TAG Teaser 208 - Monkey Movies!

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Across
  1. 2. Mighty Joe _____, the name of two films, one in 1949 and another in 1998, about a large gorilla being raised and protected by a girl called Jill (5)
  2. 3. This Disney animated classic from 1992 features a boy who discovers a magic lamp - and genie - along with his trusty monkey companion, Abu (7)
  3. 5. "Monkey _____", the (catchy) theme tune to the 1970s Japanese TV show "Monkey", which ran from 1978 until 1980 (5)
  4. 7. King ____ - the king of all apes, first scene in the film of the same name in 1933 (4)
  5. 9. Planet of the ____, 1968 sci-fi classic featuring Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter *PLURAL* (4)
  6. 12. Raiders of the Lost ___, Spielberg blockbuster from 1981, featuring an ill-fated little monkey who eats some "bad dates"! (3)
  7. 13. Monkey ________, 1952 screwball comedy starring Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers and Marilyn Monroe (8)
  8. 14. ______ Monkeys, 1995 Terry Gilliam sci-fi flick starring Bruce Willis (6)
  9. 16. "Me ______, you Jane!" - this classic character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, was raised in the jungle by apes and famously swings along on ropes and branches with a distinctive yell (6)
Down
  1. 1. This brilliant film from 1995 featured Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, a supernatural board game... and LOTS of monkeys! (7)
  2. 4. ______ 7-ACROSS, this iconic Nintendo character shares a name with 7-ACROSS, but his first name is more like a jackass! (6)
  3. 6. ___ Ventura, Pet Detective, Jim Carrey hit film from 1994 featuring the monkey Spike (3)
  4. 8. ______ of the Jungle, comic strip and later movie with Brendan Fraser as a tree-swinging, 16-ACROSS-like character raised in the jungle (6)
  5. 10. ______ Earth, classic TV series and documentary narrated by the great Sir David Attenborough (6)
  6. 11. Gorillas in the ____, 1988 film starring Sigourney Weaver as the famed naturalist Dr Dian Fossey (4)
  7. 13. The Jungle ____, Disney animated classic featuring the all-singing, all-dancing orangutan, King Louie! (4)
  8. 15. The ______ of Oz - who could forget the Wicked Witch of the West and her evil winged monkeys? (6)