Time of the Apes (TV 1987)

Three bumbling morons accidentally stumble into a cryogenic freezer and end up in the future, where monkeys populate the Earth.

Directors:

Kiyo Sumi Fukazawa, Atsuo Okunaka

Writers:

Sakyo Komatsu (story), Kouji Tonaka (story),

Stars:

Reiko Tokunaga, Hiroko Saito, Masaaki Kaji

Cast

Cast overview:
Reiko Tokunaga	...	Catherine
Hiroko Saito	...	Caroline
Masaaki Kaji	...	Johnny
Hitoshi Omae	...	Commander (Cabinet Minister Bippu)
Tetsuya Ushio	...	Gôdo
Baku Hatakeyama	...	Police Chief Gebar / Gebâ
Kazue Takita	...	Pepe
Noboru Nakaya

Storyline

Time of the Apes is a strung-together movie made from several episodes of a Japanese TV show. Big-hipped Catherine and her two charges, Johnny (who "doesn't care") and Caroline, are sent to some alternate time-line by being frozen in cryogenic tubes during an earthquake. They end up on a planet where apes rule humans but are ruled themselves by a supercomputer named "UECOM", which is a malevolent artificial being created by humans.

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Plot Keywords:

ape | edited from tv series | time travel | shot in the back | motorcycle | 

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Japan USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

February 1988 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

3001 - Die Zeit der Affen

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tsuburaya Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References King Kong (1933)

User Reviews

Way too much monkey business

There are bad movies, very bad movies and horrible movies. This movie goes a step beyond even those classification, Plan Nine from Outer Space bad. The story is about three present day humans who just happen to be in cryogenic chamber when an earthquake a underground research center. When they come to its five hundred years in the future and apes have taken over the planet. Any plot similarities between Time of the Apes and Planet of the Apes is completely intentional although it seems like cinema heresy to compare the two films. There is a flying saucer that keep appearing for no apparent reason and an ape shoot out that doesn't make any sense. All of these plot holes stem from the fact this movie is edited from a Japanese TV series that was never aired. I will not give away the ending, but it is the sort of thing that could result in a failing grade in most high school creative writing courses.