Ape Week: Revolt of the Empire of the Apes (2017)
In 2227, Earth has become the playground for the apes and humans are only good for labor and sport. There are some rebel freedom fighters who are ready to battle against the apes and now, we begin the sequel to Empire of the Apes. Seriously, it’s really come to this. You may look at the […]
Ape Week: Planet of (the) Dinosaurs (1978): Not “Planet of the Apes”
How desperate and unashamed were studios at grabbing a slice of the Star Wars pie? Well, take notice of Star Wars’ famous X-Wing Fighters and Millennium Falcon going into battle against dinosaurs—and artist Frank Frazetta—in a first-draft script that was punched out in three days. Of course, Planet of Dinosaurs was rushed into production to […]
Ape Week: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
J. Lee Thompson had wanted to be involved with Planet of the Apes since the original film, but scheduling conflicts had kept that from happening. For this, the fourth film in the series, he shot much of the film like a news broadcast, influenced by the many civil rights changes over the past few years. […]
Ape Week: Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
“Apes exist, Sequel required.” With those words, sent in a telegram from producer Arthur P. Jacobs to writer Paul Dehn, a sequel was set in motion to Beneath the Planet of the Apes. But hey — didn’t everyone die in a nuclear bomb blast at the end of that movie? They sure did. Doesn’t matter. Dehn […]
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