Movie: Space Chimps (2008)

“Ham III, the grandson of the first chimp astronaut, is blasted off into space by an opportunity-seeking senator. Soon, the fun-loving chimp has to get serious about the mission at hand: Rid a far-away planet of their nefarious leader. Fortunately for Ham III, two of his simian peers are along for the ride. Written by IMDb Editors”

  • Director: Kirk De Micco
  • Release Date: 18 July 2008 (USA)
  • Run Time: 81 min
  • Country: USA
  • Genre: Animation , Adventure , Comedy , Family , Romance , Sci-Fi

Trivia: Fittingly, the teaser ad for this movie premiered on June 20th 2008 during a Fox broadcast of another ‘Monkey in Space’ movie – 2001′s remake of “Planet of the Apes”.

Goofs: Factual errors: The chimpanzees are all small, even Houston, who is much older than the others. Fully grown chimpanzees are roughly the same size as humans.

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