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Project X (1987)
| Rating: | No Rating |
| Genre: | Comedy, Drama, SciFi/Fantasy |
| Release Date: | November 23, 2011 |
| Running time: | 108 minutes |
| Cast: | Willie, Okko, Karanja, Luke, Harry |
| Director: | Jonathan Kaplan |
| Producer: | Lawrence Lasker |
| Writer: | Lawrence Lasker, Stanley Weiser |
| Distributor: | 20th Century Fox |
Description: 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, All Movie Guide
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