‘Primate’ Review: A Pet Chimp Goes Ape in the First Simian-Next-Door Slasher Movie. It Gets Two-and-a-Half Bananas

The family chimp turns rabid, but always seems like a real animal, in Johannes Roberts' slickly executed piece of ...

‘Primate’ Review: College Kids Fight to Survive a Rabid Pet Chimp in a Slasher Movie That’s as Enjoyably Nerve-Shredding as It Is Silly

Johnny Sequoyah, Troy Kotsur and a dude in a monkey suit star in Johannes Roberts’ creature feature about a secluded tropical ...

Is ‘Primate’ Based On A True Story?

But is Primate based on a true story? One thing is for sure: Primate did not star a real chimpanzee. Ben was played by actor Miguel Torres Umba, who used prosthetics and puppetry to make Ben appear as ...