MPAA Rating: G
Genre: CG Animated/3D/Family/Comedy
Age range: Ages 3 and up
Runtime: Approx. 89 minutes
Starring: (voices of) Kelly Ripa, Ed Begley Jr, Nicollette Sheridan, Christopher Lloyd, Tim Curry, Philip Bolden, David Gore, Trevor Gagnon, Buzz Aldrin
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Director: Ben Stassen
Release Date: August 15, 2008
Fly Me to the Moon Movie Trailer
Fly Me to the Moon - Synopsis
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 N.A.S.A. 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. At least until Grandpa’s old flame Nadia (Nicolette Sheridan) arrives from Russia to warn him that her government, angry over losing the space race, has dispatched fly-spy Yegor (Tim Curry) 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.
Fly Me to the Moon - Fun Facts for Kids
In Fly Me to the Moon, the real Buzz Aldrin voices his own character. On July 20, 1969, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong landed on the moon and became the first two humans ever to walk on the moon. What is Buzz doing now? He is still working in the field of space exploration. He founded a rocket design company and also an organization devoted to the future possibility of space tourism. You can find out more about these ventures on Buzz Aldrin's website.
The movie will be released in 3D, allowing kids to experience the movie on a whole different level; like they are really there with Buzz -- sort of. Kids can learn more about the movie and 3D effects, play games and print out coloring pages at the Fly Me to the Moon website. Should they become interested in learning more about the first flight to the moon and other spacey stuff, NASA's website has a whole section devoted to information and space related games for kids.
