Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998) (TV)

Directors:

Kevin Burns
David Comtois

Writers:

Brian Anthony &
David Comtois ...
(more)

Release Date:

6 September 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Journey Back To The Planet Of The Apes!

Plot:

The story behind the making of the 5 "Planet of the Apes" movies.

Plot Keywords:

Ape | Planet Of The Apes | Interview | Animal In Title | Behind The Scenes

Cast

Roddy McDowall	...	Himself - Host
Mort Abrahams	...	Himself
Charlton Heston	...	Himself
Richard D. Zanuck	...	Himself (as Richard Zanuck)
Edward G. Robinson	...	Dr. Zaius (archive footage)
James Brolin	...	Dr. Cornelius (archive footage)
John Chambers	...	Himself
William J. Creber	...	Himself (as William Creber)
Kim Hunter	...	Herself
Maurice Evans	...	Himself (archive footage)
Eric Greene	...	Himself, film historian
Linda Harrison	...	Herself
Franklin J. Schaffner	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ted Post	...	Himself
Frank Capra Jr.	...	Himself
Don Taylor	...	Himself
Ricardo Montalban	...	Himself
Natalie Trundy	...	Herself - wife of Arthur P. Jacobs
J. Lee Thompson	...	Himself
James Naughton	...	Himself

Directed by
Kevin Burns
David Comtois

Writing credits
Brian Anthony		&
David Comtois		&
Kevin Burns

Produced by
Brian Anthony	....	co-producer
Kevin Burns	....	executive producer
Stephanie Keane	....	coordinating producer
Shelley Lyons	....	producer

Cinematography by
Cory Geryak

Film Editing by
David Comtois
Dustin Ebsen
Steven Rasch		(as Steve Rasch)

Makeup Department
Steve Buscaino	....	additional hair stylist
Steve Buscaino	....	additional makeup artist
Patricia Petrulo	....	additional hair stylist (as Patricia Petrullo)
Patricia Petrulo	....	additional makeup artist (as Patricia Petrullo)
Guy Richards	....	hair stylist
Guy Richards	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jeff Kuntz	....	production manager
Darla Marasco	....	post-production supervisor
David Sehring	....	executive in charge of production: American Movie Classics

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David A. Kleiler Jr.	....	assistant director

Art Department
Steve Buscaino	....	property constructor
Steve Buscaino	....	property designer
Aaron Duclos	....	set dresser
Cherie Fryman	....	paintbox artist
Steve Newburn	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Tom Amelotte	....	sound re-recording engineer
Mark Lyons	....	additional sound
James Mulryan	....	additional sound (as Jim Mulryan)
Brian O'Carroll	....	additional sound
Craig Roberts	....	assistant sound engineer
Tony Smyles	....	sound engineer
Ace Williams	....	boom operator
Paul S. Shapiro	....	sound mixer (uncredited)
Michael J. White	....	narration recording engineer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Lars Bunch	....	motion control photographer
Martin Kauper	....	motion control photographer
Doug Whitney	....	main title graphic

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Bauman	....	gaffer
Jeff Chassler	....	best boy electric
Bill Dow	....	still photographer
Robert Egrini	....	electrician
James Irons	....	grip (as Jim Irons)
Kevin McCafferty	....	additional camera operator
Charles 'Ching' Oettel	....	second assistant camera
Kevin Peters	....	electrician
Kelly Porterfield	....	key grip
Justin Quach	....	film loader
Joe Schiavello	....	swing
Sandy Spooner	....	additional camera operator
Robert Truitt	....	first assistant camera (as Bobby Truitt)
Mark Venezia	....	grip (as Marc Venezia)
Vernon Wynne	....	best boy grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sarah Bardo	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Andrew Giacometti	....	post-production coordinator
Mark W. Jacobs	....	supervising on-line editor
John Moore	....	on-line editor
Tony Santiago	....	assistant editor (as Tony Santiago)

Other crew
Jacques Aureille	....	production assistant
Tony Barton	....	production assistant
Scot Beidelman	....	media coordinator
Kristi Burns	....	clearance coordinator
Marc Caldwell	....	production assistant
Jennifer Campbell	....	assistant accountant
Ron Carpenter Jr.	....	media supervisor (as Ron Carpenter)
Bret Choffee	....	production assistant (as Bret Chaffee)
Mimi Christensen	....	project coordinator: Foxstar Productions
Michael Craig	....	teleprompter operator
Blake Danforth	....	production assistant
Elisa Evans	....	production assistant (as Lisa Evans)
Janice Fernandez	....	craft service
Kara Pross Gullo	....	production accountant
Scott Hartford	....	project manager: Foxstar Productions
Marilyn Harvey	....	production assistant
Jerianne Keaney	....	director of clearances
Annette Lloyd	....	researcher (as Annette D'Agostino)
Andrew Marcus	....	production counsel
John Murphy	....	production assistant
John Murphy	....	researcher
Piruza Nagapetian	....	chyron operator
Diane C. Najuch	....	researcher
Chris Noviello	....	production assistant
David Pearson	....	additional clearances
Neal Shaw	....	teleprompter operator
Brenda Zamzow	....	general manager: Van Ness Films (as Brenda J. Zamzow)

