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

Luna: Chimps don't leave chimps behind.
Ham III: Yeah, but here's an idea: let's leave him.

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Connections

References Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

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Soundtracks

"Sexy Reggae"
Written by Curt Sobel and Gary Schreiner
Performed by Curt Sobel and Gary Schreiner
Courtesy of Palisades Music Productions

User Reviews

Nothing special, nothing memorable, but it's cute for the kids

When I saw the trailer for Space Chimps, I honestly thought it looked cute and fun, also they mentioned that it was made by the same folks who did Shrek, so I figured that it was going to be gold. I was first off a little surprised that it didn't do so hot at the box office, not only that, but it has a pretty low rating here on IMDb. I was thinking how this movie was probably awful, but how could it be? It's an animation film, so I still wanted to see it, I checked it out today and honestly, it's not a 4.4 rating movie, I think people are being a little too harsh on it. I agree that it's nothing special, but it's a cute movie that had it's moments. Opening the same weekend as The Dark Knight and Mamma Mia, we needed a good hearted film for the family as well, and Space Chimps does deliver on that.

Ham is a chimp who is the grandson of a famous chimp astronaut who was the first chimp in space. When there is possible life found on another planet, three scientists decide to experiment and instead of risking human life, the send out the chimps including Ham to space to find the alien life form. Ham, Luna, and Titon are sent out into space, but Ham isn't taking it seriously, constantly joking around, hitting on Luna, Titon constantly taking credit for everything. When they do land on the planet, they meet some interesting creatures and have to save the planet since one alien, Zartog, wants to take over.

Space Chimps isn't a bad movie, it's just nothing special, I'd recommend waiting for the rental. It's a cute movie thought for the little ones. But I did enjoy a few scenes, I loved the line Titon says to Ham "Are you David Bowie?"... you'll have to see what I mean, but there are some cute and fun moments. The animation is so-so, the voices are decent, except some moments seemed a little stereotypical and cliché. But as a family kid movie, I would say that this is a go, just don't expect anything like Shrek.

6/10