Space Chimps (2008)

Ham III, the grandson of the first chimp astronaut, is blasted off into space by an opportunity-seeking senator. Soon, the fun-loving chimp has to get serious about the mission at hand; ... See full summary »

Director:

Kirk De Micco

Writers:

Kirk De Micco (screenplay), Robert Moreland (screenplay),

Stars:

Andy Samberg, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Daniels

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andy Samberg	...	Ham (voice)
Cheryl Hines	...	Luna (voice)
Jeff Daniels	...	Zartog (voice)
Patrick Warburton	...	Titan (voice)
Kristin Chenoweth	...	Kilowatt (voice)
Kenan Thompson	...	Ringmaster (voice)
Zack Shada	...	Comet / Nava Boy (voice)
Carlos Alazraqui	...	Houston (voice)
Omid Abtahi	...	Dr. Jagu (voice)
Patrick Breen	...	Dr. Bob (voice)
Jane Lynch	...	Dr. Poole (voice)
Kath Soucie	...	Dr. Smothers (voice)
Stanley Tucci	...	Senator (voice)
Wally Wingert	...	Splork / Infinity Probe / Pappy Ham (voice)
Jessica Gee	...	Ship Voice / Infinity Probe / Additional Voices (voice) (as Jessica Gee George)

Storyline

Ham III, the grandson of the first chimp astronaut, is blasted off into space by an opportunity-seeking senator. Soon, the fun-loving chimp has to get serious about the mission at hand; ridding a far-away planet of their nefarious leader. Fortunately for Ham III, two of his simian peers are along for the ride.

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Plot Keywords:

planet | astronaut | senator | cavern | self sacrifice | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

20th Century Fox [us] SND [fr]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 July 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Chimps

Box Office

Budget:

$37,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£563,543 (UK) (1 August 2008)

Gross:

$30,105,968 (USA) (21 November 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vanguard Animation, Odyssey Entertainment, Starz Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A laptop computer used by Comet sports a banana logo on the top, an obvious chimp parody of Apple computers.

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Quotes

Titan: Why couldn't I be born a squirrel, or a rabbit, or an art history major? No one expects great things from them!

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Connections

Spoofs The Right Stuff (1983)

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Soundtracks

"Macarena"
Written by Antonio Romero, Mike Triay, Rafael Ruiz and Carlos De Yarza (as Carlos Alberto de Yarza)
Performed by Blue Man Group (as Blueman Group)

User Reviews

Save your money!

I just took my 4 year old boy to see this movie and we left shortly before it was over. We were not the only ones to leave early either. Only once was there any laughter from the audience. I thought most of the punch lines were aimed at the adult audience, but no one was laughing. I was very disappointed that there wasn't any moral to the story - if there was, it was vague. The characters were not all that likable either. I didn't feel any connection to them at all, nor did my son. I left the theater thinking that this was the biggest waste of time and money. Space Chimps is no Shrek. This has to be the worst G-rated movie I have ever seen. My son thought it was very boring and he usually loves action/adventure movies. The only thing he liked about the whole experience was the pack of Twizzlers I bought him.