Thanks
Forrest J Ackerman	....	acknowledgment: props and merchandise courtesy of
Alan J. Adler	....	acknowledgment: Twentieth Century Fox Archive (as Alan Adler)
Michael Arick	....	acknowledgment
Frank Barkyoumb	....	acknowledgment: Twentieth Century Fox Library Services
Roger Bell	....	acknowledgment: Twentieth Century Fox Library Services
Niel Bethke	....	acknowledgment
Rich Billings	....	acknowledgment: Twentieth Century Fox Library Services
Bill Blake	....	acknowledgment: additional footage courtesy of
Ronald V. Borst	....	acknowledgment: Hollywood Movie Posters
Joan Chambers	....	acknowledgment
David Comtois	....	acknowledgment: props and merchandise courtesy of
Joyce Hooper Corrington	....	acknowledgment
Vicki Crawford	....	acknowledgment
Lynette Falk	....	acknowledgment
Cory Geryak	....	acknowledgment: props and merchandise courtesy of
Eric Greene	....	acknowledgment: props and merchandise courtesy of
Edward Gross	....	acknowledgment
Jim Hardy	....	acknowledgment
Lewis Lagrone	....	acknowledgment
Larry Landsman	....	acknowledgment
Frank Liberman	....	acknowledgment: stills courtesy of
Jean-Marc Lofficier	....	acknowledgment: props and merchandise courtesy of
Eric Love	....	acknowledgment: Twentieth Century Fox Archive
Roddy McDowall	....	acknowledgment: additional footage courtesy of
Patrick Miller	....	acknowledgment: Twentieth Television Still Department (as Pat Miller)
Brian Peck	....	acknowledgment: props and merchandise courtesy of
Brian Penikas	....	acknowledgment: props and merchandise courtesy of (as Brian Pennikas)
Alison G. Pinsler	....	acknowledgment: Frances C. Richardson Research Center
Francesca Robinson Sanchez	....	acknowledgment: CMG Worldwide, Inc.
Joe Russo	....	acknowledgment: additional footage courtesy of
Paul Sanderson	....	acknowledgment: additional footage courtesy of
Christopher Sausville	....	acknowledgment
Elias Savada	....	acknowledgment: Motion Picture Information Services
Fritz Schwab	....	acknowledgment
Susanna Schwartz	....	acknowledgment
Errol Stevens	....	acknowledgment (as Dr. Errol Stevens)
Tibor Szakaly	....	acknowledgment: props and merchandise courtesy of
Paul Taglianetti	....	acknowledgment
Brian Thomas	....	acknowledgment: Frances C. Richardson Research Center
Natalie Trundy	....	acknowledgment: stills courtesy of (as Natalie Trundy Jacobs Lopez)
Laura Walker	....	acknowledgment: The Motion Picture and Television Fund
Ed Watz	....	acknowledgment
Becca Wilson	....	acknowledgment

Production Companies

• Van Ness Films (presents) (produced by)
• Foxstar Productions (in association with)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (in association with)
• American Movie Classics (AMC) (in association with)

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• 20th Century Fox Library Services  acknowledgment (as Twentieth Century Fox Library Services)
• Access Communications  acknowledgment
• Aloha Craft Service  craft service
• Archive Films  additional footage
• Associated Production Music (APM)  library music
• Beantown Productions  post-production facilities
• Brodsky and Treadway  telecine and duplication
• CMG Worldwide  acknowledgment
• Crest National  telecine and duplication
• Daniel Roebuck Collection, The  props and merchandise courtesy of
• Du Art Film and Video  telecine and duplication (as DuArt Film and Video)
• Dubs  telecine and duplication
• FotoKem Laboratory  telecine and duplication (as Fotokem)
• Frances C. Richardson Research Center at Twentieth Century Fox  acknowledgment (as Frances C. Richardson Research Center)
• Hollywood Movie Posters  acknowledgment
• Leo Caloia Film Archive  additional footage courtesy of (as Leo Caloia Archive)
• Loyola Marymount University Department of Archives and Special Collections  stills courtesy of (as Loyola Marymount University, Charles Von der Ahe Library, Department of Archives and Special Collections)
• Loyola Marymount University Department of Communications  additional footage
• Malibu Creek State Park  special thanks
• Margaret Herrick Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences  stills courtesy of (as Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
• Marvin Paige's Motion Picture and Television Research Archive  stills courtesy of
• Matchframe Video  post-production facilities
• Motion Picture Information Services  acknowledgment
• Motion Picture and Television Fund Home  acknowledgment (as The Motion Picture and Television Fund)
• National Archives and Records Administration  additional footage
• New Wave Entertainment  telecine and duplication
• Post Group, The  telecine and duplication
• Sound Services  post-production facilities
• Third Degree Productions  props and merchandise courtesy of
• Twentieth Century Fox Archive  acknowledgment
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation  footage courtesy of ("Planet of the Apes", "Beneath the Planet of the Apes", "Escape From the Planet of the Apes", "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes", "Battle for the Planet of the Apes", "Gorilla at Large") (as Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.)
• Twentieth Century Fox Photo Archive  stills courtesy of
• Twentieth Century Fox Television  footage courtesy of ("Planet of the Apes" [series], "Return to the Planet of the Apes", "The Simpsons")
• Twentieth Television Still Department  acknowledgment
• VDI Multimedia  telecine and duplication (as VDI Media)
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack album available on (as Varèse Sarabande Records)
• WoodHolly Productions  post-production facilities (as Woodholly)

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Runtime:

127 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby (as Dolby Surround)

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating)

Filming Locations:

Malibu Creek State Park - 1925 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, California, USA

Company:

Van Ness Films

Trivia:

Host Roddy McDowall died on October 3, 1998, less than a month after the broadcast of this special.

Movie Connections:

References "The Fugitive" (1963)

A Fun Documentary for Movie Fans

This is a pretty good making-of documentary, insofar as it includes a lot of clips and a pretty good feeling for how and why everything was done. The thing about it that made me laugh, however, was how much they overstated the value of the series. While I will admit that the many sequels may have set an unfortunate precedent, I feel the films themselves weren't quite as important as the writers of this documentary would have us believe.