He is the leader and later ruler of the apes in both the original and the 2011 reboot series. Planet of the apes is a franchise starting in 1968 with its latest installment released in 2017. He is the general of the gorilla militia, which mostly guards the outskirts of ape city, and practices with mock weapons. While star wars is often thought of as the father of heavilymerchandised movie franchises, a significant series predates it. Planet of the apes is a 2001 actionadventure video game in the planet of the apes franchise. Planet of the apes is a cult film classic from 1968.
Planet of the apes 2001 in 2029, an air force astronaut crashlands on a mysterious planet where evolved, talking apes dominate a race of primitive humans. With mark wahlberg, helena bonham carter, tim roth, michael clarke duncan. In the late1960s1970s charlton heston became the poster child of postapocalyptic films. Feb 22, 2020 how disneys planet of the apes can properly continue caesars legacy. Sep 24, 2019 a complete guide to over 50 years of planet of the apes films, going behind the scenes on nine movies, two tv series and with more on the way. Leos own space pod lands on an alien planet, where he is captured by apes on. Jun 28, 2017 the 1968 original planet of the apes movie spawned four sequels, a single season tv series, a single season animated tv series, a lessthansuccessful 2001 tim burton remake, and now, with the imminent july 14th release of war of the planet of the apes, three films of a rebooted pota movie series which kicked off in 2011. Before that however, he was featured in planet of the apes in 1968. Rick bakers prosthetic work is a true marvel, giving expressive nuance to the evolved apes wahlbergs character must face. Several favorite films okay, my favorite films premiered that year, including 2001. What really happened at the end of planet of the apes. Your planet of the apes collection roadmap completeset. Films like these shine through as groundbreaking pieces of art. Planet of the apes movie tv listings and schedule tv guide.
To date, the planet of the apes movie franchise spans nearly 50 years and includes the original pentalogy, a 2001 remake directed by tim burton, and a reboot trilogy starring andy serkis. A complete guide to over 50 years of planet of the apes films, going behindthescenes on nine movies, two tv series and with more on the way. They forgot the acting, the story and a decent ending. He starred in the 1971 omega man and the 1973 soylent green. At the time that planet of the apes was released, sciencefiction was a fourletter word no studio executive in his right mind willingly embraced.
But if the 2001 planet of the apes is bookended by the most bewildering nonsense, nothing in between fares any better. Two astronauts and a sympathetic chimp friend are fugitives in a future earth dominated by a civilization of humanoid apes. These were the fears and hopes that underlie 2001 and planet of. Planet of the apes dvd, 2001, 2disc set for sale online ebay. Based on the 1968 planet of the apes film and its sequels, which were inspired by the novel of the same name by pierre boulle. The franchises first video game, it was released as a tiein to the 2001 planet of the apes film, though the plot is inspired by pierre boulles 1963 novel and the 1968 film adaptation. On april 3, 1968, two alltime greats of the science fiction genre, planet of the apes and 2001.
Schaffner and starring heston, roddy mcdowall as cornelius, kim hunter as zira, maurice evans as zaius and linda harrison as nova, opens. Planet of the apes tim burtons reworking of the 1968 classic is a dumbeddown, gibbering festival of nonsense. Find out when and where you can watch planet of the apes on tv with the full listings schedule at. Add video add image planet of the apes is an upcoming american science fiction action film and a reboot of the planet of the apes film series. It is a remake of both the 1968 film and its 2001 reimagining. The first and most popular entry, 1968 s planet of the apes tells the story of astronaut george taylor charlton heston. The film was written by michael wilson and rod sterling of the tv series the twilight zone.
