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Escape from the Planet of the Apes

"Meet baby Milo who has Washington terrified."

1971-05-20 Action 1hr 38m

The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a spacecraft. Intrigued by their intelligence, humans use them for research - until the apes attempt to escape.

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The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a spacecraft. Intrigued by their intelligence, humans use them for research - until the apes attempt to escape.

  • Released
    1971-05-20
  • Revenue
    $12,348,905
  • Budget
    $2,500,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 38m
  • Genre
    Action, Science Fiction
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.3
  • Production
    APJAC Productions, 20th Century Fox

Crew

Don Taylor
Director
Paul Dehn
Screenplay
Arthur P. Jacobs
Producer
Keywords:
spacecraft dystopia pacifism politician sequel cage chimpanzee tease caving

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Cast

Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall
Cornelius
Kim Hunter

Kim Hunter
Dr. Zira
Bradford Dillman

Bradford Dillman
Dr. Lewis Dixon
Natalie Trundy

Natalie Trundy
Dr. Stephanie 'Stevie' Branton
Eric Braeden

Eric Braeden
Dr. Otto Hasslein
William Windom

William Windom
The President
Sal Mineo

Sal Mineo
Dr. Milo
Albert Salmi

Albert Salmi
E-1
Jason Evers

Jason Evers
E-2
John Randolph

John Randolph
Committee Chairman
Harry Lauter

Harry Lauter
General Winthrop
M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh
Aide
Roy Glenn

Roy Glenn
Lawyer (as Roy E. Glenn Sr.)
Peter Forster

Peter Forster
Cardinal
Norman Burton

Norman Burton
Army Officer
William Woodson

William Woodson
Naval Officer
Tom Lowell

Tom Lowell
Orderly
Gene Whittington

Gene Whittington
Marine Captain
Donald Elson

Donald Elson
Curator
Bill Bonds

Bill Bonds
TV Newscaster
Army Archerd

Army Archerd
Referee
James Bacon

James Bacon
General Faulkner
Ricardo Montalban

Ricardo Montalban
Armando
John Alderman

John Alderman
Marine Corporal (uncredited)
Alan Baxter

Alan Baxter
General (uncredited)
Jack Berle

Jack Berle
Secretary of State (uncredited)
Paul Bradley

Paul Bradley
Official at Briefing (uncredited)
Karl Bruck

Karl Bruck
German Newscaster (uncredited)
Sam Chew Jr.

Sam Chew Jr.
Undetermined (uncredited)
Robert Cole

Robert Cole
Reporter (uncredited)
Walker Edmiston

Walker Edmiston
Talking Baby Chimp (uncredited) (voice)
Sig Frohlich

Sig Frohlich
Spectator (uncredited)
James W. Gavin

James W. Gavin
Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
George Golden

George Golden
Official at Briefing (uncredited)
James Gonzalez

James Gonzalez
Official at Briefing (uncredited)
Joe Gray

Joe Gray
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Bob Harks

Bob Harks
Aide (uncredited)
Linda Harrison

Linda Harrison
Nova (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elizabeth Harrower

Elizabeth Harrower
Reporter at Hotel (uncredited)
Shep Houghton

Shep Houghton
Bystander (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava

Joseph La Cava
Waiter (uncredited)
Robert Nichols

Robert Nichols
Reporter (uncredited)
Ron Pinkard

Ron Pinkard
Undetermined (uncredited)
Janos Prohaska

Janos Prohaska
Heloise (uncredited)
Tony Regan

Tony Regan
Reporter at Hotel (uncredited)
Stephen Roberts

Stephen Roberts
Gen. Brody (uncredited)
Hank Robinson

Hank Robinson
Reporter (uncredited)
James B. Sikking

James B. Sikking
Control Room Officer (uncredited)
Jack Slate

Jack Slate
Reporter (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey

Arthur Tovey
Official at Briefing (uncredited)
William Tregoe

William Tregoe
Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)
William Beckley

William Beckley
British News Anchor (uncredited)

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for Escape from the Planet of the Apes
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A Review by Potential Kermode 6

Written by Potential Kermode on 2017-03-18

**A picture of the artist painting a picture of the artist painting a picture of the artist painting a picture of the artist painting a land... read more

