Mookie

About Mookie

A talking chimp, a jolly monk and a boxer on the run make an unlikely team in this French comedy for children. Brother Benoit, a French monk working with underprivileged youth in Mexico, one day finds a sick chimpanzee in need of water and medical attention.

Mookie (1998) is a comedy film directed by Hervé Palud.

Éric Cantona takes the lead as Antoine Capella, Jacques Villeret as Frère Benoît, Emiliano Suarez as Valdez, and Carla Ortiz as Fanfan. Released in December 1998, it runs 87 minutes.

The screenplay is by Hervé Palud and Jean-Marie Pallardy.

TMDB voters put it at 5.5 out of 10 across 71 votes.