Don't believe him.
He's really the evil twin.
It's just a stupid show.
Well, that's just
a stupid comment.
Andrew!
Daddy!
Sarah: Hey!
[Laughs]
Hey! Mmm!
Sarah: Daddy!
I can't believe it.
I'm so glad
to see you guys.
Hugo?
You're all hairy.
[Laughs]
Look at you.
You must have grown
a foot.
Just a couple of inches.
I was gonna call,
but I wanted
to surprise you.
Surprise.
I was beginning
to wonder
if we were ever gonna
see you again.
Did you bring me
anything?
Uh, well...Sort of.
Hugo...why is your
luggage moving?
I can explain.
[Sniffing]
Aah!
[Screams]
Oh, no.
Come on, girl.
[Grunts]
It'll be ok.
The villagers call her
jenniquasigo,
which means
"little one who makes
herself look big."
And chimps are protected.
There's supposed to be no
hunting in ituri, but....
That doesn't
stop the poachers.
Their big prize
is capturing a chimp alive
and ready to sell
on the black market.
But sometimes
they misjudge the strength
of the poison
in their arrows.
That's what happened
to jennie's mother.
[Chimps chattering]
[Chimp screeches]
[Speaking
native language]
Hugo: She was pregnant,
so she was left to die.
It's a slow death,
the muscles, organs,
shutting down
one at a time.
Female. Pan troglodyte.
She's pregnant.
[Speaking
native language]
They say
poachers like this
ought to die.
They used too much poison.
She's not gonna make it.
[Speaking
native language]
They think
you can save her.
Tell them i'm--
I'm a ph.D. I'm not
that kind of doctor.
I'm sorry.
There's nothing I can do.
[Chimp grunts]
I think she's going
into labor, doctor.
Now?
Yes, doctor.
Uh, bring her
into the tent.
I need some hot water,
I need some towels.
Hurry, there's not
much time.
It's a girl.
[Speaking
native language]
[All laugh]
Woman: Oh...
This baby
have powerful deefa.
Deefa?
Spirit...who guide this one.
Shh.
Jenniquasigo.
Jenniquasigo.
Jenniquasigo.
Jenni...qua...sigo?
You can
call her jennie.
No, no, no, no,
no, no, no.
Leah...
No.
Wait--
no.
Do me a favor.
Keep an eye on her.
She's had 3 ccs
of Diazepam and I think
she has a headache.
Leah!
[Sarah giggles]
She looks like
grandpa Joe.
[Blubbers]
Man, are you ugly.
Ooh ooh ooh ooh.
First, the lizard
from Madagascar,
then that thing,
the rat from Brazil.
Didelphis marsupialis.
It wasn't a rat.
Whatever. It ate
Mrs. Palliser's
tulip garden.
Leah...
This is only temporary.
I promise.
I missed you.
You said 3 months
and you were gone for 8.
After your third letter,
I just threw away the rest.
I figured if you
died of malaria,
they'd send me a telegram.
I know.
I know it's hard for you
to understand, but...
Back there in--
in the ituri,
I was accomplishing
the most important work
of my life.
The most important work
of your life
is right here
under this roof.
I'm back, Leah.
Do you really think
you can just
waltz back in here
with a monkey
under your arm and make
everything all right?
She's not a monkey,
she's an ape.
Ape.
Ah, well, that
changes everything.
Sarah: Daddy!
Yes, dear?
Jennie just took
a number 2
on reverend palliser's
front lawn.
I'll be right back.
Where have I heard
that before?
[Chattering]
Wow. This is good.
You know, the wukamin
consider grasshoppers
a delicacy.
That's disgusting.
Actually, they're not bad.
Very sweet.
So, Andrew...
Um, how's your
schoolwork coming?
Um...there's this kid
named Vinnie,
and he can
tuck in his ears,
and it looks like
he doesn't have any.
Your mom says
your grades
have slipped
quite a bit this year.
It's no big deal.
If you want to prepare
for Harvard or Princeton,
you've got to start now.
Dad, I'm 12.
You know,
when I was your age,
I was already
a sophomore
in high school.
Maybe I'm not
as smart as you.
Well, we know
that's not true.
Sorry, could you
just move the milk
away from the ape.
All I'm saying is you
have to start working up
to your potential.
Maybe I don't want to.
Andrew! That's enough.
Hugo, can't it eat
outside?
No, she won't
eat outside
because she thinks
she's human.
Can I be excused?
Yes.
We're not finished.
You didn't
care about my grades
when you were in Africa.
[Smacks lips]
Andrew,
that's not true--
that's not true.
That's not true.
Leave me alone.
[Whimpers]
He seems so angry.
He's 12 years old,
and he's growing up
without a father.
I'm gonna go to bed.
[Wind howling]
[Jennie whimpers]
[House creaks]
[Rattling]
[Screech]
[Boom]
[Jennie screeches]
Mmm...hugo...
