Monkeys, Go Home! is a 1967 American comedy film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and produced by Walt Disney Productions. Based on the novel The Monkeys by G.K. Wilkinson, the film was written by Maurice Tombragel, and stars Maurice Chevalier, Dean Jones, and Yvette Mimieux. Aside from contributing to the soundtrack of Disney's animated film The Aristocats (1970), this was Chevalier's final film role.

Released on February 8, 1967, this was the first feature-length film released by Walt Disney Productions since its namesake founder's death nearly two months earlier.

Plot Hank Dussard (Jones), the new owner of an olive grove in Provence, France, brings in trained chimpanzee labor, which upsets other workers. Hank eventually gains the town's confidence with the kind aid of Father Sylvain (Chevalier) and his neighbor Maria Riserau (Mimieux).

Cast Maurice Chevalier as Father Sylvain Dean Jones as Hank Dussard Yvette Mimieux as Maria Riserau Bernard Woringer as Marcel Cartucci Clément Harari as Emile Paurilis Yvonne Constant as Yolande Angelli Marcel Hillaire as Mayor Gaston Lou Jules Munshin as Monsieur Piastillio Alan Carney as Grocer Maurice Marsac as Fontanino Darleen Carr as Sidoni Riserau

Reception Vincent Canby of The New York Times called it "another of those bland little confections turned out regularly by the Disney studio".Canby, Vincent (March 30, 1967). "4 Chimps and a Tarzan Share Double Bill". The New York Times. 55. Arthur D. Murphy of Variety declared it "an amusing comedy-romance" with "the usual professional Disney blend of children, animals, humor and charm".Murphy, Arthur D. (January 25, 1967). "Film Reviews: Monkeys, Go Home". Variety. 6. Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times called it "a typical Disney family film".Thomas, Kevin (February 23, 1967). "'Monkeys, Go Home!' Typical Disney Film". Los Angeles Times. Part II, p. 11. The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Olive farming certainly provides an unusual background, but otherwise all is innocuous, extrovertly cheerful and good-humoured—and very dull."

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