Project X (1987)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1987
Running Times: 108 mins
Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound: Dolby

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Amercent Films / American Entertainment Partners L.P. / Parkes/Lasker Productions
Executive Producer: C.O. Erickson
Producers: Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes
Production Manager: Don Roberts
Production Coordinator: Danis Regal-O'Connell

SCRIPT
Script: Stanley Weiser
Story: Lawrence Lasker, Stanley Weiser

DIRECTION
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
1st Assistant Director: Albert Shapiro
2nd Assistant Director: Ken Collins
Additional 2nd Assistant Director: Russell Harling

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Dean Cundey
Camera Operator: Raymond Stella
1st Assistant Camera: Clyde E. Bryan
Lighting Technician: Steve Chandler
Gaffer: Mark Walthour
Best Boys Electric: George La Fountaine Jr, Thomas Marshall
Stills: Ralph Nelson Jr
Colour: DeLuxe

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editors: O. Nicholas Brown, Brent Schoenfeld
Assistant Editors: Gregory M. Gerlich, Sherrie Sanet
Apprentice Editor: Bryan H. Carroll

MUSIC
Music: James Horner
Songs: Peter Gabriel (Shock The Monkey); Chris McCarty, Gary Mallaber (You Baby You)
Songs Performed By: Peter Gabriel (Shock The Monkey); Billy Burnette (You Baby You)
Scoring Mixer: Shawn Murphy

SOUND
Sound: Petur Hliddal
Sound Recordist: Gary Blufer
Production Sound Mixer: Petur Hliddal
Supervising Sound Editor: Victoria Rose Sampson
Sound Editor: David A. Whittaker

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Michael Westmore
Hair: Christine Lee
Costume Designer: Mary Vogt

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisor: Michael L. Fink

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Lawrence G. Paull
Assistant Art Director: Dianne Wager
Set Designers: Lynn Christopher, Joseph G. Pacelli Jr
Set Decorator: Rick Simpson

MISCELLANEOUS
Auditor: Catherine Webb
Transportation Coordinator: Joel Marrow
Aircraft Coordinator: Chuck Hood
Pilot: Steve Hinton
Animal Coordinator: Hubert Wells
Lead Animal Trainer: Mark Harden
Animal Trainers: Fernando Celis, Julian Sylvester
Technical Advisor: Roger Fouts
Unit Publicist: Marcy Bolotin

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Victor Paul
Stunts: Thomas Dewier, Bobby Porter

CASTING
Casting: Jackie Burch
Casting Assistant: Billy DaMota

CAST
Matthew Broderick (Jimmy Garrett)
Helen Hunt (Teri)
Bill Sadler (Dr Carroll)
Johnny Ray McGhee (Robertson)
Jonathan Stark (Sergeant Krieger)
Robin Gammell (Colonel Niles)
Stephen Lang (Watts)
Jean Smart (Dr Criswell)
Chuck Bennett (General Claybourne)
Daniel Roebuck (Hadfield)
Mark Harden (Airman Lewis)
Duncan Wilmore (Major Duncan)
Marvin J. McIntyre (cellmate)
Swede Johnson (Senator)
Harry E. Northup (Congressman)
Michael Eric Kramer (Lieutenant Voeks)
Reed R. McCants (Lieutenant Frohman)
Ward Costello (Price)
Jackson Sleet (Tavel)
Lance August (Cochran)
Stan Foster (Daniels)
Gil Mandelik (M. Perks)
Shelly Desai (Mr Verrous)
Dick Miller (Max King)
Michael Milgrom (Melvin)
Catherine Paolone (Miss Decker)
John Chilton (Dr Hutchins)
David Raynr (Airman Curtis)
Lynn Eastman (Sergeant Huntley)
Julian Sylvester (Airman)
Kim Robillard (Lieutenant Rainey)
David Stenstrom (Lieutenant Durschlag)
Richard Cummings Jr (Lieutenant Hayes)
Randal Patrick (Mackler)
Sonny Davis (Sergeant Ridley)
Bob Minor, Raymond Elmendorf (SPs)
Robert Covarrubias (Rodriguez)
Dino Shorte (Jones)
Ken Lerner (Finley)
Travis Swords (Fanara)
William B. Snider (warden)
Phillip A. Roberson (Reeves)
Michael McGrady (Wilson)
Rob Fitzgerald (Dryer)
Pamela Ludwig (Lenore)
Deborah Offner (Carol Lee)
Lance Nichols (Hamer)
Tee Rodgers (Brig MP)
Jackie Kinner (United Way volunteer)
Mady Kaplan (TV announcer)
Chevis Cooper (customer)
Kenneth Sagoes (patrolman)
Luis A. Pérez (bellhop)
Sam Laws (bartender)
Willie (Virgil)
Randy L. Gardner (voice of Virgil)

PLOT SUMMARY

A young scientist recently attached to a secret military project is charged with looking after some trained chimpanzees who are the subjects of Project X. But as the scientist gets more involved in the work, he realises that there's more going on that meets the eye...

AVAILABILITY

Brazil
Video Distributors: Abril Vídeo

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Laserdisc Distributors: CBS/Fox (5192-80)

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Finland
Rating: K-12/9

UK
Rating: PG

USA
Rating: PG

AWARDS

1988
Political Film Society, USA
PFS Award Human Rights - nominated

TIMELINE

1987
April
17: USA – theatrical release

1988
July
22: Finland – theatrical release

POSTER TAGS

Following Orders isn't the only Way to become a Hero...

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Fuga dal futuro: danger zone - Italian title
Projecto X - Portugese title
Projeto Secreto - Macacos - Brazilian title
Proyecto X - Spanish title
Salainen projekti - Finnish title

REFERENCES

BOOKS

Elliot's Guide to Home Entertainment p.627
credits

KEYWORDS

animal experiments, apes, chimpanzees, scientists

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009