Escape from the Planet of the Apes Movie Information

Movie Information

Overall Rank: 8720

Average Rating: 2.4/4

# of Ratings: 67

Theatrical Release Date: 05/21/1971

Language: English

Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama

MPAA Rating: G

Director: Don Taylor

Actors: Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy, Sal Mineo, M. Emmet Walsh

Plot: Cornelius, Zira and Milo travel back in time to escape the destruction of their world. Landing in 20th century Los Angeles, they're treated as curiosities and celebrities at first, but soon become hunted by a suspicious and fearful government intent on making them the subjects of an experiment that could alter the course of human and ape events.

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2/4

Yojimbo - wrote on 11/16/2012

Let's face it, all of the sequels to Planet Of The Apes were rubbish but this one relocated to 70s America is not the worst. It has some charm; particularly during the courtroom sequence and when the apes get the "star" treatment on the talk show circuit, but it looks and feels like a cheap TV movie.

Rating of
3.5/4

Unknown - wrote on 01/17/2012

Here the focus is on our two main chimps surviving in a modern human ruled world and there is much more attention to character and political issues. Moral questions are raised and the movie ends on an emotionally charged note. By far, my favorite of the sequels.

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