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Planet of the Apes

  • 20012001
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
219K
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Planet of the Apes (2001)
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In 2029, an Air Force astronaut crash-lands on a mysterious planet where evolved, talking apes dominate a race of primitive humans.In 2029, an Air Force astronaut crash-lands on a mysterious planet where evolved, talking apes dominate a race of primitive humans.In 2029, an Air Force astronaut crash-lands on a mysterious planet where evolved, talking apes dominate a race of primitive humans.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
219K
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POPULARITY
1,289
18
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    • Director
      • Tim Burton
    • Writers
      • Pierre Boulle(novel "La Planète des Singes")
      • William Broyles Jr.(screenplay)
      • Lawrence Konner(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Mark Wahlberg
      • Helena Bonham Carter
      • Tim Roth
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Tim Burton
    • Writers
      • Pierre Boulle(novel "La Planète des Singes")
      • William Broyles Jr.(screenplay)
      • Lawrence Konner(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Mark Wahlberg
      • Helena Bonham Carter
      • Tim Roth
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.4KUser reviews
    • 227Critic reviews
    • 50Metascore
    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 11 wins & 32 nominations total

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    Mark Wahlberg and Estella Warren in Planet of the Apes (2001)
    Mark Wahlberg in Planet of the Apes (2001)
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    Helena Bonham Carter in Planet of the Apes (2001)
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    Mark Wahlberg in Planet of the Apes (2001)

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    Mark Wahlberg
    Mark Wahlberg
    • Captain Leo Davidson
    Helena Bonham Carter
    Helena Bonham Carter
    • Ari
    Tim Roth
    Tim Roth
    • Thade
    Michael Clarke Duncan
    Michael Clarke Duncan
    • Attar
    Paul Giamatti
    Paul Giamatti
    • Limbo
    Estella Warren
    Estella Warren
    • Daena
    Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
    Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
    • Krull
    David Warner
    David Warner
    • Senator Sandar
    Kris Kristofferson
    Kris Kristofferson
    • Karubi
    Erick Avari
    Erick Avari
    • Tival
    Lucas Elliot Eberl
    Lucas Elliot Eberl
    • Birn
    • (as Luke Eberl)
    Evan Parke
    Evan Parke
    • Gunnar
    • (as Evan Dexter Parke)
    Glenn Shadix
    Glenn Shadix
    • Senator Nado
    Freda Foh Shen
    Freda Foh Shen
    • Bon
    Chris Ellis
    Chris Ellis
    • Commander Karl Vasich
    Anne Ramsay
    Anne Ramsay
    • Lt. Col. Grace Alexander
    Andrea Grano
    Andrea Grano
    • Major Maria Cooper
    Michael Jace
    Michael Jace
    • Major Frank Santos
    • Director
      • Tim Burton
    • Writers
      • Pierre Boulle(novel "La Planète des Singes")
      • William Broyles Jr.(screenplay)
      • Lawrence Konner(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Mark Wahlberg joined the film after meeting with Tim Burton for only five minutes. He was so anxious to work with Burton that he agreed to play any part. Wahlberg dropped out of the role of Linus in Ocean's Eleven (2001) to do this film.
    • Goofs
      How did humans from far and wide hear about "this human who defies the apes"? Leo was hardly noticed by anyone but the group he was with, and a few apes. The apes wouldn't publicize that a human was making fools of them, so how did word of his presence spread??
    • Quotes

      Limbo: The young ones make great pets. Just make sure you get rid of them before they mature. Believe me, the last thing you want is a human teenager running around your house.

    • Crazy credits
      The background on the 20th Century Fox logo fades to a starfield, before the logo itself fades out and the camera pans to the planet below.
    • Alternate versions
      The final kissing scene between Mark Wahlberg and Helena Bonham Carter was edited out in the theatrical run when the movie was first released in India.
    • Connections
      Featured in Planet of the Apes: Rule the Planet (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Rule The Planet Remix
      A Paul Oakenfold Mix

      Additional Production by: Paul Oakenfold and Povi

      Additional Guitars: Emerson Swinford

    User reviews1.4K

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    Top review
    6/10
    A Remake of a Film that Never Needed to be Remade
    If one wants to remake a movie, the best option is probably to choose and original that was good, but not a great classic. Clearly, any attempt to remake a concept that failed first time around is fraught with danger, but an attempt to remake a classic runs the risk that one's film will be unfavourably compared with the original. The original 1968 film of 'Planet of the Apes' is one of cinema's great science fiction classics. More than an adventure story, it touches on some of the concerns of the late sixties- the fear of nuclear war, race relations- and also raises more fundamental issues about the relationship between man and nature, the relationship between religion and science, Darwinism and animal rights. It was therefore a brave move on Tim Burton's part to try and remake it.

