Action ·Thriller ·Adventure ·Science Fiction ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1980 · 1h 32m

Back to the Planet of the Apes

Back to the Planet of the Apes poster
Director
Arnold LavenDon Weis
Cast
Ron Harper as Alan Virdon James Naughton as Pete Burke Roddy McDowall as Galen Royal Dano as Farrow Woodrow Parfrey as Veska Norman Alden as Zako
Crew
Gerald Perry Finnerman — Director of Photography Axel Hubert Sr. — Editor J. Frank O'Neill — Editor Richard LaSalle — Original Music Composer Edward J. Lakso — Writer Art Wallace — Writer
Tagline

They're taking over.

Synopsis

Astronauts Pete Burke and Allan Virdon crash on Earth in the far future and are captured by the apes. The men befriend a chimp named Galen who helps them to escape. In the hopes of finding a way to get back to their own time, the astronauts search for a computer in an earthquake-threatened city, with which they will be able to access their flight records. [The first of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "Escape from Tomorrow" and "The Trap"]

Mood & Themes
post-apocalyptic future
Key Collaborators
Arnold Laven Director Don Weis Director Gerald Perry Finnerman Director of Photography Axel Hubert Sr. Editor J. Frank O'Neill Editor Richard LaSalle Original Music Composer Edward J. Lakso Writer Art Wallace Writer Stanley Hough Producer
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