In the 1960s a young woman works at NASA as an animal trainer responsible for the chimpanzee who will go into space.
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Cast
| James Woods | ... |
Dr. Wilhelm von Huber
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| Annabeth Gish | ... |
Dr. Donni McGuinness
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| Alex D. Linz | ... |
Wilhelm 'Billy' von Huber
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| Wesley Mann | ... |
Rudolph
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| Patrick Richwood | ... |
Dieter
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| William Devane | ... |
Roger Thornhill
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| Mark Moses | ... |
Alan Shepard
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| William Atherton | ... |
Ralph Stanton
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| Michael Tylo | ... |
Guidance Technician
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| Scott Thompson Baker | ... |
Telemetry Technician
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Michael Jeffrey Woods | ... |
Dexterity Technician
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T.J. Beacom | ... |
Ed the Bully
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James Benson | ... |
Gertz
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Janis Benson | ... |
Gerta
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| Jack McGee | ... |
Fielding
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Marc Kittay | ... |
Rat Patrol #1
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Denae Adams | ... |
Stephanie
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Pam Baumann | ... |
Teacher Mrs. Gallagher
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Tim Goodwin | ... |
Principal Turner
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| John O'Hurley | ... |
Barnett, PR Official
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| Jim Wise | ... |
Air Policeman
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| Barry Corbin | ... |
Earl Vestal
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| Brendan O'Brien | ... |
Centrifuge Technician
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Barry James | ... |
Guard #1
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John H. Johnson | ... |
Class Technician
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Jason Savage | ... |
NASA Guard in School
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| Richard Steven Horvitz | ... |
Keith
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John Nielsen | ... |
Science Reporter
(as John Neilsen)
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| Tom Dugan | ... |
Reporter #2
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Patrick Ecclesine | ... |
Vet Technician
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| Kristian Truelsen | ... |
Baldy
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| Christopher Doyle | ... |
Chopper Pilot
(as Chris Doyle)
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Joanie Fagan | ... |
Mother on Beach
(as Joan Fagan)
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| Holland Hayes | ... |
Reporter
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Ben Rawnsley | ... |
News Anchor
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Tom Stearns | ... |
OSI Agent
(as Tom I. Stearns)
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| Kim Morgan Greene | ... |
Thornhill Assistant
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Dawn Ferry | ... |
Sergeant
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Austin Schwarz | ... |
Little Kid
(as Austin Joseph Schwartz)
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| Robin McWilliams | ... |
Mrs. von Huber
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| Tony Jay | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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| Michael Bell | ... |
Chimp Sounds (voice)
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Kevin Greig | ... |
Air Force Security Officer
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Craig Borden | ... |
NASA Official (uncredited)
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Colin Cook | ... |
News Reporter (uncredited)
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Kevin McGuire | ... |
News Reporter (uncredited)
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Michael S. Nunez | ... |
News Reporter (uncredited)
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Tyler | ... |
Mac (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Sean McNamara | ||
Written by
| Eric Gardner | ... | (written by) & |
