Project X

Poster for Project X featuring a large smiling portrait of Matthew Broderick. On the right side, text reads, “When the Air Force assigned Jimmy Garrett to a top secret project, he didn’t know what he was in for. Neither did they.” Below, the title Project X is in bold red, with the tagline: “Following orders isn’t the only way to become a hero.” A glowing silhouette at the bottom shows a man in uniform holding the hand of a chimpanzee, suggesting a partnership central to the film.

Director: Jonathan Kaplan

Lead Actors: Matthew Broderick, Helen Hunt, Willie

Release Year: 1987

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093793/

Podcast Episode: Episode 040: Wait, A Chimp Can Fly A Plane?! Project X (1987) with Karen Brakke

Psychology Concepts: animal cognition, animal language, animal research, animal rights, attachment, Behavioral Psychology, classical conditioning, Cognitive Psychology, Comparative Psychology, consciousness, decision making, Developmental Psychology, language, lifespan development, operant conditioning, perception, problem solving