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Project X

1987 · 108 min

A gentle, earnest drama that balances animal charm with quiet tension, leaving a bittersweet sense of hope.

Directed by: Jonathan Kaplan
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Science fiction
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Helen Hunt, William Sadler

Tagline: When the Air Force assigned Jimmy Garrett to a top secret project, he didn't know what he was in for. Neither did they.
Overview: 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.

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Directed by: Jonathan Kaplan
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Science fiction
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Helen Hunt, William Sadler

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
isolation
morality
survival
freedom
Places: military
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	5
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, comedy, science fiction
Directed by: Jonathan Kaplan
Written by: Lawrence Lasker, Stanley Weiser
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Helen Hunt, William Sadler, Johnny Ray McGhee, Jonathan Stark, Robin Gammell, Stephen Lang, Jean Smart
Music: James Horner
Cinematography: Dean Cundey
Runtime: 108 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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