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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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6There's a sequel titled ''WesternAnimation/SpaceChimps2ZartogStrikesBack''.
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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* InexplicableLanguageFluency: The [[SpeaksFluentAnimal aliens]] and [[InexplicablySpeaksFluentAlien chimps]] understand each other, despite that the chimps have just arrived on their planet.
21* IntelligentPrimate: The chimps [[AnimalTalk can't be understood by humans]], but they're smart enough to know how to pilot a rocket ship.
22* LamePunReaction: Titan seems to like using 'chimp' puns, and it's even lampshaded by Ham.
23-->'''Ham''': You're not gonna do that the whole way, are you?
24-->'''Titan''': What?
25-->'''Ham''': Use 'chimp' to replace real phrases?
26* LargeHam - Ham III
27* LiteralMetaphor: When Ham and Luna wind up in some alien quicksand.
28-->'''Ham''': You're sinking pretty low there.
29-->'''Luna''': Yeah, well you deserve it.
30-->'''Ham''': No, you're literally going pretty low, we are actually sinking.
31* 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.
32%%* MusicalSlapstickMontage
33* RefusalOfTheCall: Ham never wants to go into space and tries as hard as he can to get out of it.
34%%* ShoutOut: From ''Franchise/StarWars'' to ''Film/Armageddon1998''.
35* SoundOff:
36-->'''Titan:''' I am Titan, I am strong!
37-->'''Ham:''' No one wants to sing along!
38* TheStinger: [[spoiler: Zartog is turned into a lawn ornament.]]
39* TitleDrop: As the trio are finally launched into space.
40-->'''Luna:''' We are now officially Space Chimps!
41* TranslationConvention: Whenever the perspective switches to a human, the chimps can only be heard making realistic chimp noises.
42* TwoWordsAddedEmphasis: "Two chimps, two words: ''animal testing''."

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