Bedtime for Bonzo

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Ian S @RT48225084 Mar 22, 2026 The chimp stole the movie. Inane and silly but there is some entertainment value. See more Gregg W @RT37229263 Sep 3, 2024 This movie starring Ronald Reagan is such a good, clean, family friendly film. Some parts are really funny. See more Thomas M @TMProofreader Jan 27, 2019 The best comedy movie ever made! See more Jun 15, 2018 Funny, cute and loveable. A good family film. See more Oct 15, 2017 The Ronald Reagan classic, Bedtime for Bonzo is a wacky goofball comedy that's full of laughs. When Professor Peter Boyd's father-in-law to be objects to his heredity, Peter attempts to prove nurture trumps nature by raising a chimp named Bonzo to have good morals; and to assist him he hires a nanny to care for Bonzo as she would a child. Reagan gives a strong performance as a straight-man and Diana Lynn has a natural charm and charisma. But of course Bonzo has to carry the film, and you couldn't ask for a cuter, funnier chimp than Peggy (aka Bonzo). Most of the comedy relies on physical slapstick, and the writers come up with a number of wild and crazy antics for the chimp to get into (without seeming overly contrived). For what it is, Bedtime for Bonzo is incredibly entertaining and fun. See more Mar 2, 2014 It's funny that you can take a hot button topic like whether criminal behavior is learned or innate behavior and make possibly the most innocuous comedy imaginable out of it. No matter where you stand on the controversial issue, I guarantee you won't care how this movie turns out. That said, it's not exactly a bad movie. It's the kind of live action comedy Disney made in the 60s and 70s ... extremely bland, but entertaining. Like everyone else in the movie, Reagan is extraordinarily uninteresting. See more Read all reviews

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