Back to the Planet of the Apes
They're taking over.
1980 | 92m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Arnold Laven, Don Weis |
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| Writer: | Edward J. Lakso, Art Wallace |
| Staring: |
| 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"] | |
| Release Date: | Nov 17, 1980 |
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| Director: | Arnold Laven, Don Weis |
| Writer: | Edward J. Lakso, Art Wallace |
| Genres: | Adventure, Action, Science Fiction, Thriller, TV Movie |
| Keywords | post-apocalyptic future |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox Television |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ron Harper | Alan Virdon |
| James Naughton | Pete Burke |
| Roddy McDowall | Galen |
| Royal Dano | Farrow |
| Woodrow Parfrey | Veska |
| Norman Alden | Zako |
| John Milford | Miller |
| Mark Lenard | Urko |
| Booth Colman | Zaius |
| Biff Elliot | Ullman |
| Bobby Porter | Arno |
| Jerome Thor | Proto |
| William Beckley | Grundig |
| Alvin Hammer | Man |
| Cindy Eilbacher | Lisa Miller |
| Mickey LeClair | Jick Miller |
| Wallace Earl | Mary Miller |
| Gail Bonney | Old Woman |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Pierre Boulle | Characters |
| Lalo Schifrin | Theme Song Performance |
| Daniel C. Striepeke | Makeup Artist |
| Lionel Newman | Music Supervisor |
| Arnold Laven | Director |
| Don Weis | Director |
| Edward J. Lakso | Writer |
| Richard LaSalle | Original Music Composer |
| J. Frank O'Neill | Editor |
| Art Wallace | Writer |
| Richard Glassman | Unit Production Manager |
| Gerald Perry Finnerman | Director of Photography |
| Archie J. Bacon | Art Direction |
| Joseph Silver | Post Production Supervisor |
| Howard Dimsdale | Story Consultant |
| Joe Ruby | Story Consultant |
| Ken Spears | Story Consultant |
| Axel Hubert Sr. | Editor |
| Marvin Paige | Casting |
| Stuart A. Reiss | Set Decoration |
| Leonard A. Engel | Supervising Music Editor |
| Hubie Kerns Jr. | Stunts |
| Ernest Robinson | Stunts |
| Bill Derwin | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Stanley Hough | Producer |
| Herbert Hirschman | Executive Producer |
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