Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back

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Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back
Space Chimps 2.jpg
Film poster
Directed by John H. Williams
Written byRob Moreland
Produced byJohn H. Williams
Starring
Edited by
  • Eric Lake
  • Aaron Seelman
Music by
  • Ned Douglas
  • Samuel Stewart
Production
company
Distributed by Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (United States)
Release dates
  • May 28, 2010 (2010-05-28)(United Kingdom)
  • October 5, 2010 (2010-10-05)(United States)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States [1]
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4.3 million [2]

Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back is a 2010 American animated direct-to-video comic science fiction film directed and produced by John H. Williams (in his directorial debut) and written by Rob Moreland. It is the sequel to Space Chimps (2008). Zack Shada, Carlos Alazraqui, Cheryl Hines, Patrick Warburton, Stanley Tucci, Patrick Breen, Omid Abtahi and Jane Lynch reprise their roles from the previous film; Andy Samberg, Jeff Daniels, and Kristin Chenoweth were replaced by Tom Kenny, John DiMaggio, and Laura Bailey, respectively. Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2010 by Entertainment Film Distributors and was released on DVD in the United States on October 5, 2010 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. It received universally negative reviews by critics, including a rare 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Plot

Two years after the events of the first film, Comet (Zack Shada), a tech-savvy young chimpanzee, wants to be taken seriously as a full-fledged space chimp, but Ham (Tom Kenny), Luna (Cheryl Hines) and the other chimpanzees do not take him seriously. Comet learns that he was removed from the last space mission because of budget cuts, and plans to go on the next space mission. Comet interferes with the controls on a rocket, accidentally launching the ship into space. Eventually, Comet lands on Planet Malgor, where he meets Ham’s alien friend, Kilowatt (Laura Bailey), for the first time, and gains respect from the residents there.

However, back on Earth, Zartog (John DiMaggio) wants to get revenge on Ham for foiling his plans, and encounters an oblivious Titan (Patrick Warburton), who gives him a tour of Kennedy Space Center. Zartog takes over Mission Control using a remote that vaporizes objects and zaps the Senator (Stanley Tucci) and the three scientists, Dr. Bob (Patrick Breen), Dr. Jagu (Omid Abtahi) and Dr. Poole (Jane Lynch) out of existence. Comet, accompanied by Kilowatt, returns to Earth, while Ham evades Zartog by riding on a jetpack. While Zartog is distracted, Comet manages to steal the remote and reprograms it to bring the Senator and the scientists back, and shrink Zartog; Zartog escapes while the others laugh. The film ends with Zartog running from a dog he harassed earlier and a Guinea pig from the Mars mission, mentioned in the prior film.

Cast

Release

Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2010 by Entertainment Film Distributors [3] and was released on DVD in the United States on October 5, 2010 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. [4] The film grossed $4.3 million [2] and originally opened on #7 in the United Kingdom on the release weekend. [5]

Reception

Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back has a rating of 0% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes (based on 8 reviews) and an average rating of 2.3/10. [6]

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