddard)
- [Leon Tyler](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-tyler)
- [Frank Faylen](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-faylen)
- [Cheryl Lynn Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/cheryl-lynn-miller)
- [Alexander Lockwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-lockwood)
- [Gage Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/gage-clarke)

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Official site: http://movies.disney.com/the-monkeys-uncle
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-monkeys-uncle-1965
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