An Air Force pilot joins a top secret military experiment involving chimps, but begins to suspect there might be something more to the mysterious "Project X".
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Ethel
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Jimmy Garrett
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Teri
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Dr. Carroll
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Robertson
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Sgt. Krieger
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Col. Niles
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Watts
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Dr. Criswell
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Gen. Claybourne
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Hadfield
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Amn. Lewis
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Maj. Duncan
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Senator
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Congressman
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Price
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Tavel
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Cochran
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Daniels
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M. Perks
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Mr. Verrous
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Max King
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Michael Milgrom | ... |
Melvin
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Miss Decker
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John Chilton | ... |
Dr. Hutchins
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Amn. Curtis
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Sgt. Huntley
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Airman
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Lt. Rainey
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Lt. Durschlag
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Lt. Hayes
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Mackler
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Sgt. Ridley
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Air Policeman
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Raymond Elmendorf | ... |
Air Policeman
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Rodriguez (MP)
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Robert Dino Shorte | ... |
Jones (MP)
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Finley
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Travis Swords | ... |
Fanara
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Warden
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Phillip A. Roberson | ... |
Reeves
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Wilson
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Dryer
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Lenore
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Carol Lee
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Hamer
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T. Rodgers | ... |
Brig MP
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Jackie Roth | ... |
United Way Volunteer
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TV Announcer
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Chevis Cooper | ... |
Customer
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Patrolman
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Luis A. Pérez | ... |
Bellhop
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Bartender
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Larry Cooper | ... |
Customer
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Billy C. Chandler | ... |
Airman in Bar (uncredited)
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Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Lead Ape (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jonathan Kaplan | ||
Written by
| Lawrence Lasker | ... | (story) |
| Stanley Weiser | ... | (screenplay) |
| Stanley Weiser | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| C.O. Erickson | ... | executive producer |
| Lawrence Lasker | ... | producer |
| Walter F. Parkes | ... | producer |
Music by
| James Horner | ||
Cinematography by
| Dean Cundey | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| O. Nicholas Brown | ||
| Brent A. Schoenfeld | ... | (as Brent Schoenfeld) |
Editorial Department
| Bryan H. Carroll | ... | apprentice film editor (as Bryan Carroll) |
| Gregory M. Gerlich | ... | assistant film editor (as Gregory Gerlich) |
| Sherrie Sanet | ... | assistant film editor |
Casting By
| Jackie Burch | ||
Production Design by
| Lawrence G. Paull | ||
Set Decoration by
| Rick Simpson | ||
Costume Design by
| Mary E. Vogt | ... | (as Mary Vogt) |
Makeup Department
| Christine Lee | ... | hair stylist |
| Daniel C. Striepeke | ... | makeup artist |
| Michael Westmore | ... | special makeup and applications (as Michael G. Westmore) |
| Brian Wade | ... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Don Roberts | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Michael Amundson | ... | dga trainee |