| Steven H. Wilson | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| David Brookwell | ... | producer |
| Glenn Greene | ... | executive producer / producer |
| Gregory Hobson | ... | associate producer |
| Joey Paul Jensen | ... | associate producer |
| Peter Lambert | ... | executive producer |
| Al Lapin Jr. | ... | executive producer |
| Elsa Lind | ... | co-producer |
| JoAnn May-Pavey | ... | line producer (as Jo Ann May-Pavey) |
| Sean McNamara | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Karen R. Sachs | ... | line producer: additional photography |
| Neil P. White | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| John Coda | ||
Cinematography by
| Christian Sebaldt | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Gregory Hobson | ||
Editorial Department
| Armand Garabidian | ... | post-production coordinator |
| David Palomares | ... | negative cutter |
| George Papuashvili | ... | editor: video |
| Elizabeth Rufenacht | ... | first assistant editor |
| Stephen R. Sheridan | ... | color timer (as Steve Sheridan) |
| Rick Weis | ... | montage editor |
Casting By
| Sarah Dalton | ... | (as Sarah Dalton Donlan) |
| Joey Paul Jensen | ||
Production Design by
| Dawn R. Ferry | ... | (as Dawn Ferry) |
Set Decoration by
| Deborah Toms | ||
Costume Design by
| Kristin M. Burke | ||
Makeup Department
| Andre Blaise | ... | hair stylist: James Woods |
| Cindy S. Holloway | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| John E. Jackson | ... | special makeup assistant (as John Jackson) |
| Paula Kelly | ... | makeup artist: James Woods |
| Robin McWilliams | ... | key hair stylist |
| Matthew W. Mungle | ... | special aging prosthetics |
| Kelly Sturges | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Karen Toole-Rentrop | ... | key makeup artist (as Karen D. Toole) |
| Teresa Vest | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| David Brookwell | ... | unit production manager |
| Gregory Hobson | ... | post-production supervisor |
| JoAnn May-Pavey | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Casey Lynn De Stefano | ... | second unit director |
| Annette Hobday | ... | second assistant director: additional photography (as Annette M. Hawley) |
| Jeffrey F. January | ... | first assistant director |
| Ross Novie | ... | first assistant director: additional photography |
| Aaron Penn | ... | second second assistant director |
| David Rimer | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Genevieve Abate | ... | props buyer |
| William R. Bricker | ... | propmaker |
| David Bruce | ... | set dresser |
| James Buxton | ... | construction foreman: additional photography |
| Ivan Cat | ... | storyboard artist |
| Eric V. Clemons | ... | lead man |
| Randall S. Coe | ... | construction coordinator |
| Vern Crofoot | ... | assistant property master |
| Veronica Crowley | ... | on-set dresser |
| Chris Dechert | ... | assistant property master / property master: additional photography |
| David Delvalle | ... | lead man |
| James Gorman | ... | art department shopper |
| Dan Haberkorn | ... | art director: second unit |
| Richard Harkness | ... | set dresser |
| Derek Hughes | ... | set dresser |
| Mark Knightley | ... | construction coordinator: additional photography |
| Robin L. Kolb | ... | construction foreman: additional photography |
| Lee Lazarow | ... | property master |
| Charles Lewis | ... | prop assistant |
| Charles Lippross | ... | model rocket maker |
| Troy Locker-Palmer | ... | production design supervisor: WonderWorks (as Troy Palmer-Hughes) |
| Sandra Mitchell | ... | set dresser |
| Malcolm Moorman | ... | lead scenic artist |
| John Ogonoski | ... | propmaker |
| Christopher Scheetz | ... | propmaker (as Chris Scheetz) |
| Joseph E. Stone | ... | lead man |
| Chad Vachter | ... | swing gang |
| Robert Kelly Wagner | ... | swing gang |
| Ron Wells | ... | propmaker (as Ronald Wells) |
Sound Department
| Mark F. Dennett | ... | boom operator |
| Mary Jo Devenney | ... | sound |
| Jed M. Dodge | ... | adr supervisor |
| Matt Dubin | ... | digital transfer engineer |
| Lisle Engle | ... | supervising sound editor (as Lisle Houston Engle) |
| Alan Freedman | ... | adr mixer |
| Robert Getty | ... | adr editor / dialogue editor |
| Patrick Giraudi | ... | re-recording mixer |
| David Grant | ... | dialogue editor |
| George Haddad | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Michael Hamm | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
| Michael Hertlein | ... | dialogue editor |
| Chato Hill | ... | assistant sound editor |
| David Irish | ... | digital transfer engineer |
| Craig Jurkiewicz | ... | foley editor |
| Derek Marcil | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Diane Marshall | ... | foley artist |
| Anne Slack | ... | sound effects editor |