I just want US
to be a family again.
[Screeches]
Aah! Oh!
Honey?
[Whimpers]
[Yawns]
Eech!
Whoa!
Oh...
What the heck?
Way to go, Jen.
Hugo: I don't understand.
I locked the door.
Sheila: Well, then,
buy a better lock.
Or then again,
how about a cage?
I'm not putting her
in a---
oh...
I'll buy a better lock.
Oh...
Sarah: Why are there
gummy fish in the toilet?
Oh, my goodness.
Either she goes
or I go.
No, I'm serious,
Hugo.
I know you are.
Look,
I'll talk to Walter,
and I'm sure
he knows somebody
who can find
a place for her.
You are not leaving me
here with that animal.
There's no way.
Leah, please.
The specimens
arrive today.
They've been in transit
for 36 hours.
I got to get them
into the lab
for preservation.
I will not baby-sit
a chimpanzee.
Look, she's probably
not hungry,
since she ate
half the...
Kitchen already,
and, uh,
if she gets dirty,
uh, change her,
like when the kids
were little.
I'll be back
before 5:00,
I promise.
What--what--
I love you madly.
Change her?
You mean diaper her?!
[Bicycle bell dings]
This is Mandy,
and this is Brent.
Brent is rich.
He drives a sports car.
He's always happy.
Mommy says
he's a real dreamboat.
[Chatters]
[Screeches]
Mommy!
Now what?
She bit off
Brent's head!
Cool. Just what
I thought. All looks
and no brains.
Sarah, sweetie,
why don't you try
reading to her?
Reading to her?
Meanwhile, Andrew,
would you try and fix
the basement door?
It's already broken--
just do it.
[Screeches]
Oh! Oh! Oh, no!
Andrew, go!
Go, go get her!
Go get her!
[Whistling
the blue tail fly]
[Screeches]
Whoa!
Frank,
did you see a, um--
Archibald.
I might have known.
You tell your old man
I still have the scar
from that lizard bite,
and if I get any grief
from that baby gorilla--
reverend palliser's?
Thanks, frank.
[Broken glass clinks]
Hmm.
I'm not paying for this!
Aw, gee...
Ah, 4 pink tulips,
3 daisies,
and one little
chimpanzee.
He--he--Hendrick...
Hendrick!
In his infinite
knowledge and...
Go away!
Grace, god has--
in his infinite
wisdom and grace...
Oh, much better.
Hendrick!
Yes, dear.
[Jennie screeches]
The dryopithecus-hominid
link is almost conclusive now.
Move over Richard leaky,
make way for Hugo Archibald.
Of course, I'll need
to go back and collect
some more samples.
To Africa?
Yeah, I just need
a little more time
and money.
Oh, it's scandalous,
the funding situation
in this country.
But finding money
for your return to the ituri
should not be a problem.
I mean, the work
is monumental.
Is something wrong?
Walter, you remember
that species-isolated
chimp infant
that I saved
when I was in Africa?
The lowland
pan troglodyte.
Yes.
Pity you had
to leave it behind.
Yeah...well,
I brought her home,
Walter.
Hey, that's very funny.
The chimpanzee?
You don't know anyone
who might be
interested in...
Taking her off my hands,
would you?
Well, you could try
the university research lab.
They're always
looking for new specimens.
Tell you what I'll do.
I'll give them a call.
Tell them you're
gonna stop by.
Thanks, Walter.
You're gonna be a star,
Hugo. I mean it.
Our research
is primarily
neurological.
We map the brain.
Subjects are used
for approximately
2 to 3 years,
barring infection.
The operation
takes about 16 hours,
and, of course,
it's irreversible.
[Chimp whimpers]
Would you like to see
the rest of the complex?
Dr. Archibald?
Um, sure.
Hello?
Anybody home?
[Jennie screeching]
Good girl.
Now...scissors.
Scissors...
Good. All right.
Great.
Now do rock.
Make a fist.
Down.
No, no, no.
Make a fist.
Fist...and down.
Make a fist...
Down.
What are you doing?
Building a tree house.
For Jenny.
I think daddy ate
too many grasshoppers.
Course,
in the winter time,
we might have
to bring her inside.
Are you out of your mind?
It's 8:00 at night.
I mean, it's bad enough
that ape almost
gave poor Mrs. Palliser
a heart attack
this afternoon.
No.
Oh, yes.
Hmm.
Andrew...
Huh?
Cut me off a piece
about 4 foot, will you?
Do you mind telling me
what's going on?
Sometimes
things happen, Leah.
The randomness of events.
You just can't
control them.
Don't you talk to me
like I'm one of your
research assistants,
Hugo Archibald.
I am your wife.
You said we weren't
keeping her.
It's not
that simple, Leah.
It's not just research,
it's jennie's mother died.
She gave birth to jennie.
