FLY ME TO THE MOON 3D
Year: 2008
USA: Summit Entertainment / nWave Entertainment
UK: Momentum Pictures
Cast (voices of): Kelly Ripa, Nicolette Sheridan, Christopher Lloyd, Ed Begley, Jr., Tim Curry, Trevor Gagnon, Philip Daniel Bolden, David Gore, Adrienne Barbeau, Robert Patrick, Buzz Aldrin, Cam Clarke, Steve Kramer, Scott Menville
Director: Ben Stassen
Country: Belgium
USA: 90 mins
UK: 84 mins
USA Rated: G
UK Certificate: PG contains mild violence, threat and language
USA Release Date: 8 August 2008
UK Release Date: 3 October 2008
Synopsis
In this groundbreaking 3-D animated adventure, three young flies set off on a courageous mission to become the first insects on the moon by hitching a ride on the historic Apollo 11 space flight. Based on the actual transcripts and the original blueprints from NASA, the film's stunning visuals and meticulous attention to detail introduce a whole new generation to the awe-inspiring achievements of the space program's most momentous mission.
The year is 1969 and like everyone else in the world, Nat (Trevor Gagnon) and his pals IQ (Philip Daniel Bolden) and Scooter (David Gore) are abuzz over the upcoming launch of the first manned mission to the moon. Inspired by his Grandpa's (Christopher Lloyd) oft-told tale of hiding aboard Amelia Earhart's plane during her famed solo cross-Atlantic flight, Nat hatches a secret plan for the three young flies to stow away on the Apollo 11 rocket. The hard part is keeping the plan secret from his mom, Mrs. McFly (Kelly Ripa)!
When a NASA Ground Control official catches sight of the three winged stowaways, he instructs the astronauts to store them in a test tube for later study. But after an electrical short causes the ship's engine to malfunction, the three intrepid insects manage to escape from their glass mini-brig just in time to discover the wiring problem and fix it. After a difficult lunar landing, Nat tags along with Neil Armstrong on his legendary moon walk.
Although the flies face a few more close calls, the mission appears to be a success, until Grandpa's old flame Nadia (Nicolette Sheridan) arrives from Russia. Warning him that her government is angry over losing the space race, she exposes the deadly mission of fly-spy Yegor (Tim Curry), who has been dispatched to Cape Canaveral to sabotage the computer flight plans. With the Apollo hurtling toward Earth, it falls to Nat's family to save the mission and the trio of brave flies...from disaster.
3-D Glasses will be passed out at all screenings for this must-see 3-D animated family film.
