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Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Year:

1971

Duration:

98 min

Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

IMDB rate:

6.3

Director:

Don Taylor

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1971-05-21

Filming Locations: Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $2,500,000

Gross: $12,300,000 (USA) Rentals $5,600,000 (USA)

Cast

Actor

Character

Harry Lauter

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Roddy McDowall

Cornelius

Kim Hunter

Zira

Bradford Dillman

Dr. Lewis Dixon

Natalie Trundy

Dr. Stephanie Branton

Eric Braeden

Dr. Otto Hasslein

William Windom

The President

Sal Mineo

Milo

Albert Salmi

E-1

Jason Evers

E-2

John Randolph

Chairman

M. Emmet Walsh

Aide

Roy Glenn

Lawyer (as Roy E. Glenn Sr.)

Peter Forster

Cardinal

Norman Burton

Army Officer

William Woodson

Naval Officer

Tom Lowell

Orderly

Gene Whittington

Marine Captain

Donald Elson

Curator

Bill Bonds

TV Newscaster

Army Archerd

Referee

James Bacon

General Faulkner

Ricardo Montalban

Armando

John Alderman

Marine Corporal (uncredited)

Paul Bradley

Man at President's Briefing (uncredited)

Karl Bruck

German Newscaster (uncredited)

Sam Chew Jr.

Undetermined (uncredited)

Walker Edmiston

Talking Baby Chimp (voice) (uncredited)

James W. Gavin

Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

George Golden

Man at President's Briefing (uncredited)

Joe Gray

Bodyguard (uncredited)

Robert Gunner

Landon

Elizabeth Harrower

Reporter at Hotel (uncredited)

Shep Houghton

Bystander (uncredited)

Joseph La Cava

Waiter (uncredited)

Robert Nichols

Reporter (uncredited)

Ron Pinkard

Undetermined (uncredited)

Janos Prohaska

Heloise (uncredited)

Tony Regan

Reporter at Hotel (uncredited)

Stephen Roberts

Gen. Brody (uncredited)

Hank Robinson

White Haired Reporter (uncredited)

James Sikking

Control Room Officer (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

White-Haired Man at President's Briefing (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

One of the earlier scripts has the three ape-o-nauts viewing the dying Earth from their space capsule before going back in time.

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Filmed November 30, 1970-January 20, 1971; all of the sequels were shot during the winter.

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This is the only film in the original franchise in which Natalie Trundy appears as a human.

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Goofs

The ending shot of baby Milo talking is played first forwards, then backwards. This forward/backward sequence is repeated several times in a clumsy attempt to extend the shot.

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During the opening titles of the movie, when the helicopter is "lifting off" from the beach, it is the same footage of the landing, played backwards.

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In a close-up during the interrogation scene, Kim Hunter's own mouth and teeth are visible beneath the make-up of Zira's face.

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Quotes

Cornelius: They became alert to the concept of slavery. And, as their numbers grew, to slavery's antidote which, of course, is unity. At first, they began assembling in small groups. They learned the art of corporate and militant action. They learned to refuse. At first, they just grunted their refusal. But then, on an historic day, which is commemorated by my species and fully documented in the sacred scrolls, there came Aldo. He did not grunt. He articulated. He spoke a word which had been spoken to him time without number by humans. He said 'No.' So that's how it all started.

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Dr. Zira: [to Dr. Dixon] You're the second human I have kissed.

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Reporter at Hotel: Dr. Cornelius, tell me: ho do you find our women?

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