| Director | Bill Couturié |
|---|---|
| Budget | $24 million |
| Box office | $4.4 million |
Jack "Deuce" Cooper is a farm boy who arrives at an open tryout for a minor league baseball team. He makes the team after blowing away the scouts with his 'rocket' arm as well as having a strong training camp. Deuce also befriends a chimpanzee, Ed, after being told the chimp is his roommate and teammate. After they move into their apartment, Deuce develops a relationship Lydia his neighbor. Ed becomes very close with her and Elizabeth, her daughter. Deuce's game really begins to take off as well as Ed's and the team becomes a league contender. Deuce's coach, Chubb, thinks Deuce can play in the major leagues. But after the owners sell Ed to make a buck, Deuce takes matters into his own hands and goes to find Ed only to see him being tortured by a pair of goons. Deuce saves Ed but Ed escapes and finds a truck of frosted bananas and does not realize he is stuck inside. Ed ends up in the hospital after almost freezing to death before the final game. Deuce questions his own ability to continue playing without his best friend. Deuce ends up playing and struggles. But when Ed, Elizabeth, and Lydia arrive at the game together, Deuce turns up the heat and the Rockets win. Deuce eventually gets called up to the Dodgers. Deuce and Lydia get married and them and Ed and Elizabeth become a family.