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Line 1: {{Italic title}} [[File:Director Allison Argo with Gorilla, 1990.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Director/producer Allison Argo on the set of ''The Urban Gorilla'']] '''''The Urban ~~MONKE~~Gorilla''''' is a 1991 documentary television film from [[National Geographic Explorer]] and [[ArgoFilms]]. The film explores the lives of gorillas in an urban environment.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/208866/National-Geographic-Urban-Gorilla/overview \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921110114/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/208866/National-Geographic-Urban-Gorilla/overview \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2013-09-21 \|title= National Geographic: The Urban Gorilla \|last=Smith \|first=C. Dwayne \|department=Movies & TV Dept. \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|date=2013 \|accessdate=July 20, 2014}}</ref> ''The Urban Gorilla'' was narrated by [[Glenn Close]] and shot by [[Robert Collins (cinematographer)\|Robert Collins]]. The film was directed, produced, and written by [[Allison Argo]]. This was the first film that Argo produced. The film was directly inspired by a gorilla named [[Ivan (gorilla)\|Ivan]], who is featured in the documentary.<ref>Kit Boss, “’The Urban Gorilla: An ‘Unnatural History’ Film,” The Seattle Times, March 9, 1991, http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19910309&slug=1270646</ref> ''The Urban Gorilla'' was nominated for two national Emmys and won [[Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award\|duPont Columbia Award]] for journalism, [[Genesis Awards\|Genesis Award]],<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.izilwane.org/allison-argo.html \|title=Allison Argo: Filmmaker, Conservationist \|publisher=Izilwane: Voices for Biodiversity \|last=Bates \|first=Mary \|date=28 January 2013 \|accessdate=19 July 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727140054/http://www.izilwane.org/allison-argo.html \|archivedate=27 July 2014 }}</ref> Christopher Columbus Award, and Worldfest Houston. The film also received the first Best Newcomer Award from the [[Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.jhfestival.org/speaker-bios1.html \|title= 2013 Speakers \|publisher=Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival \|date=2013\|accessdate=July 20, 2014}}</ref> Ivan, the gorilla featured in ''The Urban Gorilla'' was also written about in the children's novel ''The One And Only Ivan'' by Katherine Applegate.

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