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Chimps is a comedy adventure animation movie. It was produced by
Vanguard Animation, Starz Media and 20th Century Fox. The 2008
computer-animated film is about two NASA chimps that are sent to
a galaxy far, far away. One chimp has "The Right Stuff" and the
other, a good natured goofball, has "The Wrong Stuff." The two
chimps find themselves on a strange, uncharted planet, where
they embark on a fantastical journey to save its inhabitants
from a tyrannical leader.
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Space Chimps
Cast:
Starring:
Andy Samberg, Cheryl Hines, Patrick Warburton, Jeff Daniels
Directed by: Kirk De Micco
Produced by: Barry Sonnenfeld, John H. Williams, John W.
Hyde
Genres:
Animation/Action/Adventure
Running Time: 81 minutes
Release Date: July 18, 2008 in USA cinemas
MPAA Rating: G
Original Music: Chris P. Bacon
Filming Locations:
Distributors: 20th Century Fox, Vanguard Animation, Starz
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Plot
When a $5 billion NASA probe
disappears into an intergalactic wormhole, the agency recruits
Ham III (Andy Samberg), the slacker grandson of the the first
chimpanzee in space, to help retrieve the wayward craft.
However, Ham is a free-spirited circus performer more interested
in zero-gravity hijinks than living up to his illustrious
heritage. The simian slacker becomes a reluctant hero and learns
the true meaning of courage as he and his crewmates, the
fearless Luna (Cheryl Hines) and their uptight commander, Titan
(Patrick Warburton), risk everything in an effort to save the
peaceful inhabitants of a distant planet from the evil dictator
Zartog (Jeff Daniels).
When
they're stranded there, the chimps must help the inhabitants rid
themselves of a tyrannical leader, and then figure out how to
get back to Earth.
Cast
The voice cast features some of
today’s finest comic character actors:
Andy Samberg as Ham III
Cheryl Hines as Luna
Patrick Warburton as Titan
Omid Abtahi as Dr. Jagu
Jeff Daniels as Zartog
Patrick Breen as Dr. Bob
Kenan Thompson as Ringmaster
Carlos Alazraqui as Houston
Kristin Chenoweth as Kilowatt
Kath Soucie as Dr. Smothers
Stanley Tucci as The Senator
Jane Lynch as Dr. Poole
Zack Shada as Comet
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Other info
The movie was written by Kirk De
Micco and Robert Moreland.
Space Chimps
Review: 7.5/10
Pros
Its quite funny. With
violent action and scary superhero movies abounding, there are
limited films to take the kids to summer 2008. Space Chimps
could be what parents are looking for to help keep their
children entertained while they are out of school.
Cons
It’s pretty much your run-of-the-mill CGI effort in comparison
to Disney/Pixar's Wall-E.
Verdict
Its not as funny as Kung Fu Panda or as heart-warming as Wall-E,
at least there are plenty of chimps in space suits to laugh at.
It's better than Disney / Pixar's Wall-E, but not as good Pixar
classics Toy Story and Finding Nemo. Great entertainment for
kids.
Did you know?
* The teaser ad for this movie premiered on June 20th 2008
during a Fox broadcast of another 'Monkey in Space' movie -
2001's remake of "Planet of the Apes".
* Three space animation films were released in 2008, Wall-E,
robots in space, Fly Me to the Moon, insects in space and Space
Chimps, monkeys in space.
* In the Space Business section of AeroSpaceGuide, there is an
interview with Dave Cassidy on the making of
documentary "One Small Step:
The Story of the
Space Chimps".
*
Fly Me to the Moon 3D
children's film is worth watching. The year is 1969 and like
everyone else in the world, Nat (Trevor Gagnon) and his pals IQ
(Philip Daniel Bolden) and Scooter (David Gore) are abuzz over
the upcoming launch of the first manned mission to the moon.
Inspired by his Grandpa’s (Christopher Lloyd) oft-told tale of
hiding aboard Amelia Earhart’s plane during her famed solo
cross-Atlantic flight, Nat hatches a secret plan for the three
young flies to stow away on the Apollo 11 rocket. The hard part
is keeping the plan secret from his mom, Mrs. McFly (Kelly Ripa)!
When a N.A.S.A. Ground Control official catches sight of the
three winged stowaways, he instructs the astronauts to store
them in a test tube for later study. But after an electrical
short causes the ship’s engine to malfunction, the three
intrepid insects manage to escape from their glass mini-brig
just in time to discover the wiring problem and fix it. After a
difficult lunar landing, Nat tags along with Neil Armstrong on
his legendary moon walk.
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