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9. The Barefoot Executive (1968)
One of our personal favorite guilty pleasures, this Disney flashback Kurt Russell teen starrer centers itself on a tapped-out, corporate climbing, Vespa-riding, young TV biz exec wannabe who discovers genius in the neighbor's pet chimp, Raffles, whom his girlfriend is pet-sitting. Steven begrudgingly befriends Raffles at first, until he discovers and comes to rely upon the chimp's intuitive higher intelligence to monitor TV shows and ultimately gage their ratings potential.
Why He Ruled: It's what just about everybody caught in office culture wants: an adorable, lively, quirky chimp you can watch TV and swig a beer with, who can help you climb the slippery rungs of the corporate ladder, from behind-the-scenes.
Monkeymeter: 4.5 out of 5 stars