But...it was my face
that baby chimp
saw for the first time.
My hand she reached out to
with absolute trust.
My pant leg she held onto
when she took her first step.
She would have ended up
in a 2-foot square box
bound for China,
or on someone's
dinner table, or worse.
Now where is that
blasted t-square?
Oh, um, uh...
Is this it?
Thanks.
Um...can I help, dad?
Not too late.
All right.
Yeah. All right.
Grab that saw.
Well, what
do you think?
We did it.
Yep. We did.
Go on, jennie.
Give it a try.
[Screeches]
Dad, could I, uh...
Knock yourself out.
[Music box plays]
[Coos]
[Screeches]
No way, Jen.
Come on.
She is a girl, you know.
Human and chimpanzee DNA
differ by only one percent,
and we can exchange
blood of the same type.
Uh, chimpanzees
have even been known
to have the intelligence
of an average 8-year-old...
Check it out.
[Whispers]
Hi.
[Students gasp]
Oh...uh, yes?
Boy: Um, yeah.
What kind of stuff
does she eat?
Bananas, mostly.
Bananas, grapes, sugar,
anything she can eat.
Just like you.
Very nice. Very nice.
Uh, yes?
Girl:
What's her name?
Um...jenniquasigo
is her real name.
That's what
it's short for.
It's a tribal name.
Yes, yes?
Girl: Where does
she come from?
Uh, east Africa.
A place called
the ituri forest.
Ituri forest.
Go.
[Whimpers]
[Andrew laughs]
Come on, jennie,
come on!
[Toilet flushes]
[Whistling]
There's a leach law
in this town, Archibald,
and a dangerous
animals ordinance.
Frank, you're scaring her.
Her?
Remember the...
Harmless lizard?
Jennie's not an animal.
She's a primate,
just like you and me,
and evolutionarily
speaking,
she's our closest
living relative.
My relatives
live in Jersey.
I'm warning you,
Archibald,
you keep that thing
away from me.
Come on, Jen.
♪ For she's
a jolly chimpanzee ♪
♪ for she's
a jolly chimpanzee ♪
♪ for she's
a jolly chimpanzee ♪
♪ which nobody can deny ♪
Andrew: Make a wish, Jen.
Sarah: Yeah,
make a wish.
Leah: Oh, hey. No.
Sweetie, jennie, stop it.
Come on, jennie.
Get it--don't...
Sweetie, Hugo...
Use the fork--
don't stick your mouth
in the cake like that.
You think it's
for eating? Is that
what you think it is?
[Doorbell]
Hugo: Hang on,
I'm coming.
Yes?
Dr. Hugo Archibald?
At your service.
I'm Dr. Prentiss.
Wow! Pamela prentiss.
I've read
all your books.
It's quite an honor.
Why, thank you.
[Laughs]
I was given your name
by a mutual friend.
Walter Epstein.
Sure, Walter. Yeah.
He runs my department
at the museum.
Come on in!
Walter tells me
that you've got
a species-isolated
chimpanzee
in your possession.
Jennie.
Jennie?
That's her name.
Huh.
Well, I figured I was
in the neighborhood,
so I would stop by
and take a look at her,
since I'm usually
at the mercy
of my schedule.
Oh, of course.
Uh, she's watching TV.
Television?
In the family room.
I see.
Well, it's her birthday.
I see.
Would you like some cake?
It's...A bit soggy.
No, thank you.
Well, right this way.
Honey, we have company!
She's the one
on the floor.
Hey!
[Whimpers]
Who is she?
If you care
to rot your brain,
I have no qualms,
but do it alone.
You must be jennie.
[Whimpers]
I'm...pam.
[Inquisitive whimper]
We have a colony
of 5 chimpanzees
at the tahachee center,
all of whom are learning
sign language.
Um...jenny would be
our control.
What we want to see is will
the species-isolated chimp
learn sign language quicker
than the colony chimps?
I have a bad feeling
about this.
Dad says she's
a world-renowned
primate specialist.
Yeah? Big deal.
She'll remain here,
of course.
Hugo, we agreed that this
was just temporary.
I would prefer
to transfer her,
but relocation might
prove counterproductive
to her learning progress.
So...i will come here
to do my research.
Now, I must
tell you, though,
that this is not exactly
the controlled environment
that I had hoped for.
Too many variables
that might contaminate
the data.
We wouldn't want
to contaminate the data.
I will insist upon
complete control over Jenny
for 3 days a week.
Those are my terms.
You can
use the living room.
You can use the garage.
Leah, don't be silly.
I'm not the one
being silly.
The garage is fine.
Now, if we can just
settle upon your stipend,
I'll have the legal documents
drawn up.
No stipend.
No stipend, no paper.
This is Jenny's home.
I'm not signing it away.
Those are my terms.
Very well.
I really would like
to get started as soon
as possible, so...
