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Escape From the Planet of the Apes (1971)

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Reviews Counted: 23

Fresh: 18

Rotten:5

Average Rating: 5.8/10

Consensus: One of the better Planet of the Apes sequels, Escape is more character-driven than the previous films, and more touching as a result.

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: In the future, the Earth is ruled by a race of highly-evolved simians who supplanted humans after a nuclear holocaust. But when the ape-led Earth is threatened with total annihilation, a trio of... In the future, the Earth is ruled by a race of highly-evolved simians who supplanted humans after a nuclear holocaust. But when the ape-led Earth is threatened with total annihilation, a trio of scientists journey backwards through time in order to prevent the catastrophe. Once in the human-led world, however, they find themselves hunted by a suspicious and fearful government desirous of making them the subjects of an experiment that could alter the course of human and ape events. [More]

Starring: Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Ricardo Montalban, Sal Mineo

Starring: Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Ricardo Montalban, Sal Mineo, Eric Braeden, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy, William Windom

Director: Don Taylor

Director: Don Taylor
Producer: Arthur P. Jacobs
Screenwriter: Paul Dehn
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith

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Mar 31, 2009

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  • Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter reprise their roles from the original Planet of the Apes in this third chapter of the Apes saga. Two intelligent simians from the future, Cornelius (McDowall) and Zire (Hunter) travel to present-day Earth. They become instant sensations, wined and dined and treated like celebrities - until a high-level plot forces them to run for their lives!
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    Former actor Don Taylor directs smoothly and efficiently and elicits fine performances from the cast.

    Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
    06/04/07
    TV Guide's Movie Guide
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    Escape from the Planet of the Apes is an excellent film, almost as good as the original Planet of the Apes.

    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    06/04/07
    Variety
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    Passable entertainment, but it's no fun watching the likable, witty Cornelius and Zira become hairy martyrs.

    Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
    04/09/07
    Rob Gonsalves
    eFilmCritic.com

    It's a long way down from even the second in the series.

    Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
    01/26/06
    Time Out
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    No review available.

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    10/08/05
    Chuck O'Leary
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    No review available.

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    09/13/05
    Emanuel Levy
    EmanuelLevy.Com

    the film is a highly satisfying mix of satire and suspense

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    06/10/05
    Douglas Pratt
    DVDLaser

    One of the better new movies in town, and better in a genre -- science-fiction -- that at the crucial middle level where the history of movies is made, if not written, has recently been not so much bad as invisible.

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
    05/10/05
    Roger Greenspun
    New York Times
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    The last of the "Ape" sequels that's worth watching.

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    07/15/04
    Rob Thomas
    Capital Times (Madison, WI)

    Possibly the least of the series, but certainly not a predictable sequel.

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    11/28/03
    Luke Y. Thompson
    New Times

    No review available.

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    09/07/03
    Jules Brenner
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    No review available.

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    07/17/03
    Ryan Cracknell
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    12/06/02
    Brian J. Arthurs
    Beach Reporter (Southern California)

    No review available.

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    10/07/02
    John J. Puccio
    DVDTown.com

    Oneof the best of the bunch!

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    09/27/02
    Michael Szymanski
    Zap2it.com

    No review available.

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    09/26/02
    Tony Toscano
    Talking Pictures (U.S.)

    feels like a quickie insert that is needed to progress the larger narrative, but doesn't have enough meat on it to deserve its own film

    Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
    09/15/02
    James Kendrick
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    No review available.

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    07/26/02
    Rob Vaux
    Flipside Movie Emporium

    Brings just enough of a twist to the series' conventions.

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    07/26/02
    Scott Weinberg
    eFilmCritic.com

    The best of the all of the sequels.

    Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
    08/01/01
    Max Messier
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