**A picture of the artist painting a picture of the artist painting a picture of the artist painting a picture of the artist painting a landscape.** Indeed. Talk, talk and some more talk. Then they all decide to talk some more - taking a break for a little more talking - before finally deciding on talking just a little while longer. These actors must have had sore tongues after the film was completed. Some of them hospitalised with repetitive strain on the jawbone. A very talky film which could indeed lose the interest of younger viewers. Younger viewers don't want to see old men blabbering for 90 minutes - they want gorillas with machine guns. Lots of scenes of people with tobacco stained grey hair talking around 1970's tables and not much action here. Not enough psycho gorilla action. The three chimps should have brought at least one maniac gorilla with them for security reasons. If there weren't enough seats in the ship then I am certain he wouldn't mind standing. Perhaps they feared that once they arrived and they opened the ships hatch on the beach - everything from turtles, whelks and Brian Wilson's surf board would have been riddled with bullets. - Potential Kermode

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A Review by r96sk 8

Written by r96sk on 2022-02-27

A very good sequel. <em>'Escape from the Planet of the Apes'</em> is a clear improvement on (the good) <em>'Beneath the Planet of the Ape... read more

A very good sequel. <em>'Escape from the Planet of the Apes'</em> is a clear improvement on (the good) <em>'Beneath the Planet of the Apes'</em> and isn't that far adrift from the 1968 original. The plot is out there but they make it believable, while the ending is quite something - unexpectedly so! Neat to see Roddy McDowall return to his role from <em>'Planet of the Apes'</em>, while co-star Kim Hunter continues once again. I like those two characters so enjoyed seeing them become 'the stars' of this third release of the franchise. Onwards to <em>'Conquest of the Planet of the Apes'</em>.

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A Review by r96sk 8

Written by r96sk on 2022-02-27

A very good sequel. <em>'Escape from the Planet of the Apes'</em> is a clear improvement on (the good) <em>'Beneath the Planet of the Ape... read more

A very good sequel. <em>'Escape from the Planet of the Apes'</em> is a clear improvement on (the good) <em>'Beneath the Planet of the Apes'</em> and isn't that far adrift from the 1968 original. The plot is out there but they make it believable, while the ending is quite something - unexpectedly so! Neat to see Roddy McDowall return to his role from <em>'Planet of the Apes'</em>, while co-star Kim Hunter continues once again. I like those two characters so enjoyed seeing them become 'the stars' of this third release of the franchise. Onwards to <em>'Conquest of the Planet of the Apes'</em>.

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-06-08

Now quite how, we don't know, but suffice to say that "Cornelius" (Roddy McDowall) and "Zira" (Kim Hunter) manage to find themselves a space... read more

Now quite how, we don't know, but suffice to say that "Cornelius" (Roddy McDowall) and "Zira" (Kim Hunter) manage to find themselves a spaceship and travel back in time to an Earth when humans - here, more specifically, a bunch of rather numb-sculled Americans - rule their continent. On stepping out of their craft, they must sigh the sigh of all aliens whose first glimpse of man is a man with loads of braid and no brains. They are taken to a zoo, fed oranges (?) and then subjected to a presidential inquiry that brings them some fame and celebrity, but also keeps them firmly on the radar of the malevolent "Dr. Hasslein" (Eric Braeden) who becomes doubly suspicious of their portentous storytelling (remember, apes cannot talk in 1971!) when it emerges that "Zira" is expecting an apelet! Things become distinctly perilous for our visitors, but luckily they have allies in fellow scientists "Dixon" (Bradford Dillman) and "Branton" (Natalie Trundy) so maybe they can escape their guilded cage? This is much better than last year's effort. The story is stronger, the morals are there but not over-used and the two lead actors gel well. The visual effects are effective and though I did not particularly like the ending, it offers us some food for thought.

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A Review by Potential Kermode

**A picture of the artist painting a picture of the artist painting a picture of the artist painting a picture of the artist painting a landscape.** Indeed. Talk, talk and some more talk. Then they all decide to talk some more - takin...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Potential Kermode 6

Written by Potential Kermode on 2017-03-18

**A picture of the artist painting a picture of the artist painting a picture of the artist painting a picture of the artist painting a landscape.** Indeed. Talk, talk and some more talk. Then t...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by r96sk 8

Written by r96sk on 2022-02-27

A very good sequel. <em>'Escape from the Planet of the Apes'</em> is a clear improvement on (the good) <em>'Beneath the Planet of the Apes'</em> and isn't that far adrift from the 1968 original. Th...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by r96sk 8

Written by r96sk on 2022-02-27

A very good sequel. <em>'Escape from the Planet of the Apes'</em> is a clear improvement on (the good) <em>'Beneath the Planet of the Apes'</em> and isn't that far adrift from the 1968 original. Th...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-06-08

Now quite how, we don't know, but suffice to say that "Cornelius" (Roddy McDowall) and "Zira" (Kim Hunter) manage to find themselves a spaceship and travel back in time to an Earth when humans - here,...

read more