Albert Salmi, Bradford Dillman, Eric Braeden
Fleeing the nuclear destruction of Earth in the year 3955, chimp scientist Zira, her husband Cornelius, and their friend Doctor Milo launch a spacecraft and journey through a bend in time back to the ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 26, 2000
Stats: 523 reviews
I like this film just as much as the first, if not a little more! McDowall and Hunter are brilliant, I honestly believe McDowall should have been nominated for the Oscar but an actor in a Monkey suit would never be considered Oscar material. Shame. Anyway, this is a brilliant film!
Escape From the Planet of the Apes doesn't even touch the original Planet of the Apes but beats the hell out of Beneath the Planet of the Apes. It basically reverses the roles from the original taking the series in a whole new direction. The premise is kind of interesting but the...( read more)
One of the nicer Planet of the Apes movies where Zira and Cornelius crash-down on Earth and enjoy celebrity status - for awhile. When their secret from the future leaks out, they are wanted apes. There's a cute little baby ape involved too. It's fun seeing the public fascination ...( read more)
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 ...( read more)
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