Fly Me to the Moon (2008)

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 | USA

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 in geography: They landed in the Pacific Ocean, not in Florida.

Movie Connections:

References Back to the Future (1985)

It is not that bad!

Of course there are flaws with it, but it is not as bad as people say it is, but it could have been much better. It is dull in comparison to works by Pixar and Dreamworks, but I did actually enjoy it. There are better animated films out there, namely Beauty and the Beast but there have been a lot worse animated films as well, like the sequel to the Secret of Nimh. The script has its ups and downs, but I did actually laugh at a bit of the humour that was attempted. I do agree though that the female flies fainting act was overdone quite badly. The animation, in its 2D and 3D form is actually nicely done, in fact a vast majority of it was amazing. The main flaw with the film is the story. A bit slow and predictable, but the voice talents did well to redeem themselves in the slower bits. Another problem was the ending, Buzz Aldrin telling us that this wasn't a true story was unnecessary, we know that already. About the pace, although the film is relatively short, it just feels longer. But believe me, there has been a lot worse 3D films like Spy Kids 3, (with little sense of wonder, predictable story lines and an embarrassing cameo from Sylvester Stallone) The voice talents were very good. Christopher Lloyd made a good effort with Grandpa, and the three child flies were well done. Nicollette Sheridan also did well as his love interest, Nadia. Tim Curry, Russian accent and all, a little reminiscent of Von Talon in Valiant, also does well, despite his character being in the film for about 10 minutes, and his questionably meagre material. Most impressed me most was the soundtrack, with "Fly me To The Moon" and Strauss's Blue Danube waltz, which is one of my favourite pieces of classical music. All in all, a good film, that suffered because of the story, but I will say it was very dull at times. Whether you want to watch it is up to you. 7/10. Bethany Cox