| Alec St. John | ... | sound effects editor |
| Lucy Sustar | ... | foley mixer |
| James Thornton | ... | sound editor: second unit (as Jim Thornton) |
| Jerry Trent | ... | foley artist |
| Johanna Turner | ... | sound effects editor |
Special Effects by
| David K. Nami | ... | special effects crew |
| John Palmer | ... | project supervisor: WonderWorks |
Visual Effects by
| John Anderson | ... | composite artist |
| Franklin Cofod | ... | line-up |
| Clay Dale | ... | CG artist: Pixel Magic |
| Victor DiMichina | ... | digital imaging supervisor |
| Roy Erickson | ... | systems administrator: Pixel Magic |
| Kevin Fisher | ... | scanning and recording: Pixel Magic |
| Patrick Flanagan | ... | digital artist |
| Tyler Foell | ... | compositing supervisor |
| Jim Gorman | ... | CG artist: Pixel Magic |
| Nate Haggard | ... | composite artist |
| Mike Hardison | ... | cg supervisor: Pixel Magic |
| Andrew Harlow | ... | digital modeling artist: Pixel Magic |
| David Hibsher | ... | digital modeling artist: Pixel Magic |
| Kevin E. Kish | ... | model supervisor |
| George Macri | ... | software development: Pixel Magic |
| Ray McIntyre Jr. | ... | visual effects supervisor (as Raymond McIntyre Jr.) |
| Karla McIntyre | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Patrick Murphy | ... | digital compositor: Pixel Magic |
| Brick Price | ... | visual effects director |
| Eamonn Price | ... | model maker |
| Tim Pyle | ... | CG artist: Pixel Magic |
| Josh Saeta | ... | composite artist |
| Ray Scalice | ... | digital operations manager |
| Geordie Spradling | ... | composite artist |
| Juan Carlos Vargas | ... | visual effects (as Juan Vargas) |
| Todd Vaziri | ... | digital artist: OCS/Freeze Frame/Pixel Magic |
Stunts
| Ron Althoff | ... | utility stunts |
| Christopher Doyle | ... | stunt coordinator (as Chris Doyle) |
| Kurt D. Lott | ... | utility stunts (as Kurt Lott) |
| Cody Weselis | ... | stunt double: Billy |
| Jack West | ... | utility stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Tarin Anderson | ... | camera loader |
| Jason Behnke | ... | electrician |
| Andre Blaise | ... | still photographer |
| Larry Bradshaw | ... | electrician: second unit |
| Ken Caballero | ... | company grip: second unit |
| Ben Caldwell | ... | electrician: additional photography |
| Chris Cobb | ... | second assistant camera: additional photography (as Christian Cobb) |
| Jessica Counts | ... | grip intern |
| Rick Davidson | ... | steadicam operator |
| Cheyenne De Young | ... | grip intern |
| Alfredo Denila III | ... | key grip: second unit (as Alfredo S. Denila III) |
| Mark Doering-Powell | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Frank Esposito | ... | electrician |
| Rocky Ford | ... | key grip (as Rocky W. Ford) |
| Matt Frederick | ... | second assistant camera: second unit (as Matthew S. Frederick) |
| Eric Gates | ... | electrician |
| Rafiel Gillen | ... | second assistant camera (as Rafiel Chait) |
| Rick Hopper | ... | best boy electric |
| Jody Hutchins | ... | key grip: additional photography |
| Paul Janossy | ... | first assistant camera |
| Joseph Jennings | ... | best boy grip: additional photography |
| Erik Kasson | ... | electrician: additional photography |
| Doug Lasater | ... | best boy grip |
| Luke Leonard | ... | company grip: second unit |
| Jamie Lind | ... | company grip |
| Michael Lowrance | ... | electrician |
| Brandon Mastrippolito | ... | first assistant camera: additional photography |
| Bradley McCollum | ... | company grip |
| Greg McEachen | ... | best boy electric: additional photography (as Gregory E. McEachen) |
| Meggins Moore | ... | second assistant camera: additional photography |
| Keith Morgan | ... | gaffer |
| Daniel Moyer | ... | gaffer: second unit |
| John Muliler | ... | electrician (as John E. Mulier) |
| Thomas Mumme | ... | grip |
| Irene Pak | ... | second assistant camera: additional photography |
| John Palato | ... | grip |
| George Papuashvili | ... | bts camera / bts editor |
| Stephen Raybourn | ... | electrician (as Stephen V. Raybourn) |
| Paul Reyes | ... | dolly grip: additional photography |
| Le Richardson | ... | grip |
| Joe Romeo | ... | electrician: additional photography |
| Kyle Rooney | ... | company grip: second unit |
| Wayne E. Smith | ... | company grip: additional photography (as Wayne Smith) |
| Aaron Steffens | ... | electrician |
| Danny Stephens | ... | dolly grip |
| Jeff Stitzel | ... | electrician: second unit (as Jeffrey W. Stitzel) |
| Larry Sushinski | ... | electrician: additional photography |
| Robert Truitt | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
Casting Department
| Erik Aude | ... | background casting assistant |
| Sherry Aude | ... | background casting: EAFB CA/Kennedy Space Center Florida |
