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Overview

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6.1/10   8,643 votes
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Director:
Ted Post
Writers:
Pierre Boulle (characters)
Paul Dehn (story) ...
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Release Date:
26 May 1970 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
The bizarre world you met in 'Planet of the Apes' was only the beginning... What lies beneath may be the end! more
Plot:
The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission searches for the only survivor of the previous expedition. He discovers a planet ruled by apes and an underground city run by telekinetic humans. full summary | add synopsis
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(3 articles)
Feature: Puddy In Their Hands - Ten Old Movie Makeup Jobs That Hold Up, Part I
 (From IFC. 30 October 2008, 9:35 AM, PDT)

Charlton Heston Dies at 84
 (From IMDb News. 6 April 2008)

User Comments:
Much better than I had expected more (105 total)

Cast

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Planet of the Apes Revisited (USA) (working title)
Planet of the Men (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Brazil:Livre | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-16 (original rating) | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | Norway:16 (1970) | Singapore:PG | UK:15 (video rating) | UK:A (original rating) (cut) | USA:G | West Germany:16 | Iceland:L

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Arch Oboler contributed an uncredited revision to the screenplay. more
Goofs:
Plot holes: Taylor still has his ID tags, which he should have long since lost in Planet of the Apes (1968) when he was stripped. Certainly, the ruling Ape council would've confiscated them during his "trial." more
Quotes:
John Brent: That thing out there, an atomic bomb... is your god? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Galaxy Quest (1999) more

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18 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
Much better than I had expected, 18 February 2005
8/10
Author: zetes from Saint Paul, MN

As an avid fan of the original Planet of the Apes, I had always avoided the sequels (though unfortunately not the remake), thinking they'd be so cheesy that they would harm the greatness of the original. I finally got around to the first sequel, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, and, frankly, I'm surprised at how good it is. I'm a big fan of corny '70s sci-fi anyway, and Beneath is certainly cheaper and goofier than the original. But its themes and ideas are surprisingly intelligent, and it creates suspense and excitement very well. It also expands the mythology of its universe, which is always a positive to geeks like myself. I'd say the only big faults are the much smaller budget, which causes the ape makeup to appear much less convincing than it originally was, and the casting of a Charlton Heston impersonator to play the lead. The story is that James Franciscus is another astronaut looking for Heston and his crew. And since he eventually does find Heston, I don't understand why they wanted someone who looked so much like their original star.

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