An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet where highly intelligent non-human ape species are dominant and humans are enslaved.An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet where highly intelligent non-human ape species are dominant and humans are enslaved.An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet where highly intelligent non-human ape species are dominant and humans are enslaved.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 6 wins & 4 nominations total
Martin Abrahams
- Human in Cage
- (uncredited)
Army Archerd
- Gorilla
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaDuring breaks in filming, actors made up as different ape species tended to hang out together, gorillas with gorillas, orangutans with orangutans, chimps with chimps. It wasn't required, it just naturally happened.
- Goofs(at around 7 mins) In the opening crash sequence, water is seen flooding into the space ship under tremendous pressure. The crew compartment is the part in the air, and since the ship is "floating" half-in and half-out, there would not be that kind of water pressure in that section of the ship.
- Quotes
[last lines]
George Taylor: Oh my God. I'm back. I'm home. All the time, it was... We finally really did it.
[screaming]
George Taylor: You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!
- ConnectionsEdited into Heston of the Apes (2000)
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Get your hands off this movie, you damn dirty remake!
It's especially interesting that "Planet of the Apes" was released a few months before "2001: A Space Odyssey", as they both look at the same question: what will become of humanity (and how did we originate)? Obviously, the really famous line is Charlton Heston's snap at his captors, and the really famous scene is the end - which I won't tell here for fear of spoiling the whole movie. And what an impressive movie it is! Unfortunately, I can't say the same for Tim Burton's remake. "POTA" should never have been remade. So, for a cinematic treat, stick to this one and avoid the remake.
One more thing is that some people have pointed out that the portrayals of the simians were kinda racist. The blond, cultured orangutans are the nobles; the dark-haired, mildly nervous chimpanzees are the scientists; and the dark-skinned, incompetent gorillas are the police. Oh well. It's still a good movie.
One more thing is that some people have pointed out that the portrayals of the simians were kinda racist. The blond, cultured orangutans are the nobles; the dark-haired, mildly nervous chimpanzees are the scientists; and the dark-skinned, incompetent gorillas are the police. Oh well. It's still a good movie.
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- lee_eisenberg
- Mar 20, 2006
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- Also known as
- Planet der Affen
- Filming locations
- Lake Powell, Utah, USA(crashed rocket ship)
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- Budget
- $5,800,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $32,589,624
- Gross worldwide
- $32,599,488
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