    The main concept of Tim Burton's film is basically similar to Franklin Schaffner's. An astronaut from Earth travels to a planet ruled by intelligent apes. Humans exist on this planet, but they are regarded as an inferior species, despised and exploited by the apes. There is, however, an important difference. In the original film, the apes are the only intelligent and articulate beings on the planet. Although they have only attained a pre-industrial level of civilization (they have firearms, but no power-driven machinery, and no means of transport other than the horse or horse-drawn vehicles), they are a far more advanced species than the planet's human inhabitants, who lack the powers of speech and reason and live an animal-like existence. In Burton's remake, humans and apes have similar powers of speech and intellect; it is only the apes' greater physical strength that enables them to dominate the planet and to treat the humans as slaves.

    It was this ironic role-reversal, with apes behaving like men and men behaving like beasts, that gave Schaffner's film its satirical power. That film was advertised with the slogan 'Somewhere in the Universe, there must be something better than man!', and the apes are indeed, in some respects, better than man. Their law against killing others of their kind, for example, is much more strictly observed than our commandment that 'Thou shalt do no murder'. There is no sense that the apes are bad and the humans good. Even Dr Zaius, the orang-utan politician, is not a wicked individual; by the standards of his society he is an honourable and decent one. His weakness is that of excessive intellectual conservatism and unwillingness to accept opinions that do not fit in with his preconceived world view. (In this respect the apes are very human indeed).

    Burton's film takes a less subtle moral line. It is a straightforward story of a fight for freedom. The villains are most of the apes, especially the fanatical, human-hating General Thade. The heroes are Captain Davidson, the astronaut from Earth, the planet's human population who long for freedom from the domination of the apes, and a few liberal, pro-human apes, especially Ari, the daughter of an ape senator. The apes are more aggressive and more obviously animals than in the original film; they still frequently move on all fours and emit fierce shrieks whenever angry or excited.

    There are some things about this film that are good, especially the ape make-up which is, for the most part, more convincing than in the original film and allows the actors more scope to show emotion. (I say 'for the most part' because Ari looks far less simian than do most of the other apes- Tim Burton obviously felt that the audience would be more likely to accept her as a sympathetic character if she looked half-human). The actors playing apes actually seem more convincing than those playing humans. Tim Roth is good as the militaristic Thade, as is Helena Bonham-Carter as Ari. Mark Wahlberg, on the other hand, is not an actor of the same caliber as Charlton Heston, who played the equivalent role in the original film, and Estella Warren has little to do other than look glamorous. (Heston has a cameo role as an ape in Burton's film, and even gets to repeat his famous line 'Damn you all to hell').

    Overall, however, the film is a disappointment when compared to the original, a simple science-fiction adventure story as opposed to an intelligent and philosophical look at complex issues. It tried to copy the device of a surprise ending but failed. Schaffner's famous final twist is shocking, but makes perfect sense in the context of what has gone before. Burton's makes no sense whatsoever.

    Tim Burton can be a director of great originality, but with 'Planet of the Apes' he fell into the standard Hollywood trap of trying to copy what had already been done and remaking a film that never needed to be remade. It was good to see him return to form with the brilliant 'Big Fish', one of the best films of last year. 6/10
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    FAQ9

    • What is the name of the ape city?
    • This takes place on another planet? I thought the original took place on Earth...
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 27, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Return of the Apes
    • Filming locations
      • Lake Powell, Utah, USA
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • The Zanuck Company
      • Tim Burton Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $100,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $180,011,740
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $68,532,960
      • Jul 29, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $362,211,740
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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