Fly Me to the Moon (2008)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Ben Stassen

Writer:

Domonic Paris (writer)

Release Date:

15 August 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family

Tagline:

First ever animated movie created for 3D

Plot:

Three young houseflies stow away aboard the Apollo 11 flight to the moon.

Plot Keywords:

Moon | Apollo Program | 3 Dimensional | Fly | 1960s

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Tim Curry	...	Yegor (voice)
Robert Patrick	...	Louie (voice)
Kelly Ripa	...	Nat's Mom (voice)
Buzz Aldrin	...	Himself
Trevor Gagnon	...	Nat (voice)
Philip Bolden	...	I.Q. (voice)
Nicollette Sheridan	...	Nadia (voice)
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Poopchev (voice)
David Gore	...	Scooter (voice)
Christopher Lloyd	...	Amos (voice)
Adrienne Barbeau	...	Scooters Mom (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Neil Armstrong	...	Himself (archive sound)
Cam Clarke	...	Ray (voice) (as Cam Clark)
Grant George	...	Other Russian Fly (voice)
Steve Kramer	...	Leonide (voice)
Mimi Maynard	...	IQ's Mom (voice)
Scott Menville	...	Butch (voice)
Lorraine Nicholson	...	Katie (voice)
Gigi Perreau	...	Amelia (voice)
Sandy Simpson	...	Neil Armstrong (voice)
Sophie Simpson	...	Polly (voice)
Doug Stone	...	Russian Announcer (voice)
Jeffrey Braer	...	Horse Fly #2 / Party Guests (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Ben Stassen

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Domonic Paris		writer

Produced by
Gina Gallo	....	producer
Charlotte Huggins	....	producer
Mimi Maynard	....	producer
Domonic Paris	....	co-executive producer
Ben Stassen	....	co-executive producer
Caroline Van Iseghem	....	producer

Original Music by
Ramin Djawadi

Casting by
Gina Gallo
Mimi Maynard

Art Direction by
Jeremy Degruson

Production Management
Rick Gordon	....	post-production supervisor

Sound Department
Philippe Baudhuin	....	sound mixer
Philippe Baudhuin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joel Catalan	....	printmaster engineer
Dan Cubert	....	sound recordist
Bill Devine	....	voice recordist
Michael Kalifa	....	sound re-recording projectionist
Jimmy Lifton	....	adr facility
Yves Renard	....	sound effects editor
Luc Thomas	....	sound re-recording mixer
Philippe van Leer	....	foley artist
Paulette Victor-Lifton	....	recording facility supervisor
Aaron Wilcox	....	sound re-recording projectionist

Visual Effects by
Meilhon Arnaud	....	modeler
Aurelie Badin	....	shading artist
Melanie Beisswenger	....	senior animator
Frederic Cervini	....	technical director: nWave Digital/Refractor
Nicolas Chombart	....	lighting artist
Wim Coene	....	generalist
Frederic Convert	....	lighting technical director
Olivier De Cafmeyer	....	fur and hair groom artist
Olivier De Cafmeyer	....	shading artist
Nigel Denton-Howes	....	texturing/shading supervisor
Julien Ducenne	....	digital compositor
Seynaeve Emmanuel	....	character finaling supervisor
Seynaeve Emmanuel	....	rigging supervisor
Jérome Escobar	....	visual effects supervisor
Roland Franck	....	shading artist
Ryan Grobins	....	senior lighter
Othman Haddi	....	lighting/shading technical director
Mathias Lautour	....	lighting supervisor
Mathias Lautour	....	rendering supervisor
John Martin	....	rigging artist
Sebastien Potet	....	rigger
Frederic Robert	....	digital compositor
Frederic Robert	....	modeling supervisor
Jesús Ruiz Torres	....	senior animator
Rick Sander	....	senior lighter
Jelle Van den Audenaeren	....	lighting artist

