Houston reminds them that if they can redesign the probe, then they can use it to get back to Earth. The chimps then discover that Kilowatt has survived, and they are able to make contact with Comet and Houston back on Earth through a walkie-talkie. Just as they are about to get destroyed, Titan tricks Zartog into triggering an ejection mechanism in the probe, which in turn leads to his defeat. The three of them exit the ship, which blasts off set to autopilot, but as they are trying to think of a plan, Zartog attacks them with the probe. He then tells Titan and Luna that they indirectly sent the probe there, and that they owe it to Kilowatt to help save the planet. They rescue him and are able to board their ship, but just as they are about to leave, Ham glances outside and sees Zartog torturing some of the other aliens. The two chimps finally reach the palace, where they discover that Titan has been teaching Zartog some of the probe's features. The monster blocks the exit, but Kilowatt distracts it, sacrificing herself so Ham and Luna can escape. Kilowatt offers to lead them to the palace, but soon after they encounter a flesh eating monster in a cave. Ham and Luna begin their journey to Zartog's palace, and on the way they meet one of the inhabitants, known to them as Kilowatt. This is done, and Ham and Luna explore the planet, during which their ship, along with Titan, is taken by a group of aliens sent by Zartog. The three chimps enter the wormhole, where Titan and Luna pass out from the pressure, leaving Ham with the task of getting the ship out and landing it. Ham is uninterested in the mission, but he is launched into space despite his best efforts to escape the scientist's training facility. The Senator likes the idea, but wants something extra special to grab the attention of the media, and picks Ham. Luna, and their bombastic commander, Titan. Technical genius chimp Comet gets the scientists to pick them as astronauts to explore the planet and get the probe back, with the help of the fearless Lt. Zartog, an evil minded inhabitant, accidentally discovers how to take manual control of the on board machinery and uses it to enslave the population.įaced with the loss of the probe and probable loss of their budget, the scientists have to find a way to regain contact with the probe, to help retrieve the wayward craft. Meanwhile, an unmanned NASA space probe called the Infinity is dragged into an intergalactic wormhole and crash lands on an Earth like planet on the other side of the galaxy. Ham III, grandson of the first chimpanzee in space, is a cannonball at his circus, which his grandfather's friend Houston criticizes. A video game based on the film was also released in July 2008.Ī direct-to-video sequel, entitled Zartog Strikes Back, directed by John H. It received a Artios Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Animation Feature. The film grossed $64.8 million on a $37 million budget. 20th Century Fox theatrically released the film on July 18, 2008. The film follows three chimpanzees who go into space to an alien planet.
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