Project X is a 1987 science fiction comedy-drama movie directed by Jonathan Kaplan and starring Matthew Broderick and Helen Hunt. The film was produced by Walter F. Parkes and Lawrence Lasker. The story follows a US Air Force Airman (Broderick) and a doctoral student (Hunt) who are assigned to care for chimps employed in a secret Air Force study.
Lawrence Lasker began pre-production on the film at Warner Bros. Pictures, with John Badham directing, but was forced to switch to 20th Century Fox as Warner Bros. insisted on employing little actors in chimp suits rather than real chimps. The movie was shot in Los Angeles, as well as Camarillo and Van Nuys airports.
A television personality The film’s makers were accused of animal abuse by Bob Barker and the United Activists for Animal Rights. The American Humane Association, which provided consultation during production, filed a defamation lawsuit for $10 million, claiming that the animal abuse allegations were based on hearsay. Barker’s insurance company resolved the lawsuit for $300,000 in 1994, notwithstanding Barker’s concerns.
Virgil, a chimp who was originally taught sign language so he could communicate, is now serving in the military. After committing some offenses, an Air Force man is assigned to the chimp project. He also discovers that Virgil understands sign language and converses with him. He ultimately learns about the chimp project and sees that it is cruel. He makes touch with the woman who taught Virgil sign language, and the two work together to save him.
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