I'll be here on Monday.
Great.
Great.
Great.
Oh, and I really think
that we need to keep jennie
away from refined sugars.
She eats what we eat.
That's what I'm afraid of.
Both: Ohh!
Ohh...
Ahh!
And it was a pleasure
meeting you, too.
Living room.
All right.
Here we go now.
Yes.
Me...pam.
Me...pam.
You...jennie.
Ok? You...Jennie.
Me...hugo.
You...
Jen.
Dr. Prentiss says
the key is repetition
and reinforcement.
Repetition
and reinforcement.
Right.
Hugo...
Jenny...apple.
Jenny...down.
Ah, good. Apple.
Sarah. Sarah.
Jennie.
Jennie, look at me.
Sarah. Sarah.
Jennie, Sarah.
[Sighs]
Andrew.
Andrew. Jennie.
You don't get it.
You don't understand, do you?
[Cackles]
Jennie, Andrew.
[Sighs]
Jennie, don't.
Jennie...
Oh, jennie, jennie, no.
Andrew: Oh. Well,
I can't say I blame you.
Stupid idea anyway.
Let's get outta here.
Hey!
What about me?
Hmm.
Andrew: 2 for the matinee,
please.
Yeah, it'll be $8.00.
Puberty.
[Elephant trumpets]
[Bird chirps]
[Lion growls]
[Tarzan yells]
[Imitates Tarzan yell]
You got some explaining
to do, young man.
I--
upstairs.
But--
now.
Come on, jennie.
No. Jennie, stay.
Jennie doesn't want
to learn sign language.
And how do you
know that, Andrew?
She told me.
Jennie spoke to you.
Yeah, and I don't need
sign language
to understand her.
She's the one
who ripped the book.
Andrew,
it takes repetition
and reinforcement--
reinforcement
and repetition
and reinforcement
and repetition.
I know.
That's enough, Andrew.
Well...
At least somebody
is learning something
around here.
What did he say?
Ah.
Your son
doesn't like you
very much, doctor.
Hi, there.
Look, Andrew,
I never planned
on raising a chimpanzee.
Your mother certainly
never dreamed of it,
but we need
Dr. Prentiss' help now.
Wouldn't it make
jennie's life richer
if she could speak to US?
If we could speak to her?
That's what Dr. Prentiss
is trying to do.
Jennie's
not an experiment,
and that's all
she is to Dr. Prentiss.
Do you have any idea
the stature Dr. Prentiss has--
I mean, as a scientist?
Ph.d at 23.
15 years of fieldwork.
Full scholarship
at Harvard and Cambridge.
Just like you.
What is that
supposed to mean?
Your work is more
important to you
than anything else
in the world,
even your family.
Is that what you think?
You say you love US,
but you always leave.
Well, I'm not gonna waste
my time talkin' to somebody
who's obviously not
mature enough to listen.
[Sighs]
What?
All right now.
Jennie.
You, jennie.
[Cackles]
What is this?
[Jennie screeches]
Ok, ok. Apple.
Pfft.
Apple.
Ok, ok, ok.
Don't you dare.
I'm warning you.
Hugo's colleagues
are gonna be here
in one hour.
They will sit
at my table
and eat my food
and use words that
I don't understand,
and I will
sit there,
smiling
pleasantly back
all evening.
Do you think
I'm looking forward
to that?
Huh? I think not.
So help me, I will
lock you in the basement.
[Whimpers]
That's better.
[Gasps]
Oh, you horrible
creature.
That's it. I have had it
with you, young lady.
[Screeches]
Oh, you let go,
you miserable
beast.
Ok,
you stay there.
Stay. Stay.
What?
What?
Hug who?
Who are you?
Jennie, that's right.
Come here. Come on.
Oh, good.
Good job.
Wait. Wait.
Wait right here.
Kids. Kids.
You guys,
come down here.
Hurry up.
What?
What is it?
What? What's wrong?
Watch. Watch this.
Watch this.
Jennie. Jennie.
Who is this?
Yes. Yes.
She understands.
Go. Call your father.
He's at the office.
Sarah: Sarah. Sarah.
She spoke!
She spoke!
Whoo-hoo!
Whoo-hoo!
Walter, she spoke.
Who?
Jennie. She understands.
Tremendous.
Have you called Pamela?
Uh, she's on her way
to the house right now.
[Bangs]
Gotta go.
Congratulations.
Andrew: Good job.
♪ You got ♪
♪ years to come
and years to go ♪
♪ whoa, whoa, yeah ♪
♪ time to live
and time to grow ♪
♪ you know you got ♪
♪ time to love
but no time to waste ♪
♪ oh, yeah ♪
♪ I been fighting
night and day ♪
♪ yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ and it's
a mixed up world ♪
♪ but don't hesitate ♪
♪ and waste
your life away ♪
♪ no, because ♪
♪ life is always
worth living ♪
♪ yes, give it a chance ♪
♪ why not try it today? ♪
♪ So I said, rise up ♪
♪ you know you can rise up ♪
[Doorbell rings]
♪ Oh, whoa,
and take a stand, ah ♪
Well, hello there,
young lady.
