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Project X

  • 6.2 /10

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  • 74%

Plot

A young inductee into the military is given the task of looking after some chimpanzees used in the mysterious 'Project X'. Getting to know the chimps fairly well, he begins to suspect there is more to the secret project than he is being told.

Cast

Matthew Broderick as Jimmy Garrett
Matthew Broderick

as Jimmy Garrett

Helen Hunt as Teri Macdonald
Helen Hunt

as Teri Macdonald

Willie as Virgil
Willie

as Virgil

William Sadler as Dr. Carroll (as Bill Sadler)
William Sadler

as Dr. Carroll (as Bill Sadler)

Johnny Ray McGhee as Robertson
Johnny Ray McGhee

as Robertson

Jonathan Stark as Sgt. Krieger
Jonathan Stark

as Sgt. Krieger

Robin Gammell as Col. Niles
Robin Gammell

as Col. Niles

Stephen Lang as Watts
Stephen Lang

as Watts

Jean Smart as Dr. Criswell
Jean Smart

as Dr. Criswell

Pamela Ludwig as Lenore
Pamela Ludwig

as Lenore

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • April 17, 1987

Production Companies

  • 20th Century Fox

  • Amercent Films

  • American Entertainment Partners L.P.

  • Parkes/Lasker productions

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $18,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $18,532,286.00

Runtime

  • 1.80 hrs

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Reviews

Looking back, from where I am today, where we are, the premise is a bit dodgy. But, hey, back in 87 everything was a bit less realistic when it came to movies like this and that was really for the better in most cases. The ending is exceptionally corny, but again, 1987 and that made it fun. The 80s had an ability to do corny right, even if the corny came in the form of a film pushing itself of…