Going Ape!

Going Ape! is a 1981 comedy film directed by Jeremy Joe Kronsberg and produced by Paramount Pictures. The original music score was composed by Elmer Bernstein (who would later composed music for a later similarly ape-themed comedy Buddy). This film starred Tony Danza as Foster, Stacey Nelkin as Cynthia, Jessica Walter as Fiona, Danny DeVito as Lazlo, and three orangutans. In this comedy, the death of his rich circus performer father leaves Foster as the sole heir to a five million dollar estate -- if he can keep his three pet orangutans safe and sound for the next two years. With the help of his disgruntled girlfriend Cynthia, Foster must struggle to keep the outrageous apes out of trouble.