Fly Me to the Moon (2008 film)

Fly Me to the Moon is a 2008 animated science fiction comedy film about three flies who stowaway aboard Apollo 11 and travel to the Moon. It was directed by Ben Stassen and written by Domonic Paris. The film was released in digital 3-D in Belgium on 30 January 2008, and in the US and Canada on 15 August 2008. The film was also released in IMAX 3-D in the US and Canada on 8 August 2008. The film serves as a fictionalized retelling of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission by incorporating a story of three young flies that stow away on the rocket to fulfil their dream of going up to the moon, while their families take on a group of Soviet flies who try to sabotage the mission.

Fly Me to the Moon
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBen Stassen
Written byDomonic Paris
Produced by
  • Gina Gallo
  • Charlotte Huggins
  • Mimi Maynard
  • Caroline Van Iseghem
Starring
Edited byKerry Fulton
Music byRamin Djawadi
Production
companies
  • nWave Pictures
  • Illuminata Pictures
  • Le Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique
  • uMedia
  • uFilm
Distributed by
  • Kinepolis Film Distribution
    (Belgium)
  • Summit Entertainment
    (United States)
Release dates
  • 30 January 2008 (2008-01-30) (Belgium)
  • 15 August 2008 (2008-08-15) (United States)
Running time
  • 80 minutes
  • 50 minutes (IMAX version)
Countries
  • Belgium
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million
Box office$41.7 million

Fly Me to the Moon was produced by nWave Pictures in association with Illuminata Pictures, and distributed by Summit Entertainment and Vivendi Visual Entertainment in the United States. The film received generally negative reviews from critics and was a box office disappointment, only grossing $41.7 million against a $25 million budget.

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