In the 1960s a young woman works at NASA as an animal trainer responsible for the chimpanzee who will go into space.
Alex D. Linz
as Wilhelm 'Billy' von Huber
William Atherton
as Ralph Stanton
James Woods
as Dr. Wilhelm von Huber
Annabeth Gish
as Dr. Donni McGuinness
T.J. Beacom
as Ed the Bully
Austin Schwarz
as Little Kid
Tony Jay
as Narrator (voice)
Jack McGee
as Fielding
James Benson
as Gertz
Janis Benson
as Gerta
Mark Moses
as Alan Shepard
Michael Tylo
as Guidance Technician