Camera and Electrical Department
John 'Fest' Sandau	....	gaffer

Animation Department
Melanie Beisswenger	....	senior animator
Jesus del Campo	....	character animator
Sébastien Ebzant	....	senior animator
Laurent Laban	....	character animator
Ambre Maurin	....	animator
Gregory Naud	....	character animator
Jesús Ruiz Torres	....	senior animator
Peter Segers	....	animator
Philippe Tailliez	....	animation director

Editorial Department
Dan Muscarella	....	color timer

Music Department
Jeffrey Biggers	....	score music mixer
Tony Blondal	....	orchestrator
Stephen Coleman	....	orchestrator
Shannon Erbe	....	music editor
Benoit Grey	....	orchestrator
Zack Howard	....	score mixing assistant
Rob Simon	....	technical score advisor

Other crew
Bill Harrison	....	publicist
Amy Pfister	....	publicist

Production Companies

• nWave Pictures
• Illuminata Pictures

Distributors

• nWave Pictures (2008) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• Kinepolis Film Distribution (KFD) (2008) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Cascade Film (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Intersonic (2009) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Intersonic (2009) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• K2 Communications (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Les Films Séville (2008) (Canada) (theatrical) (French Canada)
• MK2 Diffusion (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• Momentum Pictures (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Sarai Inc. (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Summit Distribution (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Summit Entertainment (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• T-Joy (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Bazuca Films (2008) (Chile) (all media)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Global Digital Creations Asset Management (2009) (China) (all media)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2008) (Finland) (all media)
• Seville Pictures (2008) (Canada) (all media)
• Z@ppelin (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (broadcast premiere)

Other Companies

• Blink Entertainment  marketing and promotion
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

Also Known As:

Fly Me to the Moon 3D (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

Belgium

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.44 : 1

Certification:

USA:G (certificate #44026) | Canada:G (British Columbia) | UK:PG | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:AL | Australia:G | Singapore:G | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Czech Republic:U | Switzerland:0 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Portugal:M/6 (Qualidade) | Hong Kong:I

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

nWave Pictures

Goofs:

Factual errors: Lunar module is shown being removed from Saturn V as they prepare for lunar orbit. This step would take place shortly after leaving earth orbit.

Movie Connections:

References 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Nice

Honestly, I did have a feeling from the trailer that Fly Me to the Moon wasn't going to exactly my style. But I had the opportunity to see it today for free and I just wanted to give it a fair chance, I don't know what's with this year, but it doesn't seem like all the animated films are gold, now we had WALL-E and Kung Fu Panda, that's about it when it comes to the good animated films, but then we had Space Chimps and now Fly Me to the Moon that are just average. See, what bugs me is that this movie is just for kids, I think we should have those kind of films, but this was semi-boring. The humor didn't even seem to exist, also flies are not cute or interesting to watch and just because a film is made for 3-D doesn't make it a great film. I'm not trying to hate on this film because the story is decent, it's just the way it's told that makes it a little dull.

Nat, I.Q., and Scooter are young flies who are just day dreamers, but Nat dreams of going to the moon one of these days. When he talks to his adventurous grandfather, he decides to just go for it. He talks I.Q. and Scoother into it as well, they sneak onto the rocket ship that is taking Americans to the moon for the first time. But with the mothers freaking out at home and Russian flies who can't stand the idea of these American flies getting the credit, it may not be a happy trip home.

Fly Me to the Moon is alright for the kids under 7, that's it. Like I said, I think we should have movies that are aimed for kids only, but this was just dull and didn't interest me. The humor is very tame and the characters aren't the best to relate too. There are a couple of nice things about the movie, like the animation is beautiful and the story is fun. Even though 3-D doesn't make a movie wonderful, it does make it a lot of fun to watch and a lot more interesting to look at. Over all, I'd say to see this as a matinée if you want to see it on the 3-D screen, otherwise, it's a rental, there's nothing special about it, but it's a nice movie.

5/10