Koko: A Talking Gorilla

Year: 1978

Grade: B-

Country: France

Director: Schroeder

Review

pretty good fly on the wall look at this famous gorilla who could sign. some say it doesn’t mean much, others think it’s a big deal. humans are pretty much just apes anyway so whatever. the woman responsible for training koko is a bit nutty, but most of them are. it’s always some woman with an overly active sense of compassion who does these things. project nim is another example. there’s also a woman who did this with a dolphin and she would jack him off so he would stay focused on the lesson for the day. truly nutty stuff going on in the name of science. all that said, it was watchable and thought-provoking.