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 [United States] SND [France]

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

Fittingly, 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".

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Quotes

Titan: Time to chimp it up!
Ham III: I know I said I missed your stupid puns but that was unacceptable

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Connections

Referenced in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Episode #7.36 (2008)

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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

Horrible, horrible movie.

We just got back from seeing this movie, and I still can't believe how bad it actually was.

I think my daughter chuckled once. I simply looked on in horror. The plot was awful. The aliens looked like they were scooped up from the cutting room floor of an old Barbie movie. Even the awesome Patrick Warburton was hopeless in this movie. I don't know what he was doing here. He must've bought a new summer home. They had things in this movie, I think they were supposed to be jokes, simply awful.

Sample Dialog: Boy monkey: "Follow me." Girl monkey: "Roger that!" Boy monkey: "Who's Roger? Is it serious?"

This may have been the worst movie I've ever seen in my life. Stay far away, you have been warned.

p.s. The fact that Mr. Ebert gave this movie 3 stars is the final proof that it's time for that wonderful man to hang it up.