| Kenneth D. Collins | ... | second assistant director (as Ken Collins) |
| Russ Harling | ... | additional second assistant director (as Russell Harling) |
| Albert M. Shapiro | ... | first assistant director (as Albert Shapiro) |
Art Department
| Ken Adachi | ... | assistant property master (as Kenneth Adachi) |
| John Alvin | ... | poster artist |
| Roy Barnes | ... | set designer |
| Robert J. Carlyle | ... | construction foreman (as Robert Caryle) |
| Lynn Christopher | ... | set designer |
| Gary Deaton | ... | construction foreman |
| Miguel A. Garcia | ... | set dresser (as Miguel Garcia) |
| Kirk D. Hansen | ... | paint foreman (as Kirk Hansen) |
| Jack Johnson | ... | illustrator |
| Larry Johnson | ... | set dresser |
| Steven Kerlagon | ... | paint gang boss |
| Mark Konkel | ... | stand-by painter |
| Michael Milgrom | ... | property master |
| Joseph G. Pacelli Jr. | ... | set designer (as Joseph Pacelli) |
| Clarence Lynn Price | ... | construction coordinator (as Lynn Price) |
| Ronald R. Reiss | ... | leadman (as Ron Reiss) |
| Dianne Wager | ... | assistant art director |
| Clark Acton | ... | model maker (uncredited) |
| Robert Misetich | ... | paint foreman (uncredited) |
| Victor M. Shannon | ... | plasterer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| John H. Arrufat | ... | sound editor (as J.H. Arrufat) |
| James Ashwill | ... | foley mixer |
| Kevin Bartnof | ... | foley artist |
| Don J. Bassman | ... | re-recording mixer (as Don Bassman) |
| Ken Beauchene | ... | boom operator |
| Gary Blufer | ... | sound recordist |
| Robert Bradshaw | ... | sound editor |
| Richard Brassaw | ... | adr assistant |
| Kevin E. Carpenter | ... | adr mixer (as Kevin Carpenter) |
| Kevin F. Cleary | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Virginia Cook-McGowan | ... | sound editor (as Virginia A. Cooke) |
| Gabriel Cubos | ... | boom operator |
| Petur Hliddal | ... | production sound mixer / sound mixer / sound |
| Glenn T. Morgan | ... | sound editor |
| Dan O'Connell | ... | foley artist |
| Richard Overton | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Roger Pietschmann | ... | boom operator |
| Hank Salerno | ... | adr editor |
| Victoria Rose Sampson | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Jeffrey L. Sandler | ... | sound editor |
| David A. Whittaker | ... | sound editor |
| Karen G. Wilson | ... | sound editor (as Karen Wilson) |
| Solange S. Schwalbe | ... | foley supervisor (uncredited) |
| Carolyn Tapp | ... | foley recordist (uncredited) |
| Marvin Walowitz | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Richard L. Hill | ... | special effects (as Richard Hill) |
| John Palmer | ... | special effects technician |
| Brick Price | ... | special effects |
| Robert G. Willard | ... | special effects (as Robert Willard) |
Visual Effects by
| Michael L. Fink | ... | visual effects supervisor (as Michael Fink) |
| Peter Hochberg | ... | process projectionist: visual effects |
Stunts
| Thomas Dewier | ... | stunt double |
| Victor Paul | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Bobby Porter | ... | stunt double |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Robert Browney | ... | second assistant camera |
| Clyde E. Bryan | ... | first assistant camera (as Clyde Bryan) |
| Ron Cardarelli | ... | key grip (as Ronald Cardarelli) |
| Steve Chandler | ... | lamp operator |
| Billy Craft | ... | lighting operator |
| John Donnelly | ... | company grip |
| Antonio V. Garrido | ... | company grip (as Anthony Garrido) |
| Casey Hotchkiss | ... | first assistant camera (as Case Hotchkiss) |
| George La Fountaine Jr. | ... | best boy (as George La Fountaine) |
| Thomas Marshall | ... | best boy |
| Ralph Nelson | ... | still photographer |
| George Ressler | ... | company grip (as George Resler) |
| Raymond Stella | ... | camera operator (as Ray Stella) |
| Steve Tate | ... | second assistant camera |
| Edward R. Thompson Jr. | ... | lamp operator (as Ed Thompson) |
| Mark Walthour | ... | gaffer |
| David Watchman | ... | dolly grip |
| Anthony Wong | ... | lamp operator |
Casting Department
| Billy DaMota | ... | casting assistant (as William Damota) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Greg Hall | ... | set costumer |
| Silvio Scarano | ... | costume supervisor |
Location Management
| Brian O. Haynes | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Charlie Adler | ... | vocalizations (as Charles Adler) |
| Michael John Bateman | ... | vocal effects editor (as Michael Bateman) |
| Tom Boyd | ... | oboe soloist |
| Arthur Burghardt | ... | vocalizations |
| Thomas A. Carlson | ... | music editor (as Tom Carlson) |
| Keith Critchlow | ... | chimp vocalization coordinator |
| Randy Gardner | ... | vocalizations |
| Randy L. Gardner | ... | vocalizations (as Randy Gardner) |
| Nicholas Korda | ... | vocal effects editor |
| Anne Lockhart | ... | vocalizations |
| Greig McRitchie | ... | orchestrator |
| Shawn Murphy | ... | scoring mixer |
| Patrick Pinney | ... | vocalizations |
| Hal Rayle | ... | vocalizations |
| Leo Rossi | ... | vocalizations |
| Bob Sanders | ... | trombone |
| Norman B. Schwartz | ... | vocal effects supervisor |
