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Planet of the Apes | |
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Credits | |
Title: | Planet of the Apes |
Director: | Franklin J. Schaffner |
Writers: | Michael Wilson; Rod Serling |
Producers: | Arthur P. Jacobs; Mort Abrahams |
Composer: | Jerry Goldsmith |
Cinematography: | Leon Shamroy |
Editors: | Hugh S. Fowler |
Production | |
Distributed by: | APJAC Productions; Twentieth Century-Fox Productions |
Released: | April 3rd, 1968 |
Rating: | G |
Running time: | 112 min. |
Country: | USA |
Language: | English |
Budget: | $5,800,000 [1] |
Gross: | $32,600,000 (US) [2]$32,589,624 (Worldwide) [3] |
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Plot[]
Cast[]
Production[]
- Production on Planet of the Apes began on May 21st, 1967. [4] Originally, 20th Century Fox selected writer/producer Blake Edwards, more popularly known for his contributions to the Pink Panther films, to direct Planet of the Apes. Edwards bowed out however, and the studio replaced him with Franklin J. Schaffner. [5]
- Principal filming concluded on August 10th, 1967.
Notes & Trivia[]
- This film is included on the Planet of the Apes: The Evolution DVD boxset collection.
- Planet of the Apes was released on Blu-ray on November 4th, 2008 by Twentieth Century Fox Home Video.
- The role of Dr. Zaius was originally offered to veteran actor Edward G. Robinson, however Robinson bowed out just before principal shooting citing difficulties with wearing the ape make-up for protracted periods of time. An early screen-test showing Robinson as Dr. Zaius can be seen on the 1998 documentary, Behind the Planet of the Apes.
- The climatic scene at the end where Colonel Taylor sees the Statue of Liberty was lampooned in the 1987 sci-fi/comedy Spaceballs. In the film, the capital ship Spaceball One transformed into its Megamaid configuration before being blasted into several sizeable pieces. The upper portion of the ship, which bore a strong resemblance to the Statue of Liberty landed on an unidentified barren planet populated by talking apes. When two of the apes rode upon the site of the upended Megamaid sticking out of the dirt and saw two Spaceballs crawling out of it's nose, they remarked, "Oh, shit. There goes the planet".
Inconsistencies[]
- Astronauts Taylor, Dodge and Landon physically age eighteen months while in cryogenic sleep aboard the Icarus. When they awaken, they have each grown full beards and mustaches, yet their hair has not grown in length at all.
Related pages[]
- Planet of the Apes characters
- Planet of the Apes locations
- Planet of the Apes actors
- Planet of the Apes crew members
- Planet of the Apes image gallery
- Planet of the Apes miscellaneous
See also[]
External Links[]
- Planet of the Apes at IMDB
- Planet of the Apes at Wikipedia
- Planet of the Apes at AllRovi.com
- Planet of the Apes at the POTA Wiki
- Planet of the Apes at Box Office Mojo
- Planet of the Apes at Rotten Tomatoes
References[]
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