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Planet of the Apes (1968)
An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved.
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George Taylor -
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Director:
Franklin J. SchaffnerWriters:
Michael Wilson (screenplay), Rod Serling (screenplay), Pierre Boulle (novel)All Cast & Crew
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Although it is widely believed that the budget for the ape make-up was one million dollars, associate producer Mort Abrahams later revealed in an interview that the make-up was "more like half a million . . . but a million dollars made better publicity". ... ...
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George Taylor:
And that completes my final report until we reach touchdown. We're now on full automatic, in the hands of the computers. I have tucked my crew in for the long sleep and I'll be joining them soon. In less than an hour, we'll finish our sixth month ...
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(at around 7 mins) In the opening crash sequence water is seen flooding into the space ship under tremendous pressure. The crew compartment is the part in the air and since the ship is "floating" half in half out there would not be that kind of water pressure.
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Release Date:
3 April 1968Language
English
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USABox Office
Budget:
$5,800,000 (estimated)Gross:
$33,395,426 (USA)
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