Line #21 WesternAnimation/SpaceChimps


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/space_chimps_poster.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:These chimps going bananas outta this world!]]
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4	''Space Chimps'' is a 2008 AllCGICartoon movie about astronaut chimpanzees sent on a mission to outer space. It was produced by Vanguard Animation and distributed by [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Century Fox]].
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6	There's a sequel titled ''WesternAnimation/SpaceChimps2ZartogStrikesBack''.
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8	!!Tropes:
9	* ActorAllusion: Ham III is basically [[WellDoneSonGuy Rod]] (from ''Film/HotRod'') as a chimp - both are played by [[Music/TheLonelyIsland Andy Samberg]].
10	* AndIMustScream: The "freezing" liquid will instantly solidify anyone who comes into contact with it, effectively turning them into works of art.
11	* AlienSky: Malgor has three suns, which give the planet only a five second long nighttime.
12	* AliensSpeakingEnglish: More like aliens speaking animal talk.
13	** Zartog seems to understand the English the probe bleats out, though he may just be responding to the pictures....
14	* BarefootCartoonAnimal: The chimps, even in their ''space suits''.
15	* ChekhovsSkill: Ham III's time in the circus has inadvertently prepared him for the space mission.
16	* DeadpanSnarker: Ham and Luna.
17	* DisasterDominoes: Done epically with [[spoiler:NASA space rockets.]]
18	%%* ExplosionPropulsion
19	* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Kilowatt]] lets [[spoiler:her]]self get SwallowedWhole by the Flesh-Devouring Beast to clear a path for Ham and Luna through the cave. [[spoiler:Once Zartog is defeated, [[DisneyDeath she shows up without even a scratch]], though she had to result to...unpleasant methods to get out.]]
20	* HistoricalCharactersFictionalRelative: Ham the III is the grandson of Ham, an actual "space chimp" who flew on Mercury Redstone-2 on January 31, 1961.
21	* InexplicableLanguageFluency: The [[SpeaksFluentAnimal aliens]] and [[InexplicablySpeaksFluentAlien chimps]] understand each other, despite that the chimps have just arrived on their planet.
22	* IntelligentPrimate: The chimps [[AnimalTalk can't be understood by humans]], but they're smart enough to know how to pilot a rocket ship.
23	* LamePunReaction: Titan seems to like using 'chimp' puns, and it's even lampshaded by Ham.
24	-->'''Ham''': You're not gonna do that the whole way, are you?
25	-->'''Titan''': What?
26	-->'''Ham''': Use 'chimp' to replace real phrases?
27	* LargeHam - Ham III
28	* LiteralMetaphor: When Ham and Luna wind up in some alien quicksand.
29	-->'''Ham''': You're sinking pretty low there.
30	-->'''Luna''': Yeah, well you deserve it.
31	-->'''Ham''': No, you're literally going pretty low, we are actually sinking.
32	* NeverTrustATrailer - The trailer is a bit ambiguous about the plot but it really shows nothing about the movie. It seems more like a couple of astronaut chimp friends going on a mission, and the humans seem to be aware of their behavior.
33	%%* MusicalSlapstickMontage
34	* RefusalOfTheCall: Ham never wants to go into space and tries as hard as he can to get out of it.
35	%%* ShoutOut: From ''Franchise/StarWars'' to ''Film/Armageddon1998''.
36	* SoundOff:
37	-->'''Titan:''' I am Titan, I am strong!
38	-->'''Ham:''' No one wants to sing along!
39	* TheStinger: [[spoiler: Zartog is turned into a lawn ornament.]]
40	* TitleDrop: As the trio are finally launched into space.
41	-->'''Luna:''' We are now officially Space Chimps!
42	* TranslationConvention: Whenever the perspective switches to a human, the chimps can only be heard making realistic chimp noises.
43	* TwoWordsAddedEmphasis: "Two chimps, two words: ''animal testing''."

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