Planet of the Apes (2001)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Tim Burton

Writers (WGA):

Pierre Boulle (novel)
William Broyles Jr. (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

27 July 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The battle begins November 20th

Plot:

An astronaut lands on a planet inhabited by human-like apes, who rule the planet with an iron fist.

Plot Keywords:

Planet | Astronaut | Space | General | Cage

Awards:

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 9 wins & 20 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 26

9:30 AM

FX

Cast

Mark Wahlberg	...	Captain Leo Davidson
Tim Roth	...	Thade
Helena Bonham Carter	...	Ari
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Attar
Paul Giamatti	...	Limbo
Estella Warren	...	Daena
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	...	Krull
David Warner	...	Sandar
Kris Kristofferson	...	Karubi
Erick Avari	...	Tival
Luke Eberl	...	Birn
Evan Parke	...	Gunnar (as Evan Dexter Parke)
Glenn Shadix	...	Senator Nado
Freda Foh Shen	...	Bon
Chris Ellis	...	Commander Karl Vasich

Also Known As:

Return of the Apes (USA) (working title)
The Visitor (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sequences of action/violence.

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (uncredited)

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:TE | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:12PG (original rating) | Ireland:PG (video rating) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (Approved No. 38373)

Filming Locations:

USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Director Trademark: [Tim Burton]Scarecrows

Goofs:

Plot holes: Leo has to swim across the river with Ari on his back while the rest of the humans have each used a horse to get on the other side. Yet there's a horse for everybody when they are next seen riding, when they should be one short.

Quotes:

Limbo: [to a group of children] Who would like to buy some aspirin?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Loose Women: (#13.155)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Rule The Planet Remix

Mark Wahlberg is Brilliant in Planet of the Apes!!

Mark Wahlberg was absolutley brilliant. He couldn't get any better. He was perfect for the part of Captain Leo Davidson. But if I could change anything about this movie, it wouldn't be so straight forward. Everything was explained for us. I mean there were a few little twists especially at the end, but I would have made it a lot more deeper. All and all it was a great movie and I would definitley go see it again.