Circus monkey Ham III (voiced by Andy Samberg) works in a circus where he's regularly shot from a canon but he still lives in the shadow of his father's legacy (Ham I was the first chimp shot into space in 1961). A natural born rebel against authority, Ham the third is initially reluctant to go on a dangerous space mission to rescue a lost space probe, but away he goes, for lots of RIGHT STUFF-style astro-training alongside two highly prepared chimps, Luna and Titan (Cheryl Hines and Patrick Warburton). NASA's by-the-book methods jar with Ham's mischief-making of course, but once the space training ends, the mission begins, with myriad dangers along the way, including: a big-toothed monster and a run amok alien named Zartog (Jeff Daniels) whose harnessed the previous space probe for world-domination purposes, all good opportunities for Ham III to redeem himself. Despite all the fangs, parents shouldn't worry too much; not a hair on any chimp is seriously singed, and along the pratfall strewn way there's time for lessons about responsibility and realization of one's full potential. While the animation here is not quite up to Pixar level, it's still pretty and colorful, with a pleasing Candyland quality to the alien planet surface. Samberg brings a savvy zest to his vocal duties as the Ham, Stanley Tucci is a nefarious senator and--getting big laughs with flawlessly deadpan elan--Patrick Breen as one of the trio of egghead scientists. Kird De Micco directed; based on the computer video game.

Blu-ray Disc Features:

Region 1
Keep Case - Checkpoint, Sensormatic
Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
5.1 DTS HD Lossless Audio - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French, Spanish
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Featurette - "Fox Movie Channel Presents: Casting Session"
Trailers - 1. TV Spots
2. Trailers: HORTON HEARS A WHO, DR.DOLLITLE 5, GARFIELD PET FORCE, ANGEL WARS: MESSENGER, NIM'S ISLAND, MEET DAVE, ELEPHANT TALES, LEGALLY BLONDES
Interactive Features:
Interactive Game - "Trivia Blast Off"
Text/Photo Gallery:
Still Gallery

Distributor Notes: When Ham III, the slacker grandson of NASA's legendary chimpanzee astronaut, is recruited to help retrieve a lost space probe, he has a close encounter of the hilarious kind as he teams up with the lovely Lieutenant Luna and their by-the-book commander, Titan. But when the ship crash-lands on a strange planet, can this mismatched chimp crew work together to save the mission without driving each other bananas? The simian slacker becomes a reluctant hero and learns the true meaning of courage as he and his crewmates risk everything in an effort to save the peaceful inhabitants of a distant planet from an evil dictator.

Source: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Kirk De Micco: Writer/director

John H. Williams: Producer
Barry Sonnenfeld: American Director of Photography/Director

Kirk De Micco: Writer/director
Rob Moreland: Screenwriter, HAPPILY N'EVER AFTER, (2007)

Chris Bacon: Composer

"It's a perfectly acceptable family entertainment, with cute monkeys...self-empowerment and the eye-popping animation we've come to take for granted."
"SPACE CHIMPS is hilarious....A child-friendly tale laced with deadpan asides for grown-up and delivered by top-notch voice actors."