Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George’s Creators (2017)

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A documentary that explores the lesser-known tale of Curious George’s creators, Hans and Margret Rey. Originally from Hamburg, Germany, the Reys first met when Hans was dating Margret’s older sister. Years later, having heard that Hans was wasting his artistic talents as a bookkeeper in Rio, Margret traveled to Brazil to persuade him to marry her and do something creative together. After their four-week honeymoon to Paris turned into a four-year residency, they accidentally became children’s book authors when a publisher suggested they create a book out of a cartoon Hans had drawn. Being German Jews, however, their life in Paris abruptly came to an end in June 1940 when the Reys were forced to escape from the Nazis by riding makeshift bicycles-a manuscript of the first Curious George book was one of the few possessions they could smuggle out with them. Arriving in New York as refugees, they started their life anew and over the next three decades they created a classic that continues to touch the hearts and minds of children around the world.

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Movie Details

Video Release: August 15th, 2017 by The Orchard
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Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Narrator(s)

Sam Waterston    Narrator

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Production and Technical Credits

Ema Ryan Yamazaki    Director
Jacob Kafka    Animation by
Ema Ryan Yamazaki    Producer
Emily Harrold    Producer
Marc Levin    Executive Producer
Eric Nyari    Executive Producer
Danielle DiGiacomo    Executive Producer
Brad Navin    Executive Producer

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Synopsis

A documentary that explores the lesser-known tale of Curious George’s creators, Hans and Margret Rey. Originally from Hamburg, Germany, the Reys first met when Hans was dating Margret’s older sister. Years later, having heard that Hans was wasting his artistic talents as a bookkeeper in Rio, Margret traveled to Brazil to persuade him to marry her and do something creative together. After their four-week honeymoon to Paris turned into a four-year residency, they accidentally became children’s book authors when a publisher suggested they create a book out of a cartoon Hans had drawn. Being German Jews, however, their life in Paris abruptly came to an end in June 1940 when the Reys were forced to escape from the Nazis by riding makeshift bicycles-a manuscript of the first Curious George book was one of the few possessions they could smuggle out with them. Arriving in New York as refugees, they started their life anew and over the next three decades they created a classic that continues to touch the hearts and minds of children around the world.

Metrics

Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Video Release: August 15th, 2017 by The Orchard
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Narrator(s)

Sam Waterston    Narrator

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Ema Ryan Yamazaki    Director
Jacob Kafka    Animation by
Ema Ryan Yamazaki    Producer
Emily Harrold    Producer
Marc Levin    Executive Producer
Eric Nyari    Executive Producer
Danielle DiGiacomo    Executive Producer
Brad Navin    Executive Producer

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Weekly Box Office Performance

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.