Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Escape from the Planet of the Apes is a 1971 American science fiction film directed by Don Taylor and written by Paul Dehn. The film is the sequel to Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) and the third installment in the original Planet of the Apes film series. It stars Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy, Eric Braeden, Sal Mineo, and Ricardo Montalbán. In the film, Cornelius (McDowall) and Zira (Hunter) flee back through time to 20th-century Los Angeles, where they face fear and persecution.
Plot
Prior to Earth's destruction, the chimpanzees Cornelius, Zira and Dr. Milo salvage and repair Taylor's spaceship and escape the planet. The shock wave of Earth's destruction sends the ship through a time warp that brings the apes to 1973 Earth. Most specifically, the Pacific coast of the United States.
More details
| author | Don Taylor Paul Dehn |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Don Taylor |
| editor | Marion Rothman |
| events | time travel |
| genre | adventure science fiction |
| keywords | armando beneath the planet of the apes capital punishment chimpanzee circus confine cornelius dead baby dr. hasslein dr. milo dr. otto hasslein grieve hear hide out kill knock out los angeles zoo nothing pacific coast rule señor armando serve ship sterilization sterilize taylor time warp truth serum zira |
| musicBy | Jerry Goldsmith |
| producer | Arthur P. Jacobs |
| productionCompany | APJAC Productions |
| recordedAt | California Los Angeles |
| theme | dystopian science fiction adventure sequel the future time |