Grease Monkey (2000)

In the distant future, a mysterious alien attack has wiped out most of humanity. Helped by an interstellar race of benefactors, humankind has taken to space...but not by themselves. Remember when you were just a kid trying to figure out the adult world? Remember walking through that minefield, never knowing when you'd step on the next one? Don't you wish you had an 800 lb. Gorilla on your side then? That's exactly what junior spacecraft mechanic Robin Plotnik is about to get. Mac Gimbensky has been there, done that, and laughed it off. He's fussy, cranky, witty, clever, and the single best mechanic around. Fixing space fighters is his passion and his art. The last thing he needs is a cookie-cutter cadet nipping at his heels. Fortunately, that's not quite what he's about to get. Mac and Robin get off to a shaky start, but when they survive their first day together on the gigantic flagship Fist of Earth, they become fast friends. In a world like theirs, that's nothing short of miraculous, because Mac isn't human - he's that 800 lb. gorilla you wish you had on your side. Together, this unlikely duo maintains fighter craft for the all-women Barbarian Squadron, which constantly competes against the ship's other fighter jocks. In their spare time, they're in constant struggle against a world of mediocrity. On top of this, their worst enemy on the ship is determined to reorganize them out of existence. Fresh and engaging, crammed with likable characters and science-fictional inventiveness, Grease Monkey is for adults who wish they "knew then what they know now", and also for young people who wish they had a guardian angel against the onslaught of the mysterious, treacherous, and ridiculous world of adults.