[Screeches]
Aah!
[Cries]
Rita.
♪ Don't you know
we can rise up ♪
Bless you. Enjoy.
♪ And take a stand, ah? ♪
♪ Rise up,
rise up, rise up ♪
♪ rise up ♪
Are you expectin'
somethin' important?
Just waitin' to see
if my funding came through.
Are you goin' back
to Africa, Dr. Archibald?
That's the plan.
You know,
it must be hard
to leave someone
as attractive
as Mrs. Archibald
for such long periods.
Yes, it is, frank.
How's your
talking chimp?
Just fine.
You know,
I'll keep an eye out
for that letter
for you, Dr. Archibald.
Thanks, frank.
Have a nice day,
frank.
Leah: You look
so beautiful.
Ok, opinions.
I think she looks moronic.
I think
she looks beautiful.
Thank you.
What do you think?
Well...
I think she deserves
the dignity
not to be treated
like some sort
of a circus animal.
Come on, jennie.
How dare you talk
to me like that.
This is my house
and jennie is...
Your what,
Mrs. Archibald?
She's reached the age
where she needs to live
in a safe environment.
And that would be
the tahachee center
run by you, of course.
You have no claim
to jennie.
Hugo, there's no need
for animosity here.
Dr. Prentiss'
concern is genuine.
The situation
is impossible.
Jennie's
being tended to
by a housewife
with 2 undisciplined
children.
You will not refer
to my wife as "housewife"
or my children
as "undisciplined."
We are not experiments.
We're not subjects
in a laboratory.
We are a family.
Jennie is loved
and cared for
in our home,
a piece of data which you
conveniently overlook.
Dr. Archibald, jennie's
worth to science
far outweighs
any personal feelings
that you or your family
might have for her,
and you know
that no chimpanzee
has ever lived with
a surrogate human family
past the age
of adulthood,
an age which jennie
is rapidly approaching.
Jennie is probably
the smartest,
brightest chimpanzee
I have ever worked with.
She is leaving
the colony chimps
in the dust.
Dr. Archibald,
the tahachee center
would be willing
to pay you
a substantial
amount of money
for jennie.
I've been authorized
to offer you
$70,000 for her.
As per our agreement,
Dr. Prentiss,
you study jennie
at our home.
If this situation
is no longer
suitable for you,
then your project
with her is over.
Thank you, Walter.
Hugo.
We've been friends
for a long time.
That aside,
I think you're one
of the most
brilliant scientists
I've ever known.
What are you
getting at, Walter?
Usually,
an animal imprints
with the first
living soul it sees.
Jennie imprinted
you as her father.
She imprinted
your family
as her family.
You've raised
a chimpanzee
that thinks
she's human,
but there's
a danger...
That the imprinting
can go both ways.
[Laughs]
What, do you think
I think jennie
is my daughter?
I'm speaking
to you colleague
to colleague, Hugo.
Now, you're trying
to secure funding
for a project
that could be
the most
important work
in natural history
in decades.
Do you really want
to have a feud going
with Dr. Prentiss,
one of
the preeminent
primatologists
in the world?
A cage is a cage, Walter.
Jennie doesn't belong
in a cage.
[Sighs]
Leah: Oh, here's
one bag for you.
Anything good?
Lots of refined sugar.
[Screeches]
Oh!
[Screeches]
Andrew.
Get her
out of there.
What? Whoa!
Sarah: Jennie.
Hey, jennie.
Stop. Stop.
Leah: Andrew, please.
Leah: Jennie.
Get down.
Jennie.
Get down.
Jennie.
Leah: I don't know.
Get down, jennie.
Stop. Jennie.
Sarah: Come on, jennie.
Be a good girl.
Give me those back.
Sarah: No!
Jennie.
Not the marshmallows!
Jennie, come back
down here, please.
Sarah: Jennie, stop.
Jennie.
Andrew: Stop.
Jennie, come back.
[Dog barks]
Hello. Anybody home?
Dr. Archibald?
[Knocks]
[Dog barks]
Man on TV: Has been nothing
short of very violent.
We've received
so many applications...
Oh! Hey, Archibald.
Hey, frank.
Your old man around?
No.
What about the, uh,
the--the--the chimp?
You don't have to worry.
Jennie's with Dr. Prentiss.
I think this might be
the letter your dad's
been waitin' for.
It looks
sort of important.
It must be tough
growin' up without
your dad around.
You know, Archibald,
you hang around
that chimp so much,
I can't help but notice,
but you're startin' to look
a little bit like her.
Don't you think
it might be time
you started to hang with
some of your own species?