| Jennifer Keith | ... | background casting assistant |
| Niner Parikh | ... | casting assistant |
| Ron Roggé | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Kathy Bird | ... | additional costumer (as Kathryn Bird) |
| John Patrick Doyle | ... | dresser: Mr. Woods |
| Victoria Gies | ... | additional costumer |
| Kara Owens | ... | costume supervisor |
| Marcus Zakrzewski | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Eric Fierstein | ... | location manager: Los Angeles |
| Jason Savage | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Richard Bowers | ... | composer: additional music |
| Frankii Elliott | ... | music advisor |
| Amin Emam | ... | music supervisor |
| Tim Kelly | ... | composer: additional music |
Script and Continuity Department
| Tasha Oldham | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Ed Adams | ... | driver |
| Tom Halowell | ... | driver (as Tom Hallowell) |
| Curt Larson | ... | transportation captain |
| Michael Locke | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Arthur Payne | ... | picture car coordinator |
| Manuel Ruiz | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| David Abbitt | ... | post-production accountant |
| Noah Arntson | ... | production assistant: additional photography |
| Heather Ashleigh | ... | super looping |
| Steven Bocade | ... | stand-in |
| Craig Borden | ... | set production assistant |
| Brenda Bramblette | ... | stand-in |
| Andy Brown | ... | production assistant |
| Darren Buck | ... | stand-in |
| Fernando Celis | ... | animal trainer |
| Jason Chapron | ... | production assistant: additional photography |
| Kerry Chee | ... | assistant: Mr. McNamara |
| Joe Curry | ... | office production assistant |
| Nancy Dahl | ... | office production assistant |
| Christina Dierkson | ... | stand-in |
| Chris Edrington | ... | animal trainer |
| Tom Giannazzo | ... | military advisor |
| Helen Gilmour | ... | office production assistant (as Helen Gilmur) |
| Gina Grant | ... | office production assistant |
| Luis R. Guzman III | ... | office production assistant |
| Ri-Karlo Handy | ... | office production assistant |
| Todd Hilyard | ... | set production assistant |
| Jovan Hodge | ... | production assistant: additional photography |
| Lindsay Hudson | ... | craft service |
| Kevin Keith | ... | animal trainer |
| Dan Lichtenstein | ... | assistant: Mr. Woods / production assistant |
| Ruby Lopez | ... | assistant: Mr. Brookwell |
| Daniel Oestreich | ... | stand-in |
| Derek Olsen | ... | production assistant: additional photography |
| Charlotte Pai | ... | travel coordinator |
| Barry L. Reed | ... | stand-in |
| Ed Roach | ... | production assistant |
| Karen R. Sachs | ... | production coordinator |
| Denise Sanders | ... | animal trainer |
| Renelouise Smith | ... | set production assistant |
| Peggy Snow | ... | assistant: Mr. Lambert |
| Jacque Speights | ... | stand-in |
| Desiree Varni | ... | key production accountant / production accountant (as Desiree Killian) |
| Aaron Walters | ... | key set production assistant |
| Scott Westgard | ... | production coordinator |
| Sandra Woodward | ... | office production assistant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Lionsgate Films (2002) (United States) (theatrical)
- Lolistar (2001) (France) (theatrical)
- Bridge Entertainment Group (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video
- Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Maple Pictures (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
- Moviemax Family (2011) (Turkey) (tv)
- Sandstar Family Entertainment (United States) (VHS) (edited version)
- VCL Communications (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
- OCS/Freeze Frame/Pixel Magic
- Wonderworks (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera cranes)
- Cinerep International (generator)
- Digital Sound and Picture (post-production sound)
- Entertainment Post (video dailies)
- In Frame Inc. (negative cutting)
- J.L. Fisher (camera dollies)
- Leonetti Company (production equipment)
- Otto Nemenz International (camera equipment provided by)
- RPG Productions (negative cutting)
Storyline
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Box Office
| Budget | $4,750,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The character Roger Thornhill (played by William Devane) is clearly a reference to Cary Grant's character, Roger O. Thornhill in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959). See more » |
| Goofs | The capsule with Mac in it shows a window, when in fact even Alan Sheppard didn't have a view port in his capsule. Gus Grissom was the first to have a view port in his Mercury flight. See more » |
| Movie Connections | References High Noon (1952). See more » |