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Project X
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PG,1hr 47min
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1987
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis
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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 ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Jimmy Garrett
Teresa Teri McDonald, Psychologist
Dr. Lynnard Carroll
Isaac Robertson
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