Project X

Theatrical Release Date: 1987 04 17 (USA)

UPC: 013132463094

Studio: Starz/Anchor Bay

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Mild Violence, Suitable for Children, Adult Language]

Summary: 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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Comedy Drama

Project X

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 01/17/2012

Runtime: 100 Minutes

Robert Firsching

If you've ever cried during any animal movie, you'll want to keep a box of tissue handy for this sob-inducing drama. Matthew Broderick is an Air Force loose cannon reassigned to a secret project in which chimpanzees are taught to fly planes on simulators. Everything seems fine, and Broderick even makes friends with one, an adorable and intelligent ape named Virgil. Then he finds out that the chimps are only being trained so they can be zapped with fatal ionizing radiation as part of a study to determine how far pilots can fly in the event of nuclear attack. Broderick and Virgil's trainer (Helen Hunt) then spend the rest of the film trying to free the chimps. The best scenes are between Broderick and the animals, who are all terrific. Sure, it may be corny and predictable -- and the ending is more than a little silly -- but animal lovers will find it irresistible. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Raymond Elmendorf  Actor 
Ken Lerner  Actor 
Dick Miller  Actor 
Stan Foster  Actor 
Harry  Actor 
Dino Shorte  Actor 
Lance E. Nichols  Actor 
Robert Covarrubias  Actor 
Swede Johnson  Actor 
David Raynr  Actor 
Travis Swords  Actor 
Reed R. McCants  Actor 
Shelly Desai  Actor 
Michael Kramer  Actor 
Mousie  Actor 
Julian Sylvester  Actor 
Tee Rodgers  Actor 
Lance August  Actor 
Chevis Cooper  Actor 
Louis A. Peretz  Actor 
Marvin J. McIntyre  Actor 
Pamela Ludwig  Actor 
Deborah Offner  Actor 
Randal Patrick  Actor 
Jackie Kinner  Actor 
William Snider  Actor 
Lynn Eastman  Actor 
Sam Laws  Actor 
Michael Milgrom  Actor 
Daniel Roebuck  Actor 
John Chilton  Actor 
Rob Fitzgerald  Actor 
Philip A. Roberson  Actor 
Sonny Davis  Actor 
Richard Cummings, Jr.  Actor 
Mady Kaplan  Actor 
Michael McGrady  Actor 
Kim Robillard  Actor 
Duncan Wilmore  Actor 
Clatu  Actor 
Okko  Actor 
Willie  Actor 
Ward Costello  Actor 
Anne Lockhart  Actor 
Harry Northrup  Actor 
Ken Sagoes  Actor 
Bob Minor  Actor 
Karanja  Actor 
Jackson Sleet  Actor 
Lulu  Actor 
Gil Mandelik  Actor 
Catherine Paolone  Actor 
David Hubbard  Actor 
Lucy  Actor 
David Stenstrom  Actor 
Mark Harden  Actor 
C.O. Erickson  Executive Producer 
James Horner  Composer (Music Score) 
Jonathan Kaplan  Director 
Lawrence Lasker  Producer 
Lawrence Lasker  Screenwriter 
Walter Parkes  Producer 
Walter Parkes  Screenwriter 
Stanley G. Weiser  Screenwriter 
Matthew Broderick  Actor 
Helen Hunt  Actor 
Bill Sadler  Actor 
Johnny Ray McGhee  Actor 
Jonathan Stark  Actor 
Robin Gammell  Actor 
Stephen Lang  Actor 
Jean Smart  Actor 
Chuck Bennett  Actor 

Country: USA