Escape from the Planet of the Apes Movie Review 1971

Reprising their roles as intelligent, English-speaking apes, McDowall and Hunter flee their world before it's destroyed, and travel back in time to present-day America. In L.A. they become the subjects of a relentless search by the fearful population, much like humans Charlton Heston and James Franciscus were targeted for experimentation and destruction in simian society in the earlier "Planet of the Apes" and "Beneath the Planet of the Apes." Sequelled by "Conquest of..." and a TV series.

Distribution

Fusion Video, 100 Fusion Way, Country Club Hills, IL 60478, URL: http://www.coldfusionvideo.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 98 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Sci Fi, The Planet of the Apes, Special FX Extravaganzas: Make-Up, Time Travel, Pregnant Pauses

Screenplay

Paul Dehn

Cast

Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Sal Mineo, Ricardo Montalban, William Windom, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy, Eric (Hans Gudegast) Braeden, Jason Evers, Harry Lauter, John Randolph, M. Emmet Walsh

Cinematography

Joseph Biroc

Director

Don Taylor

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Producer

Apjac Productions, 20th Century-Fox