The Little Monkey

The Little Monkey is a 1989 American animated film produced by Beauty and the Beast Animation Studios and released on March 17, 1989 by Michael Shires Picture

Plot
A Monkey really wants to go to the City, but when the other animals won’t let him, he must gain trust from an evil skunk witch to go out into the city, but he can’t talk, but what she is secretly trying to do is replace him.

Voice Cast

 * Frank Welker as Monkey
 * Paige O'Hara as Erin the City Monkey
 * Katherine Dillon as Zuna the Skunk Witch And Narrator
 * Jim Cummings as Cranston the Cheetah
 * Jason Marin as Antelope, Monkey’s Best Friend.
 * Allan Melvin as Suds the Pelican
 * Michael Bell as King Lion
 * Ben Wright as Lyle the Donkey
 * Edie McClurg as Charlotte the Cat
 * David Jason as Walnut the Squrriel
 * Don Messick, Brian Trueman, Jimmy Hibbert, Michael Hordern, Willie Rushton, Neil Buchanan, Richard Waites, Russi Taylor, and Katie Leigh as Monkey’s Siblings

Songs

 * 1) Part of That World - Monkey
 * 2) You Belong Right Here - Cranston
 * 3) Prey in Pain - Zuna
 * 4) When You Make Yourself a Friend - Erin
 * 5) Kiss The Monkey - Cranston
 * 6) Prey in Pain (Reprise) -  Zuna
 * 7) Part of That World (Reprise) - Chorus

Trivia

 * This was the fifth Shires with live-action and animation since of Herman and Katnip: The Movie (1980), The Black Cobwebs (1985), Captain Hulett The Movie (1986) and America and Company (1988).
 * it is the first Shires film to be distributed by Warner Bros.

Release

 * The film was released on March 17, 1989, same day as All Puppies go to Paradise, a production of Shires expatriate Scott Webb.

Short Films
the 25-Minute short film called Totally Spies! The Movie is seen in Theaters with The Little Monkey.

it is distributed by Warner Bros. in North America and Gaumont in France. this film is sold to Gaumont in 2005, due to being sued by Shires, which took away permission from Gaumont before the movie's release.