It works fairly well as the central movie of the franchise but will have little to offer non-devotees.
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
Reviews for Escape From the Planet of the Apes
Regarded by some as the best of the Planet of the Apes sequels, maybe even on a par with the 1968 Charlton Heston original itself, this third Apes movie breathes fresh air into [the] series.
This second sequel serves as little more than a light appetizer with a memorable and poignant ending.
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