George taylor, john landon, his son dodge and irena stewart, are in deep hibernation in their spacecraft when they are blasted by something unknown. Schaffner and starring heston, roddy mcdowall as cornelius, kim hunter as zira, maurice evans as zaius and linda harrison as. Planet of the apes is a 2001 american science fiction film directed by tim burton and starring mark wahlberg, tim roth, helena bonham carter, michael clarke duncan, paul giamatti, and estella warren. Caesar is a fictional character in the planet of the apes franchise. Epics like star wars, planet of the apes, and of course, stanley kubricks atmospheric journey, 2001. Both films are classics in which astronaut missions go awry, but. May 10, 2016 the entire story of the apes began with a french author named pierre boulle. How disneys planet of the apes can properly continue. The sixth film produced in the planet of the apes franchise, it was loosely adapted from pierre boulles 1963 novel of the same name and the 1968 film version. Galen, virdon and burke befriend a chimpanzee named fauna, the blind daughter of a human friendly ape who was killed by a band of vigilante apes known as the dragoons. The climax of this pos tried too hard to be shockingit was a forced embarrassment. Air force astronaut leo davidson trying to retrieve a monkey in space ends up landing on a planet inhabited by talking humanlike apes.
All the apes take this same human hating attitude, with the exception of one, chimpanzee activist named ari. Will disneys new planet of the apes movie be a complete. Planet of the apes 2001 how could anyone even dream he could reimagine the 1968 classic, with marky mark as the star. The groundbreaking makeup techniques in the original epic, planet of the apes charlton heston. Boulles novel revealed a dystopic future environment governed by evolved talking apes.
Aldo portrayed by claude akins emerges as the antihero in battle for the planet of the apes. As required with all recent remakes, the visuals and effects are stunning. Return to the planet of the apes 1975 episode 2 escape from ape city duration. Jan 27, 2015 return to the planet of the apes 1975 episode 2 escape from ape city duration.
Find great deals on ebay for planet of the apes dvd set and planet of the apes dvd box set. The makeup is faultless but compared to the 1968 epic, tim burtons ape tale is bland fare. Planet of the apes is a united states media franchise with seven films one a remake, one a reboot, two television series, and comic books. The spotty history of planet of the apes the 1968 original film which stars charlton heston as an astronaut who crashlands on the titular world was a cultural phenomenon. Planet of the apes is under new ownership at disney, but that doesnt mean they should move away from the story line of the previous entries. Roddy mcdowall planet of the apes home movies by twillightfan69. Caesar is the primary protaginist in the planet of the apes franchise aldo. Planet of the apes reboot fanon wiki fandom powered by. Planet of the apes video game all stars wiki fandom. The series spanning movies, tv shows, comics, novels and more follows a dystopian world in which there is war between apes and humans, vying for control over one another.
He volunteers for a special test mission regarding aslans theory, a concept. Sex and violence which makes fun of the varying sequel titles in the film series. Planet of the apes 1968 an astronaut crew crashlands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved. After a spectacular crashlanding on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut leo davidson mark wahlberg finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. In 2029, an air force astronaut crashlands on a mysterious planet where evolved, talking apes dominate a race of primitive humans. A complete history of planet of the apes rolling stone. Planet of the apes refers to a 1968 film and the franchise that followed in its wake references return to beneath the planet of the pigs is a sketch seen in the muppet show. Aug 17, 2001 planet of the apes tim burtons reworking of the 1968 classic is a dumbeddown, gibbering festival of nonsense. Aug 21, 2019 the complete planet of the apes timeline is actually made up of four separate continuities established over the course of the entire franchise. The 1968 planet of the apes was an inductee of the 2001 national film registry list. Jul 16, 2014 after a spectacular crashlanding on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut leo davidson mark wahlberg finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Planet of the apes is an american science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a world in which humans and intelligent apes clash for control. Amongst the populated genre of scifi and space fantasy, there exist a select few films which truly stand out.
Planet of the apes is one of those rare films whose historical impact outweighs its quality. The sixth film produced in the planet of the apes franchise, it was loosely adapted from pierre boulle s 1963 novel of the same name and the 1968. Planet of the apes is planet of the apes on netflix. Linda harrisons second outing in her most famous role was in the first sequel to planet of the apes.
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