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Double Feature: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes/Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1972/1973)
Producer Arthur P. Jacobs just couldn’t leave his monkeys well enough alone. Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) picked up the saga right where it seemed permanently roadblocked – Charlton Heston had detonated the entire planet, and every … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Action, John Huston, Paul Williams, Planet of the Apes, Roddy McDowall, Science Fiction
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
The third installment of the now-unstoppable Planet of the Apes franchise was something of a miracle baby, and it benefited from the unusual birth. When last we left the saga, in Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), Charlton Heston’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Action, Planet of the Apes, Roddy McDowall, Science Fiction
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Double Feature: Planet of the Apes (1968)/Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Has there ever been a more unexpected cinematic franchise than that spawned by Planet of the Apes (1968)? Actors in ape makeup, their moving lips unglimpsed beneath a coconut-shaped mouthpiece, arguing over matters of politics, science, and philosophy. Each film … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, 70's, Action, Charlton Heston, Planet of the Apes, Rod Serling, Roddy McDowall, Science Fiction
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