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Andy Samberg, Witty Script Lift Animated ‘Space Chimps’ Off Launching Pad

Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com [1] on July 20, 2008 - 7:07pm

CHICAGO – So far in the 2008 summer animation season we’ve seen cuddly martial artists (“Kung Fu Panda [17]”) and robots in love (“WALL-E [18]”).

HollywoodChicago.com Oscarman rating: 4.0/5.0
Rating: 4.0/5.0

But where are the monkeys and how long before the first joke about flinging their poo? Both desires are satisfied in the playfully visual and wryly funny “Space Chimps,” which is anchored by the vocal talents of Andy Samberg (“Saturday Night Live”).

StarRead Patrick McDonald’s full review of “Space Chimps” in our reviews section. [19]

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Samberg is the voice of Ham III: the chimp grandson of the first NASA monkey in space. He has been reduced to being an attraction in a cheap circus under the guidance of his grandfather’s old buddy Houston (Carlos Alazragui).

Meanwhile at Cape Canaveral, the reputation of the space program rests on the discovery of a wormhole in space that has sent a probe to a distant and life-sustaining planet.

On that planet, it turns out the probe has been captured by a rubbery, blue life force named Zartog (Jeff Daniels). Zartog’s intent is to use the multi-tasking machine to enslave his fellow inhabitants.

“Space Chimps,” which stars Andy Samberg, Jeff Daniels, Cheryl Hines, Patrick Warburton, Kristin Chenoweth, Carlos Alazragui and Stanley Tucci, opened on July 18, 2008.

StarContinue reading for Patrick McDonald’s full “Space Chimps” review. [19]

Ham III (Andy Samberg) – the slacker grandson of the first chimp blasted into space before manned spaceflight – takes off into out-of-this-world adventure and comedy in Space Chimps
Ham III (Andy Samberg) – the slacker grandson of the first chimp blasted into space before manned spaceflight – takes off into out-of-this-world adventure and comedy in “Space Chimps”.
Image credit: Vanguard Animation

Cheryl Hines voices Luna in Space Chimps
Cheryl Hines voices Luna in “Space Chimps”.
Image credit: 20th Century Fox

StarContinue reading for Patrick McDonald’s full “Space Chimps” review. [19]

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