Project X (1987 film)

Project X
Theatrical release poster by John Alvin
Directed byJonathan Kaplan
Written byLawrence Lasker
Stanley Weiser
Produced byWalter F. Parkes
Lawrence Lasker
Starring
CinematographyDean Cundey
Edited byO. Nicholas Brown
Brent A. Schoenfeld
Music byJames Horner
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • April 17, 1987 (1987-04-17)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
American Sign Language
Budget$18 million
Box office$21 million

Project X is a 1987 American science fiction comedy-drama film produced by Walter F. Parkes and Lawrence Lasker, directed by Jonathan Kaplan, and starring Matthew Broderick and Helen Hunt. The plot revolves around a USAF Airman (Broderick) and a graduate student (Hunt) who are assigned to care for chimpanzees used in a secret Air Force project.