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Planet of the Apes

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Product Details

Release Date:	03/28/2006
UPC:	0024543229742
Original Release:	1968
Rating:	G
Source:	20Th Century Fox
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Time:	1:52:00
Sales rank:	3,365

Special Features

Closed Caption; Feature commentary by Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Natalie Trundy and makeup artist John Chambers; Feature commentary by composer Jerry Goldsmith; Feature text commentary by Eric Greene, author of "Planet of the Ape as American Myth"

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Charlton Heston	Taylor
Roddy McDowall	Cornelius
Kim Hunter	Zira
Maurice Evans	Zaius
James Whitmore	President of the Assembly
James Daly	Honorius
Linda Harrison	Nova
Lou Wagner	Lucius
Woodrow Parfrey	Maximus
Jeff Burton	Dodge
Buck Kartalian	Julius
Robert Gunner	Landon
Diane Stanley	Female Astronaut
Norman Burton	Hunt Leader
Wright King	Dr. Galen
Paul Lambert	Minister
Harry Monty	Actor

Technical Credits

Franklin J. Schaffner	Director
L.B. Abbott	Special Effects
Mort Abrahams	Producer
John Chambers	Makeup Special Effects
William J. Creber	Art Director
Art Cruickshank	Special Effects
David Dockendorf	Sound/Sound Designer
Hugh S. Fowler	Editor
Jerry Goldsmith	Score Composer
Morton Haack	Costumes/Costume Designer
Arthur P. Jacobs	Producer
William Kissell	Asst. Director
Emil Kosa	Special Effects
Herman Lewis	Sound/Sound Designer
Ben Nye	Makeup
Norman Rockett	Set Decoration/Design
Walter Scott	Set Decoration/Design
Rod Serling	Screenwriter
Leon Shamroy	Cinematographer
Jack Martin Smith	Art Director
Dan Striepeke	Makeup
Michael Wilson	Screenwriter

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Planet of the Apes
1. The Long Sleep [3:01]
2. Main Titles [:24]
3. Crash Landing [1:56]
4. The Expedition [:22]
5. The Seekers [5:49]
6. Life [4:22]
7. Scarecrows [3:02]
8. The Clothes Snatchers [2:09]
9. The Hunt [3:32]
10. Zira [1:29]
11. Dr. Zaius [1:39]
12. Cornelius [3:11]
13. "My Name Is Taylor" [4:59]
14. "It's a Stunt" [:10]
15. No Escape [1:54]
16. "It's a Madhouse" [4:47]
17. The Hearing [3:08]
18. New Identity [:12]
19. Talking Heresy [1:50]
20. Zaiuz' Fear [5:38]
21. The Abduction [2:28]
22. The Forbidden Zone [3:59]
23. On the Beach [2:15]
24. The Cave [1:09]
25. The Hostage [7:17]
26. Saying Goodbye [1:14]
27. The Revelation [:46]
28. Cast of Characters [3:37]

Disc #1 -- Planet of the Apes
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Language Selection
   Language and Audio: English Dolby Surround 5.1
   Language and Audio: English DTS
   Language and Audio: Spanish 2.0 Mono
   Language and Audio: French Dolby Surround
   Commentary By Composer Jerry Goldsmith
   Commentary by Actors Roddy McDowall, Natalie Trundy, Kim Hunter, and Make-Up Artist John Chambers
   Subtitles: English for the Hearing Impaired
   Subtitles: Off
   Subtitles: Spanish
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Special Features
   Commentary by Composer Jerry Goldsmith
   Commentary by Actors Roddy McDowall, Natalie Trundy, Kim Hunter, and Make-Up Artist John Chambers
   Text Commentary by Eric Greene, Author of "Planet of the Apes as American Myth": On
   Text Commentary by Eric Greene, Author of "Planet of the Apes as American Myth": Off

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Editorial Reviews

Simply put, Planet of the Apes is a great film. The various film and TV sequels, the collectable lunch boxes, and the lingering visions of thespians emoting through simian-shaped latex can't obscure that fact. Like the Pierre Boulle novel that inspired it, the film has just enough satirical wit to carry the day. Three American astronauts, including Charlton Heston, crash-land into an upside-down world where the apes are civilized and humans are wild. Heston's overblown performance as George Taylor is legendary -- his delivery alone makes for great one-liners. The actors playing apes are also riveting: Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter shine through their makeup (which won a special Academy Award) as a pair of scientists who befriend Taylor. Also chewing the scenery is Maurice Evans, who, as Dr. Zaius, sees Taylor as a threat to the ape status quo. Sharply directed by Franklin Schaffner, the film features some stunning scenery and a superb score by Jerry Goldsmith. But the real fun comes from such throwaways as "Human see, human do" and "I never met an ape I didn't like" (The Twilight Zone's Rod Serling was one of the screenwriters). Good to the last shot, Planet of the Apes also boasts one of the best endings in cinema history. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll groan out loud.

Barnes & Noble - Gregory Baird

Mike Wilson and Rod Serling's script plays heavily (and sometimes simple-mindedly) on the conflicts between faith and science, while the paradoxically inverted relationship of man to apes allows the filmmakers to drive home some rather pointed attacks on racist behavior and intolerant attitudes on our planet. Charlton Heston's performance is not particularly subtle, but, between contorted grimaces and hollered epithets, he does create sympathy for his lost and angry character. The most compelling performance is by Roddy McDowell, who must spend the entire movie hidden in an ape costume. Director Franklin J. Schaffner (Patton, Papillon), along with his set designers, art directors, and makeup artists, creates an intriguing alternative world, with rabbit-warren-like habitations and cold, clinical ape masters. Planet of the Apes has an undeniable camp appeal -- several lines of dialogue are both intentionally and unintentionally hilarious, gender roles are badly dated, and the ape costumes have not aged well -- but the final scene holds up as a stirring and evocative moment of self-realization. John Chambers won an honorary Oscar for his innovative makeup.

All Movie Guide - Dan Jardine