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.
Acting
Willie the chimp out-acts most of the human cast, no notes.
Direction
Kaplan pivots from exploitation to genuine moral weight.
Practical Effects
Real chimps, zero CGI — every glance hits different.
Director
Jonathan Kaplan
Matthew Broderick
Jimmy Garrett
Helen Hunt
Teri Macdonald
Willie
Virgil
William Sadler
Dr. Carroll (as Bill Sadler)
Johnny Ray McGhee
Robertson
Jonathan Stark
Sgt. Krieger
Robin Gammell
Col. Niles
Stephen Lang
Watts
Jean Smart
Dr. Criswell
Pamela Ludwig
Lenore
Jules Sylvester
Airman
Sonny Carl Davis
Sgt. Ridley
Dick Miller
Max King
Daniel Roebuck
Hadfield
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