Exclusive ‘Primate’ Bonus Features Clip Reveals the Man Inside the Practical Chimpanzee Suit

One of the most impressive things about killer chimp horror movie Primate is that the chimp is brought to the screen with old school practical effects magic, with movement specialist Miguel Torres Umba portraying the ravenous Ben. Yes, it’s a classic man-in-suit monster movie, and we’re taking you behind the scenes of Primate with an exclusive clip this afternoon.

From writer/director Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, The Strangers: Prey at Night), Primate is now available on Digital at home, and the exclusive featurette clip you’ll find below reveals how the team brought their killer chimp to life on the big screen.

Star Johnny Sequoyah explains, “I was not expecting for a human to be playing Ben. When I read the script, I honestly just assumed it would be visual effects or animatronics.”

Additionally, we’re giving away a special Primate prize pack including a Party Animal t-shirt, a koozie, a poster, and a free rental of the movie. Enter the giveaway with the form below!

The Primate giveaway contest runs through 11:59pm on February 17.

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In Primate, now available on Digital…

“Lucy’s tropical island homecoming was supposed to be beaches and best friends — not a fight for her life. When her family’s exceptionally clever chimp spirals into a savage rabid frenzy, the night explodes into terrifying chaos. With her father away and no help coming, paradise becomes a prison as Lucy and her friends fight to survive a deadly predator they once trusted.”

Johannes Roberts co-wrote the screenplay with Ernest Riera. The horror movie stars Johnny Sequoyah and Oscar®-winning actor Troy Kotsur (CODA) in his first horror role.

Meagan Navarro wrote in her review for Bloody Disgusting, “Johannes Roberts’ latest is a lean, mean horror throwback, wearing its influences on its sleeves while managing to inject enough freshness into the familiar concept through slick technical precision and a constant mounting of dread and death. It’s also not without humor. Primate may take its crazed beast with utmost seriousness, but it’s not afraid to get playful with its concept either.”

Up next, Primate will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on April 21 via Paramount.

Johnny Sequoyah, Jessica Alexander, Troy Kotsur, Victoria Wyant, Gia Hunter, Benjamin Cheng, Charlie Mann, Tienne Simon, and Miguel Torres Umba star.

Primate is rated R for “strong bloody violent content, gore, language, and some drug use.”

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