People are talkin'.
Thanks for the info,
frank.
Just lookin' out
for ya, Archibald.
Any mail for me?
Um, uh, no. Nothin'.
Tell mom
I'll be workin' late.
Uh, sure thing.
Andrew: When dad
went to Africa,
he told me to look
at the brightest star
in the sky and think of him,
and then he'd do
the same for me,
and that way,
we'd always be together.
I was just
a little kid then,
and I believed
that kind of stuff.
I don't feel much
like a little kid anymore.
Dad's letter came today.
He got the funding
to go back to Africa.
He'll probably be gone
for another 8 months.
Sometimes, when he's away,
I forget what he looks like,
and I forget
what he sounds like.
Yes. A letter bad.
I want you to know
I called the veteran's
administration.
They mailed it Thursday.
First Thursday of the month
like they do every month.
Yeah. If it says
"Mr. Elton crabb" on it,
I put it
in your mailbox.
Don't you get sassy
with me, mail boy.
I want you to know
I stormed the beaches
at normandy.
Just keep livin'
in the past, old man.
[Horn honks]
I heard that.
Frank, they shut
my phone off last week
because I didn't
receive my bill on time.
I'm sorry.
I have no idea--
woman: Frank?
Yes?
Where are
my catalogs, frank?
Are you
reading my catalogs?
I don't read catalogs,
Mrs. Babbit.
I hate catalogs.
I really do.
I want you to know,
frank Russo,
I lodged a complaint
with the postmaster.
Right. Ok, everybody
just take a deep breath
and calm down.
You mean--
they're gonna
cut off my cable--
I want my mail!
Quiet! Quiet.
Ooh, ooh, ok.
All right.
Obviously, something
has seriously gone wrong.
I promise all of you
that I'll get
to the bottom of this.
I will find your mail.
Sir, ladies, excuse me.
Good-bye.
No, I'm over here.
I mean, I read things
that come in the mail.
Frank: It looks like
it might rain.
Frank.
Frank.
[Frank whistles]
What the--
whoa.
Elton crabb.
It's the chimp.
Ooh.
[Grunts]
Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.
Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey!
Whoa! Oof!
Mmm. Unh.
[Chatters]
[Chatters]
Easy there, bonzo.
No one needs to get
hurt over this.
Jennie.
[Jennie screeches]
No one messes
with the u.S. Mail.
Frank, no.
Run, jennie.
Ow!
Why don't you pick
on someone your own size?
Ooh. Ooh.
That's it, Archibald.
Your chimp is done for.
I'm filing charges.
[Engine starts]
My truck.
She's in my truck! Ah!
Jennie!
No, jennie, no!
[Horn beeps]
Jennie,
hit the brakes!
[People shouting]
Andrew!
Hit the left pedal!
Archibald! Hey!
Oh!
Andrew: Jennie! Stop!
Stop the truck! Stop!
Frank: Hey! Help!
Hit the left--the brakes.
The left pedal.
Frank: Hey!
I want my truck!
Oh, Jen, look out!
Please look out!
Oh! Ooh!
Whoa-h*-h*-h*!
Whoa-h*-h*-h*!
Whoa! Whoa!
Whoa-h*-h*-h*!
Jennie, look out!
Andrew: Jennie.
[Gasps]
My truck.
[Bell rings]
Jennie!
[Screeches]
Jennie, look out!
[Growls]
Dad!
My truck!
Doggone,
it's full!
Jennie, it's ok!
Aah!
[Cries]
Oh! Oh, what am
I gonna tell
my supervisor?
Oh! Oh,
look at this!
Woman on P.A.: Dr. Abel...
Hello, can I get some help?
What do we have here?
Uh, dislocation, contusion,
possible fracture.
Oh, are you a doctor?
Uh, ph.D.
Hugo Archibald.
Patient's name?
Jennie Archibald.
Let's take a look.
[Coos]
[Gasps]
Is this some kind
of a joke?
I'm sorry?
Get this animal
out of here.
This is a hospital
for humans only,
in case
you haven't noticed.
Woman on P.A.:
Residents, op one.
Surgical residents,
op one.
Here. Put jennie over there.
I'll be right back.
Dad, maybe we should--
Hugo: This is outrageous!
Hey. Hey.
You mean, you're gonna
refuse her admission?
Yes.
What's your name?
I'm taking down your name.
If you don't remove
her immediately,
I'm calling security.
Oh, Jen.
Sit down right here.
[Coos]
Is that good? Right.
[Whimpers]
Ok.
Andrew love jennie.
It's gonna be ok, Jen.
Her name...
Is j-e-n-n-i-e.
Jennie.
Andrew: Don't worry, jennie.
Feel better soon.
Please. Can't you see
she's hurt?
Nurse: She understands
sign language?
Nearly 100 words.
May I please see
the attending physician?
