Bedtime for Bonzo

Starring:Ronald Reagan, Diana Lynn, Walter Slezak, Lucille Barkley, Jesse White, Herbert Heyes, Herb Vigran, Harry Tyler, Edward Clark, Edward Gargan, Joel Friedkin, Brad Browne, Elizabeth Flournoy, Howard Banks, Perc Launders, Brad Johnson, Billy Mauch, Ann Tyrrell, Midge Ware, Bridget Carr
Director: Frederick De Cordova
Studio: Universal Studios
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

Don't be misguided, this is a great little film !
A Great Little Movie!
Ronald Reagan Raises a Chimp
A wonderful legacy left by all the cast in Bedtime for Bonzo!
Unexpected laugh fest :)

Bedtime for Bonzo
Starring: Ronald Reagan , Diana Lynn , Walter Slezak , Lucille Barkley , and Jesse White
Director: Frederick De Cordova
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0007QJ1RU
Release Date: 2005-05-31

Customer Reviews:

Don't be misguided, this is a great little film !.......2007-04-30

I have yet to play this film for any child who didn't thoroughly love it. (and most adults seem to fall for its charm as well)
The most ridiculous and unfair criticism seems to be "what's a US president doing in a film with a chimp ?"
Well, Ronald Reagan was an actor first...and Bedtime for Bonzo is truly one of his most endearing films. It's an utterly charming tale that makes for great family viewing. It's also one of those movies that they absolutely, positively CAN NOT make anymore. Today's family oriented films come across as so PC and sickly sweet, that they quickly become unwatchable.
Bedtime for Bonzo is not only highly watchable, it's extremely entertaining on every level it was intended to be. Reagan is perfect in the lead role, and he is greatly supported by a superb cast, including Diana Lynn and Walter Slezak. Of course, the true star of the film is Bonzo, and I must admit, he was wonderful.
If you are looking for a great family film that's entertaining for all, then I would highly suggest this one. To me, it's much better than practically anything Disney ever put out. Give it a try, and I'm certain you'll agree.

A Great Little Movie!.......2006-12-10

This is a great movie that the whole family can watch! I haven't laughed so much since....well, I can't remember when!
Reagan's performance is solid and all the acting is good including Bonzo's! Wouldn't it be great if all the movies coming out today were at least half as good as this one? No nudity, no profanity, just good, clean fun! I wholeheartedley recommend this one and you and your family will too! Enjoy!

Ronald Reagan Raises a Chimp.......2005-09-13

Bedtime for Bonzo is one of Ronald Reagan's best- known films. Originally released in 1951, Regan was only 39 years old when this film was shot. Reagan is the main star of the show, but part of the credit for the film's success also belongs to Bonzo, the chimpanzee that Reagan takes under his wing; adopting him temporarily for a psychology experiment and attempting to teach him the difference between good and bad.

Reagan's character in this film is a Psychology professor and the reason he raises Bonzo is to prove a point to the man who would later become his father in law. The man is Dean Tillinghast, and he is an associate professor at the same school. He discovers one day that Reagan's father was a convicted felon and he doesn't want the son of a criminal marrying his daughter because he is afraid the "bad" genes have been passed on and that Reagan will end up the same way. Reagan decides to conduct this experiment with Bonzo to prove a point that one's environment is the key to behavioral formation. He and actress Diane Lynn proceed to raise Bonzo and teach him right from wrong.

The plot of this film is a little bit cheesy and some of it is very far- fetched. Even if the experiment succeeds, why would a fellow professor accept the behavior pattern of a chimp as proof that it also applies to humans? Of course, one has to keep in mind that this film is meant to be primarily a comedy, so the director likely made it a little bit unreal on purpose, just to make it funnier.

Reagan, Herbert Heyes, and Walter Slezak are all pretty good in their respective roles. They seem at least believable in their personifications of the different characters. But the women in the movie seem a little bit too much like actresses. That is, they seem like people on a stage trying their best to act like normal people but not succeeding very well. They talk a little too fast and respond too quickly to questions, like they are being cued by a director.

Overall, this movie is ok, but it isn't very memorable for its story or acting. The main thing that makes this movie memorable is Ronald Reagan himself. Watching the future president of the United States playing surrogate father to a chimp is funny and ironic, and it makes "Bedtime for Bonzo" worth a look.

A wonderful legacy left by all the cast in Bedtime for Bonzo!.......2005-07-28

I believe I saw this movie many years ago when it wasfirst shown in theatres, but never again until July, 2005. If only to see the very intelligent antics of Bonzo, would have been wellworth buying the video, but to see one of President Ronald Reagan's movies and to enjoy the acting once again of Diana Lynn, whom I (along with many other mothers of the 1950's) named my daughter after, was a joy. I never missed a soap she was in when we got our first television when we got married in 1952.

Unexpected laugh fest :).......2004-07-01

Call me crazy, but I LOVED this movie! I was expecting a film that had lost its luster, but boy was I surprised. I haven't laughed at a film so hard, new or old, in a long time. Watch it! It's well worth the time and will make you laugh out loud--not groan!

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