When his father - who owned a circus - dies, Oscar inherits 5 million dollars - and 3 orangutans. However there's a condition connected to the money: if he gives away the apes or just one gets sick or dies during the next 3 years, the zoologic society will get all the money. So he not only has to deal with 3 apes and an annoyed girlfriend, but also with a greedy zoologic society's president.
Going Ape! has generally received negative reviews.
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Going Ape! was released in 1981 and has generally received negative reviews.
Online reviewers have written 9 reviews, giving Going Ape! (1981) an average rating of 36%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 45%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 10%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed Going Ape! a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 36%, Going Ape! is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1981, which stands at 60%.
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