I'll get him.
[Sighs]
How is she?
[Sighs]
She's gonna be fine.
It's just
a minor fracture.
She'll have
to wear a soft cast
for a couple
of weeks.
They say
she'll be back
to her old self
in no time.
You sure
you're all right?
Yeah. You?
She almost
ran me over.
[Both laugh]
[Coos]
I think
this little girl
belongs to you.
Jennie. Hey.
Ooh! Look at that.
Look at that, huh?
Andrew: Thank you.
Thanks.
All right.
Let's get outta here.
[Gavel bangs]
Bailiff: Next case.
The matter of frank Russo
versus jennie Archibald.
That's me.
Ooh!
Ooh. Ooh. Ooh. Ooh.
And you are
the plaintiff?
Uh, yes, your honor.
Uh, it's an honor,
your honor.
And the defendant?
Uh, your honor,
uh, she's not--not--
not--not here yet.
My husband--
and you are?
I'm Leah Archibald.
I'm--I'm the defendant's...
Uh, mother.
Well, you don't sound
too sure about that.
Well, oh!
That's--there he is.
I'm gonna sit.
[Coos]
Um, sorry, your honor.
Um, she needed
to use the bathroom.
[Bangs]
Order!
Order, please.
Why is that animal
in my courtroom?
Uh, this is
the defendant,
jennie Archibald.
I'll have order
or I'll clear the courtroom.
Don't let that
face fool you,
your honor.
This--this is
no ordinary monkey.
Uh, she's actually
not a monkey at all,
your honor.
She's an ape.
All right. I'll bite.
Read the charges
against this defendant.
"Under county
ordinance 4019,
"jennie Archibald,
the defendant,
"is charged with causing
grievous bodily injury
and being a threat
to public safety."
She defiled
and stole mail, too.
That's
a federal offense.
These are serious charges.
Under the law,
if found guilty,
the animal would
have to be destroyed.
Do you mind telling me
what happened?
Uh, well, I wasn't
there, you honor,
but perhaps
you could ask her.
Don't make a mockery
of my court, doctor.
You'll find
I get very cranky
when litigants do that.
I would never
do that, your honor,
but you see,
frank is right
about one thing.
Jennie is no
ordinary animal.
She's a very special
individual.
She's more
like you or me
than any other
creature
on this planet.
Believe me, I know.
And if you'll allow it,
I'll show you
that jennie
is capable of answering
any question
put to her concerning
the charges.
Miss trousdale.
What is this?
Hugo: Miss trousdale
is an official
American sign language
interpreter
registered
with this very court.
With your permission?
Oh.
Swear her in.
The monkey?
She's an ape!
[Gavel bangs]
Just do it.
Place your right hand
on the Bible.
Swear to tell the truth,
the whole truth,
and nothing
but the truth.
[Coos]
Ask the monkey--
I mean ape--
why she attacked
the mailman.
She says,
"give jennie apple."
Hugo: Um...
Please let her
try again, your honor.
Judge nembhard:
Please be quiet, people.
Miss trousdale,
you want to try again?
[Coos]
Jennie.
Why jennie
hurt frank?
Please sit down,
young man.
Let me do the questioning,
if you don't mind.
Miss trousdale:
Uh, your honor,
she's speaking.
Judge nembhard:
What's she saying?
[Coos]
Jennie says,
"frank bad."
Say, I resent that.
Can she elaborate?
[Coos]
Miss trousdale:
I don't understand.
She's saying,
"frank bad.
Hurt Andrew."
Frank:
Oh, wait a minute.
What kind of chimpanzee
court is this?
It's the letter.
Andrew?
Judge: Dr. Archibald?
Your honor,
this is my son Andrew.
Andrew, is there something
you need to share with US?
Go ahead.
Jennie hurt frank
because
he delivers letters.
Letters?
Well, not--
not all letters.
One letter.
The letter that
said you were going
back to the ituri.
Back to Africa
to do more research.
I got the Grant.
And I was so angry
when you got it,
I tore it up.
And jennie
was with me,
and I guess
she thought
I was mad at frank.
Your honor,
I'm Dr. Pamela prentiss.
I can handle this, Pam.
With all
due respect, doctor,
I don't think you can.
Who is this?
Dr. Prentiss
is one of the most
celebrated primatologists
in this country.
She's the one
responsible for
jennie's language skills.
I must say, this is
quite an honor, Dr. Prentiss.
I've read all your books.
Why, thank you.
If the court
is interested,
I believe that I might
have a simple solution
to this somewhat
complex problem.
I'm all ears.
But, your honor, wo--
Mr. Russo, Dr. Archibald,
Dr. Prentiss,
if I may please see you
in my chambers
for a short recess.
Bailiff: All rise!
[Jennie cackles]
Where are the kids?
I took them
back to school.
So what did the judge say?
[Softly]
Oh, Hugo, no.
