The Jennie Project
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| The Jennie Project | |
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| Directed by | Gary Nadeau |
| Produced by | Charles Hirschhorn Christopher Morgan |
| Written by | Douglas Preston Charles Leavitt Gary Nadeau |
| Starring | Lance Guest Alex D. Linz Sheila Kelley Sheryl Lee Ralph Abigail Mavity |
| Music by | Phil Marshall |
| Distributed by | Disney Channel |
| Release date(s) | July 13, 2001 |
| Running time | 76 min. |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
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 by Douglas Preston. The movie is about a chimpanzee who knows and uses American Sign Language to communicate.
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[edit] 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's family and Dr. Archibald's son, Andrew (Linz), develops a close relationship with Jennie. Jennie loves the things Andrew does such as baseball and comic books. Jennie is also there with and for Alex because Alex and his dad do not agree with each other some of the time. The relationship between Jennie and Andrew eventually bring the whole family closer together.
[edit] Cast
- 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. Palliser
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| Preceded by Jett Jackson: The Movie |
Disney Channel Original Movies | Succeeded by Jumping Ship |
