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Planet of the Apes (1968)

G | | Adventure, Sci-Fi | 3 April 1968 (USA)
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An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved.

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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination. See more awards »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
... George Taylor
... Cornelius
... Zira
... Dr. Zaius
... President of the Assembly
... Honorious
... Nova
... Landon
... Lucius
... Maximus
... Dodge
... Julius
... Hunt Leader
Wright King ... Dr. Galen
... Minister
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Storyline

Taylor and two other astronauts come out of deep hibernation to find that their ship has crashed. Escaping with little more than clothes they find that they have landed on a planet where men are pre-lingual and uncivilized while apes have learned speech and technology. Taylor is captured and taken to the city of the apes after damaging his throat so that he is silent and cannot communicate with the apes. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

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This is Commander Taylor, Astronaut. He has landed in a world where Apes are the rulers and Man the beast. Now he is caged, tortured, risks mutilation. Because no human can remain human on the Planet of the Apes. See more »

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Adventure | Sci-Fi

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3 April 1968 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Monkey Planet  »

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Budget:

$5,800,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$33,395,426
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Trivia

During the hunt scene an unclothed Charlton Heston had to run through the poison oak undergrowth of Fox's Century Ranch. See more »

Goofs

At the crash site, the bubbling that erupts from below the spacecraft is evidently to represent air escaping as it is sinking. However, the bubbling we see shows telltale signs of being created by sublimation of carbon dioxide ice. See more »

Quotes

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George Taylor: And that completes my final report until we reach touchdown. We're now on full automatic, in the hands of the computers. I have tucked my crew in for the long sleep and I'll be joining them soon. In less than an hour, we'll finish our sixth month out of Cape Kennedy. Six months in deep space - by our time, that is. According to Dr. Haslein's theory of time, in a vehicle travelling nearly the speed of light, the Earth has aged nearly 700 years since we left it, while we've aged ...
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How could the batteries still be working on the talking doll?
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Q: Why did the apes immediately lobotomize Landon but not Taylor?
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A Science Fiction Masterpiece
5 November 2010 | by – See all my reviews

In the year 1968, two movies came out that changed modern day science-fiction films forever, 2001 A Space Odyssey was the most famous out of the two, but Planet of the Apes stands on its own ground and became a classic that it is universally acclaimed to be. Planet of the Apes is still way better than all of the sequels and remakes that has even been made.

I remember the first time, I watched Planet of the Apes. I was a major Sci-Fi geek who loved Star Wars and Blade Runner. I was sitting down on the couch with my nerdy glasses, watching T.V. When all of a sudden the movie started, my friends told me the movie was very cheesy and lame. So I had extremely low expectations, but I told, whatever, I'll give it a try. After the film finished, I was completely flabbergasted and amazed to have seen this work of art. The visuals were great and the movie was extremely entertaining. But that's not the main reason I loved the film so much. It raises a lot of questions about our modern day society without letting social commentaries get in the way of the drama and action.

The movie is easily one of the top ten best Sci-Fi films ever created, it stands high up with Star Wars, 2001 A Space Odyssey and The Day the Earth Stood Still. If you're a Sci-Fi, this movie is highly recommended because it deals with philosophical and sociological questions and its a must have.

10/10 for this Masterpiece.
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