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Project X

(2008)
PG In Theaters 03/11/2008 , 107min.
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Project X is a top-secret government undertaking involving trained chimpanzees. Grounded pilot Matthew Broderick, assigned to teach the chimps how to operate a flight simulator, discovers that his charges are to be subjected to high levels of radiation to test potential human endurance. Risking a court martial, Broderick links up with Helen Hunt, the researcher who has taught the chimps sign language, to save the simians from destruction. The serious subtext of Project X is forgotten during a Disneyesque comic finale, wherein the lovable chimps nearly trigger a nuclear meltdown! Without taking anything away from human stars Matthew Broderick and Helen Hunt, we must note that the most engaging performance in Project X is delivered by Willie the Chimp, who essays the challenging role of Virgil the Chimp.
  • MPAA Rating: PG
  • Genre(s): Comedy,Drama
  • Run Time: 107min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 03/11/2008
  • DVD Release Date: 02/22/2005
  • Distributor(s): 20th Century Fox
  • Director(s): Jonathan Kaplan
  • Starring: Matthew Broderick , Helen Hunt , Bill Sadler , Johnny Ray McGhee , Jonathan Stark
  • Themes: Crisis of Conscience,Monkeys
  • Tone: Sweet,Tearjerking,Warm
  • Keywords: chimpanzee,flight-simulator,military,nuclear-accident,pilot,project [plan],radiation,sign-language
  • Country of Origin: USA (04-17-1987)
  • Language: English
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