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Overview

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Writer:
Jim Byrnes (writer)
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Release Date:
13 September 1974 (USA) more
Plot:
Two astronauts and a sympathetic chimp friend are fugitives in a future Earth dominated by a civilization of humanoid apes. full summary
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Remaking A Nightmare on Elm Street
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Fango scribe Talked With A Zombie
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Cast

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Roddy McDowall ... Galen (14 episodes, 1974)

Ron Harper ... Alan Virdon (14 episodes, 1974)
James Naughton ... Pete Burke (14 episodes, 1974)
Mark Lenard ... Urko (11 episodes, 1974)
Ron Stein ... First Gorilla / ... (11 episodes, 1974-1981)
Booth Colman ... Zaius (6 episodes, 1974)
Eldon Burke ... Chilot / ... (5 episodes, 1974)
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Series Directed by
Arnold Laven (3 episodes, 1974)
Don McDougall (3 episodes, 1974)
Bernard McEveety (2 episodes, 1974)
Don Weis (2 episodes, 1974)
 
Series Writing credits
Pierre Boulle (18 episodes, 1974-1981)
Edward J. Lakso (2 episodes, 1974)
Robert W. Lenski (2 episodes, 1974)
Art Wallace (2 episodes, 1974)

Jim Byrnes (unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Herbert Hirschman .... executive producer (15 episodes, 1974-1981)
Stanley Hough .... producer (15 episodes, 1974-1981)
 
Series Original Music by
Lalo Schifrin (3 episodes, 1974)
Earle Hagen (2 episodes, 1974)
 
Series Cinematography by
Gerald Perry Finnerman (14 episodes, 1974)
 
Series Film Editing by
Clay Bartels (4 episodes, 1974)
Axel Hubert Sr. (4 episodes, 1974)
J. Frank O'Neill (4 episodes, 1974)
William Martin (2 episodes, 1974)
 
Series Casting by
Marvin Paige (4 episodes, 1974)
 
Series Art Direction by
Archie J. Bacon (14 episodes, 1974)
 
Series Set Decoration by
Stuart A. Reiss (14 episodes, 1974)
 
Series Makeup Department
Daniel C. Striepeke .... makeup artist (14 episodes, 1974)

Al Schultz .... makeup artist (unknown episodes)
 
Series Production Management
Mark Evans .... production supervisor (14 episodes, 1974)
Dick Glassman .... unit production manager (14 episodes, 1974)
Joseph Silver .... post-production supervisor (14 episodes, 1974)
 
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bill Derwin .... assistant director (7 episodes, 1974)
Gilbert Mandelik .... assistant director (7 episodes, 1974)
 
Series Special Effects by
L.B. Abbott .... special photographic effects (unknown episodes)
 
Series Stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr. .... stunts (13 episodes, 1974)

Jean Coulter .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Paula Crist .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Paul Stader .... stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Glenn R. Wilder .... stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
 
Series Casting Department
Marvin Paige .... casting (10 episodes, 1974)
 
Series Editorial Department
J. Frank O'Neill .... film editor (1 episode, 1974)
 
Series Music Department
Lionel Newman .... music supervisor (14 episodes, 1974)
Lalo Schifrin .... composer: theme music (11 episodes, 1974)

Kenneth Hall .... music editor (unknown episodes)
 
Series Transportation Department
Chris Haynes .... driver (1 episode, 1974)
 
Series Other crew
Howard Dimsdale .... executive story consultant (14 episodes, 1974)
Joe Ruby .... story consultant (14 episodes, 1974)
Ken Spears .... story consultant (14 episodes, 1974)
Anthony Wilson .... developer for television (10 episodes, 1974)
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
UK:47 min | USA:60 min (14 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Though uncredited, Rod Serling wrote the original treatment and two proposed scripts for this series, essentially creating the basic format followed by the program, two astronauts and one chimpanzee pursued by the Apes civilization. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In many of the interior close-up shots, the actors' own teeth are visible behind the teeth of their ape masks. more
Quotes:
Pete Burke: [coming around after crash landing on Earth] It's like a hangover without the pleasure of booze. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Planet of the Erotic Ape (2002) (V) more

FAQ

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Fantastic, 14 October 2002
Author: Joel Kruse (krusejoel) from Melbourne.

This television series following on from the classic Apes films, is just about perfect. I'll admit that when i first started to watch it i thought it would be just a cheesy rip off to cash in on the popularity of the films but I was dead wrong. The cast is perfect with Apes veteran Roddy Mcdowall back as sympathetic intellectual "Galen." The storylines are good also as is the makeup, once again this is great!

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