It's ok.
It's all right.
I mean, it's
better this way.
I don't think...
I don't think
it's fair that
you should have to
take care
of the kids
and jennie
while I'm in--
while you're what?
[Sighs]
You're not actually
considering going back.
This is
important, Leah.
Yes, it is, Hugo.
Yes, it is.
They're going to
be devastated.
First jennie,
and then you.
We were just starting to
feel like a family again.
I haven't been up here
in a while.
[Coos]
You did a good job.
It's held up well.
Jennie...
Jennie, go with Pam today.
[Whimpering]
No.
Hugo no go.
[Moans]
You know, a good friend
once told me that you
have a powerful deefa...
And I believe him.
Jennie? Jennie?
Jennie?
Jennie?
Ah. Ahh.
Hi, there.
How are you?
She's as strong
as 7 men, doctor.
What's she
going to be like
in a year or 2?
She needs a controlled,
disciplined environment.
She belongs
to science now.
We both know
it's for the best.
You mean, the best
for Dr. Pamela prentiss.
Dr. Archibald, we both
have our careers,
and I have dedicated
my entire life to mine.
And no matter what you
and your family might think,
I care about jennie
an awful lot.
[Jennie cackles]
[Jennie screeches]
Dad...
Hey, kiddo.
Check this out.
That's fantastic.
I pulled my average
up an entire
letter grade.
Wait'll I tell Jen.
Andrew--
where's Jen?
Jennie?
Jen. Jennie!
Hey, jennie!
Andrew!
Andrew.
Jennie! Jennie.
Honey?
[Shouting]
Jennie!
Jennie! Jennie.
Where is she?
The judge thought it
best for her to
live at the tahachee center.
No! How could you?!
Andrew!
Andrew!
Yeah. Yeah,
he's been missing
for 5 hours.
Don't tell me
that I can't file
a missing persons
report.
He's only
12 years old.
No, not the chimp,
my son.
Forget the chimp.
Forget that I even
brought the chimp up.
Please, officer,
I just need you
to help me
find my little boy.
Yes. I appreciate
that. I do.
Thank you very much.
Yes. Thank you.
I've searched everywhere.
I don't understand
what he's thinking.
I've called
all his friends,
the neighbors,
the police.
This is all my fault.
You can say that again.
I know where Andrew went.
I never should have
let that woman take her
without at least
a good-bye.
He went to
the hot cheese center.
What did you say?
The hot cheese center.
Melted cheese?
What do you mean,
sweetie?
He went to see jennie.
The tahachee center!
That's what I said.
Of course!
Uh, grab the keys.
[Jennie whimpers]
Jennie hungry?
I brought your favorites.
Jennie, eat.
[Jennie whimpers]
Please?
I understand.
[Snort]
[Snoring]
Jennie?
Jennie!
Jennie.
Jennie?
Jennie!
[Jennie screeches]
Jennie.
Jennie--
jennie, you knew
I'd see you again.
All right,
let's get outta here.
Oh!
We can't get out.
It's locked
from the outside.
What am I
gonna do now?
Oooh.
[Thunder]
Mom, dad?
Shh.
Everything's all right.
Hey.
Hey.
Where's Jen?
She's just fine.
We can't leave her here.
We're not going to.
She's
going back home.
Really?
I decided to
go back to Africa.
[Thunder]
One last trip.
You're gonna
take her back,
aren't you?
We think
we might be able
to return Jenny
to the ituri.
What about the poachers?
Well, the land that
jennie was born in
was recently
made a sanctuary.
She'll be protected.
You know,
very few apes
have ever returned
to the wild
after having
lived in captivity.
Unless, of course,
you are able to
find jennie's family group,
and maybe--
that they might just
accept her,
and she, them.
I'd sure like it
if you came along.
Me?
All of US.
[Giggles]
Mmm.
All right!
Oh, I can't wait to go.
Hugo: Yeah, when you see it,
you'll meet my friend kwele.
All right. Thanks.
Let's go now.
[African chorale sings]
[Jennie coos]
Heh heh heh.
Welcome, my old friend.
Kwele, it's been
a long time.
Yes, it has.
[Laughs]
This is my family.
Hey, kwele.
Hey.
Nice to finally
meet you, kwele.
Pleasure to meet you.
Ahh!
This one's a little young
for research assistant.
[Laughs]
[Laughs]
And who is this?
This beef grow big!
What that tell you?
Big trouble, no?
[Laughs]
Yeah, they're
all big trouble.
Welcome. Come, come.
[Cooing, chattering]
Andrew: My father,
being a man of science,
believed in a natural
order of all things.
He believed that
the world is a place
to be comprehended,
dissected, and classified.
But jennie
taught him something:
That we see the world
not only
through our eyes,
but through our hearts.
It's time to go.
[Jennie coos]
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Jennie Project, The (2001)
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