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Defamer wishes a happy 57th birthday to Tony Danza, whose 1980 big-screen masterpiece, Going Ape!, we were distressed to find among the more esteemed selections slated for oblivion in last weekend's Viacom bust-up. On this special day, we urge Sumner Redstone, Brad Grey, Matt Blank and all others involved to put their differences aside long enough to secure this film's rightful place in the VOD canon where it belongs. Thank you. [IMDB]

1:20 PM on Mon Apr 21 2008
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JudgeFudge at 01:50 PM on 04/21/08
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Wow! I had no idea this movie existed, but just looking at the poster I'm sure it must rank pretty high in the panthoen of "Wacky Will" flicks...
Leviticus_71 at 01:58 PM on 04/21/08
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Mo-na! Sam-antha!
Benovite at 02:01 PM on 04/21/08
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"The Citizen Kane of orangutan movies."
- Benovite
the.munson at 02:07 PM on 04/21/08
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Going Ape! is awesome. My tennis buddy Howard played the bad guy and has a hilarious story about getting punched out by Tony Danza in a fight scene that got a little too real.
Dimo at 12:53 AM on 04/22/08
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We have the same birthday. Me, Tony D. and Charles Grodin. They have both made bad movies with big monkeys. I can only hope to join their pantheon one day.