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Planet of the Apes

Year:
Duration:
119 min
Genres:
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
IMDB rate:
5.7
Director:
Tim Burton
Awards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 9 wins & 22 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2001-07-27
Filming Locations: USA
Earnings
Budget: $100,000,000
Opening Weekend: $68,532,960 (USA) (29 July 2001)
Gross: $180,011,740 (USA) (27 January 2002)
Cast
Actor
Character
Mark Wahlberg
Captain Leo Davidson
Tim Roth
Thade
Helena Bonham Carter
Ari
Michael Clarke Duncan
Attar
Paul Giamatti
Limbo
Estella Warren
Daena
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Krull
David Warner
Sandar
Kris Kristofferson
Karubi
Erick Avari
Tival
Lucas Elliot Eberl
Birn (as Luke Eberl)
Evan Parke
Gunnar
Glenn Shadix
Senator Nado
Freda Foh Shen
Bon
Chris Ellis
Commander Karl Vasich
Anne Ramsay
Lt. Col. Grace Alexander
Andrea Grano
Major Maria Cooper
Michael Jace
Major Frank Santos
Michael Wiseman
Specialist Hansen
Lisa Marie
Nova
Eileen Weisinger
Leeta
Deep Roy
Gorilla Kid / Thade's Niece
Chad Bannon
Red Ape Soldier / Man Hunt Ape
Kevin Grevioux
Limbo's 1st Handler
Isaac C. Singleton Jr.
Limbo's 2nd Handler / 1st Ape Soldier
Quincy Taylor
Ape Soldier
John Alexander
Ape Dinner Guest / Old Man Servant / Old Ape #1
Jay Caputo
1st Ape Teenager / 2nd Ape Soldier
Philip Tan
2nd Ape Teenager / Gossiping Male Ape
Callie Croughwell
Little Human Girl
Allie Habberstad
Girl Pet
Brett Smrz
Human Kid #1
Howard Berger
Gorilla
Rick Baker
Old Ape #2
Cameron Croughwell
Ape Soccer Kid
Joshua Croughwell
Ape Soccer Kid
Hannah Peitzman
Ape Soccer Kid
Molly Peitzman
Ape Soccer Kid
Jesse Tipton
Ape Soccer Kid
Shane Habberstad
Ape Soccer Kid
Chet Zar
Fruit Vendor
Linda Harrison
Woman In Cart
Eddie Adams
Friend At Leo's Party
Todd Babcock
Friend At Leo's Party
Lorenzo Callender
Friend At Leo's Party
Shonda Farr
Friend At Leo's Party
Kam Heskin
Friend At Leo's Party
Jim Holmes
Friend At Leo's Party
Todd Kimsey
Friend At Leo's Party
Candace Kroslak
Friend At Leo's Party
Joanna Krupa
Friend At Leo's Party
Elizabeth Lackey
Friend At Leo's Party
Mark Christopher Lawrence
Friend At Leo's Party
Melody Perkins
Friend At Leo's Party
Tate Taylor
Friend At Leo's Party
Jonna Giovanna
Friend At Leo's Party (as Jonna Thompson)
Craig Appel
Ape Warrior (uncredited)
Spitfire Brown
Ape Warrior #7 (uncredited)
Paul Bunnell
Red Army Chimp (uncredited)
Adam Carrera
Human Slave (uncredited)
Jeffrey Clark
(uncredited)
Toby Cockerell
Ape Warrior (uncredited)
Johnny Drocco
Orangutan (uncredited)
Dragon Dronet
Red Army Gorilla #2 (uncredited)
Patrick Coleman Duncan
Orangutan with Briefcase (uncredited)
Orlando Estrada
Red Army Chimp #2 (uncredited)
Charlton Heston
Zaius
Marc Joseph
Red Army Chimp (uncredited)
Martin Klebba
Monkey Grinders Pet (uncredited)
Jesse Kristofferson
Starving Human (uncredited)
Eric Lichtenberg
Red Army Chimp (uncredited)
Daren Palacio
Ape Warrior (uncredited)
Nils Allen Stewart
Scar (uncredited)
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Trivia
The film takes place on 14 February 2029 and in December 5021.
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The "reworked" Tim Burton ending for this film is based on the original book ending as written by Pierre Boulle: the human protagonist finds a ship and escapes the ape planet, together with a native human female. They set a course for Earth, but due to traveling at near-lightspeed, many centuries have passed, and Earth has also evolved into an ape-dominated society. The DVD endpapers notes offer a clue to the logic of the movie ending: "Maybe someone went back to earth before Captain Leo Davidson".
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Gary Oldman was considered for the role of General Thade, which went to his Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) costar Tim Roth. He would later play Dreyfus in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014).
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Goofs
After the refugees cross the river, they set up camp and make fires. They are in the middle of the desert and there are no trees as far as the horizon. Where did they get the firewood?
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How did the other villages hear about Leo? He was hardly noticed by anyone but the group he was with, and a few apes. The apes wouldn't publicize that a human was making fools of them, so how did word of his presence spread??
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The scratch on Leo's neck swaps sides and disappears randomly.
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Quotes
Limbo: [emerging from his hiding place] Oh! It's over already? I was *just* about to make my move...
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Captain Leo Davidson: Our apes couldn't talk.
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Limbo: Y'know, I'd like to thank you, for opening my eyes to a brave new world of trade with the humans.
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Faq
Q
Where did all the horses come from?
A
This is a tricky question to answer. It seems unlikely that horses would be brought on the Oberon for experimentation. It is up to viewers to come up with their own explanation.
Q
When does the film take place?
A
The year 2029 is shown in the beginning of the film. A video postcard was sent from Earth to Leo Davidson on February 7th according to the novelization. He gets the postcard on the Oberon about a week later, right before he goes into the electromagnetic storm that takes him to Ashlar in the year 5021. According to the novelization, the chronometer reads 5021.946 when Davidson gets to the ruins of the Oberon, now known as the Temple of Calima.
Q
How did apes take over the world?
A
After Leo Davidson went through the electromagnetic storm, the Oberon went through as well, and crashed on Ashlar. However, the electrical storm sent Davidson through time, almost 3000 years into the future; this apparently didn't happen with the Oberon, which therefore crashed some 3000 years before Davidson arrived on the planet. The surviving humans and apes had no choice but to settle on Ashlar and try to survive. The origins of the intelligent apes are described in the novels by William T. Quick, Planet of the Apes: The Fall and Planet of the Apes: Colony. The novels are about how an intelligent ape named Jonathan rose to power and fathered a new race of apes. This is the ape who changes his name to Semos, who is mentioned in the film. The apes subdued the humans and became the dominant species; over the centuries, with no records or memories of the crashed Oberon surviving, the apes started to revere the mythical ruins as the sacred grounds of Calima, while the humans survived as uncivilized tribes.
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