Fly Me to the Moon (2008)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Ben Stassen

Writer:

Domonic Paris (writer)

Release Date:

15 August 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family

Tagline:

First ever animated movie created for 3D

Plot:

Three young houseflies stow away aboard the Apollo 11 flight to the moon.

Plot Keywords:

Moon | Apollo Program | 3 Dimensional | Fly | 1960s

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Tim Curry	...	Yegor (voice)
Robert Patrick	...	Louie (voice)
Kelly Ripa	...	Nat's Mom (voice)
Buzz Aldrin	...	Himself
Trevor Gagnon	...	Nat (voice)
Philip Bolden	...	I.Q. (voice)
Nicollette Sheridan	...	Nadia (voice)
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Poopchev (voice)
David Gore	...	Scooter (voice)
Christopher Lloyd	...	Amos (voice)
Adrienne Barbeau	...	Scooters Mom (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Neil Armstrong	...	Himself (archive sound)
Cam Clarke	...	Ray (voice) (as Cam Clark)
Grant George	...	Other Russian Fly (voice)
Steve Kramer	...	Leonide (voice)
Mimi Maynard	...	IQ's Mom (voice)
Scott Menville	...	Butch (voice)
Lorraine Nicholson	...	Katie (voice)
Gigi Perreau	...	Amelia (voice)
Sandy Simpson	...	Neil Armstrong (voice)
Sophie Simpson	...	Polly (voice)
Doug Stone	...	Russian Announcer (voice)

Also Known As:

Fly Me to the Moon 3D (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

Belgium

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.44 : 1

Certification:

USA:G (certificate #44026) | Canada:G (British Columbia) | UK:PG | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:AL | Australia:G | Singapore:G | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Czech Republic:U | Switzerland:0 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Portugal:M/6 (Qualidade) | Hong Kong:I

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

nWave Pictures

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Armstrong reports to Mission Control that The Eagle will be landing off-course a few miles south of the Sea of Tranquillity. The Eagle actually did land at the Sea of Tranquillity, but, for the purposes of the story, it is entirely plausible that Armstrong and Aldren were too distracted by their uninvited guests to right their course.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2008-08-16)" (2008)

garbage

this is what you would get if you allowed a 10 year old (manic American) to write a story of a moon trip. Absolute garbage with no redeeming qualities Maybe it held some fascination in the 3D dept. but as a narrative and entertaining animation it held nothing to make wasting an hour and a half worth while. Save your time and money and watch BOLT instead

Damn. Not enough lines, yet I feel that sums it up... well, I agree with an above review - this is like a cold-war propaganda story. Maybe it would have been more interesting if they had made it about the flies uncovering the hoax of the moon landing, or if the flies had died in the first minute. BTW - why were all the main character flies deformed? - not one had the full compliment of limbs!