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Based on the true story of the first chimpanzee in space, James Woods stars as Wilhelm Von Huber, a NASA scientist who transfers toFlorida with his son, Billy (Alex Linz). Billy reams of becoming a hero like the young astronaut Alan Shepard. Wilhelm dreams of Billy becoming a scientist like him. When Billy is hired by Dr. Donni McGuiness (Annabeth Gish) to help train the chimpanzees for the NASA space mission, he develops a close bond with Mac, one of the chimps. But when Mac is chosen to become the first chimp sent into space, Billy soon realizes that if Mac is successful on this mission, something could go terribly wrong. Father and son put aside their differences and work together in hopes of bringing Mac home safely.
Original Release
10/31/2001
US Release
03/15/2002
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Cast
Name | Character |
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James Woods | Dr. Wilhelm von Huber |
Annabeth Gish | Dr. Donni McGuinness |
Alex D. Linz | Wilhelm 'Billy' von Huber |
Wesley Mann | Rudolph |
Patrick Richwood | Dieter |
William Devane | Roger Thornhill |
Mark Moses | Alan Shepard |
William Atherton | Ralph Stanton |
Michael Tylo | Guidance Technician |
Scott Thompson Baker | Telemetry Technician |
Directors
Writers
Eric Gardner, Steven H. Wilson
Cast
Name | Character |
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James Woods | Dr. Wilhelm von Huber |
Annabeth Gish | Dr. Donni McGuinness |
Alex D. Linz | Wilhelm 'Billy' von Huber |
Wesley Mann | Rudolph |
Patrick Richwood | Dieter |
William Devane | Roger Thornhill |
Mark Moses | Alan Shepard |
William Atherton | Ralph Stanton |
Michael Tylo | Guidance Technician |
Scott Thompson Baker | Telemetry Technician |
Michael Jeffrey Woods | Dexterity Technician |
T.J. Beacom | Ed the Bully |
James Benson | Gertz |
Janis Benson | Gerta |
Jack McGee | Fielding |
Marc Kittay | Rat Patrol #1 |
Denae Adams | Stephanie |
Pam Baumann | Teacher Mrs. Gallagher |
Tim Goodwin | Principal Turner |
John O'Hurley | Barnett, PR Official |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Glenn Greene | Executive Producer |
Peter Lambert | Executive Producer |
Al Lapin Jr. | Executive Producer |
Neil P. White | Executive Producer |
Sean McNamara | Producer |
David Brookwell | Producer |
Joey Paul Jensen | Producer |
Elsa Lind | Producer |
JoAnn May-Pavey | Producer |
Karen R. Sachs | Producer |
Gregory Hobson | Producer |