| James Simcik | ... | vocal effects editor |
| James Thatcher | ... | musician: French horn |
| Kenneth Wannberg | ... | music editor |
| James Horner | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Tommy Johnson | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
| Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Joe Porcaro | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Jim Self | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
| Frederick Seykora | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Morgan | ... | script supervisor |
| Walter F. Parkes | ... | script revisions (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
| Joel Marrow | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Skip Wilson | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
| Marcy Bolotin | ... | unit publicist |
| Linda Brachman | ... | production assistant |
| Anthony Brand | ... | production assistant (as Tony Brand) |
| Fernando Celis | ... | animal trainer |
| Tom Collard | ... | animal trainer |
| Susan Fanara | ... | assistant to producers |
| Roger Fouts | ... | technical advisor |
| Randy L. Gardner | ... | adr voice: "Virgil the chimp" (as Randy Gardner) |
| Sulla Hamer | ... | assistant: Mr. Kaplan (as Sulla Kay Hamer) |
| Mark Harden | ... | lead animal trainer |
| Steve Hinton | ... | pilot |
| Allan Hoffman | ... | assistant: Mr. Kaplan |
| Chuck Hood | ... | aircraft coordinator |
| Sulla Kay Kamer | ... | assistant: Mr. Kaplan |
| Richard J. Kendall | ... | technical advisor |
| Lydia Lipatan-Sarmiento | ... | assistant accountant (as Lydia Sarmiento) |
| Colleen Mclean | ... | production assistant |
| Danis Regal-O'Connell | ... | production coordinator |
| Yolanda Renata | ... | production assistant |
| Wallace Ross | ... | animal trainer |
| Cheryl Shawver | ... | animal trainer |
| Rob Stevens | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Jules Sylvester | ... | animal trainer (as Julian Sylvester) |
| Charles A. Tamburro | ... | aerial coordinator |
| Ian Underwood | ... | fairlight programmer |
| Catherine Webb | ... | production accountant (as Cathy Webb) |
| Hubert Wells | ... | animal coordinator |
| Duncan Wilmore | ... | military advisor |
Thanks
| Donald Barnes | ... | the producers wish to thank (as Dr. Donals Barnes) |
| Carol Lille | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Greg Lille | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Betty Naud | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Joe Naud | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Production Companies
- Twentieth Century Fox (presents)
- Parkes/Lasker productions
- Amercent Films (produced in association with)
- American Entertainment Partners L.P. (produced in association with)
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1987) (United States) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox India (1987) (India) (theatrical)
- Fox Columbia TriStar Films (1987) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Holland Film Releasing (1987) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1987) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1987) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1987) (Japan) (theatrical)
- CBS/Fox (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- CBS Electronics (1988) (Greece) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (1988) (Australia) (video)
- CBS/Fox (1988) (West Germany) (VHS)
- RTL Entertainment (1991) (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL4)
- CBS/Fox (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Fox Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- WVG Medien (2020) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- WVG Medien (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
- Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Central Casting (extras casting)
- Gordon Ecker Productions (supervising sound editing)
- Private Island Audio (soundtrack)
- TAJ Soundworks (foley recording)
- The Burbank Studios (music recorded at)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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.
Written by Murray Chapman |
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| Taglines | Following orders isn't the only way to become a hero. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $18,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The back of Jimmy's jacket says "King Louis". King Louie is the name of the Borden orangutan in Walt Disney's 1967 animated film "The Jungle Book", as well as the Gigantopithecus in the 2016 adaptation. See more » |
| Goofs | The leather jacket Jimmy Garret wears is actually a Navy G-1 flight jacket worn by Navy aircrew. The Air Force did not begin issuing leather flying jackets to aircrew (theirs, being the A-2) until 1988, one year after the release of this film. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Making Mr. Right/Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn/Secret of My Success/Prick Up Your Ears (1987). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Shock The Monkey See more » |
| Quotes |
Jimmy Garrett:
A human pilot would react differently, because a human pilot would know that he's going to die. See more » |