planet of the apes

     

Planet of the Apes is a novel by Pierre Boulle, originally publishe in 1963 in French as La planète des singes. As singe means both "ape" and "monkey," Xan Fielding called his translation Monkey Planet. It is an example of social commentary through dystopia.

Trivia about planet of the apes

  • 1968:The Statue of Liberty sticks up out of the sand
  • This simian-themed film series was released on DVD in 2000 in a boxed set subtitled "The Evolution"
  • There's a Washington, D.C. memorial to an ape general when Mark Wahlberg returns to Earth in this 2001 film
  • In 2001 Tim shot a film based on this 1968 sci-fi classic that starred Roddy McDowall
  • 1968:Taylor,Cornelius,Dr. Zaius
  • 1968:"Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!"
  • This 1963 work was published in English with the title "Monkey Planet"
  • 1968 classic with the ad line "Somewhere in the universe, there must be something better than man!"
  • 1968:(Spoiler alert!)Taylor discovers Lady Liberty poking up through the sand
  • Charlton Heston encounters the item seen here on the beach in this 1968 film
  • "Monkey Planet"
  • 1968 film in which Charlton Heston as Taylor tells Kim Hunter, "Doctor, I'd like to kiss you goodbye"
  • 2001:"Rule the planet"
  • Rod Serling co-wrote the screenplay for this 1968 classic--you damned dirty ape!
  • "Take your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape"
  • 1968:"Beware the beast man, for he is the devil's pawn. Alone among God's primates, he kills for sport"