The Background of the Planet of the Apes

A look at the events that led from the decision of a French engineer-turned-spy to go into writing, to a critical and financial success that would launch a franchise.
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[@wJeffG1966]

I was obsessed with theses movies as a kid. I read every book or magazine article I could collect, so I wasn't expecting anything from this piece other than nostalgia. I am truly impressed with the amount of research that went into this. I learned alot.

[@carlosacta8726]

Jeff G, Me too!!! Wonderful childhood memories, I had all of the action figures!

[@druunderwood5602]

Meanwhile across the forbidden zone Logan 5 Learns what cats are.

[@davidleethompsoniii8263]

With! DARWINS 💡... U HAD 2 RE THINK,,, THE HAIRLOSS APES. NOT SHOUTING!!! EASIER 4 ME 2 TYPE KEY BOARD IS SO SMALL/ gogle speaker would have said I am an ape.lol

[@Robd07]

Me too! As a kid it just feels like a real world. I wish we had a tv series taking place where there 70s show left off

[@DeidreL9]

The first film was absolutely magnificent. Not silly at all. When I first saw it I was just a little girl, smuggled into the cinema by mum. When I first saw that ape in uniform on a horse, I screamed. I’ve never forgotten how effective it was. Charlton Heston was perfect, he was manly but also had sarcasm that was welcome. And Roddy MacDowall and Kim Hunter were utterly brilliant, making their characters emotionally believable under horrifically uncomfortable make up. I don’t think we properly appreciate how influential the film was, and I’ve just finished reading the book, which was so fantastic. I’m very grateful to have grown up in a time when these awesome films were made and released.

[@mikehunt4986]

I envy you lol. I was born a few years after the last Roddy McDowell Planet of the Apes movie came out. Saw them a lot on TV during the 80s though and loved them!

[@yei-jopbities6100]

MINUT 50:24 CHINA DETONET ITS FIRST H-BOMB ON JUNE 14 , 1967 (DR ZEUS READING COVER OF SUNDAY EXPRESS)

[@tr7198]

I was around from the first Saturday kids matinee through the 5 film ape festivals shown in theaters. Yep all 5 movies in a row back to back. Played to sold out theaters. It was before VCRs DVDs They weren't released to Television because they were money makers in theaters.

[@BobCtabtree-pl6xq]

I saw Planet of The Apes' premiere with my younger brother and my dad.The scene you're talking about,the hunt,where we see the apes for the first time...when the rifle wielding gorilla suddenly rode into full view,practically the entire audience in the theatre screamed.

[@jeremykiahsobyk102]

"Leonard Nimoy, who needed prosthetic ears for...some science fiction show." You are bold, sir, dancing so close to heresy.

[@raynus1160]

Even ~54 years on, the film is a masterpiece.

[@gallendugall8913]

Meanwhile Planet of the Apps is where we currently live.

[@gallendugall8913]

A planet where apps evolved from memes? It's a madhouse, A MADHOUSE!

[@willmfrank]

@@gallendugall8913 YOU MANIAC!!! ;o)

[@nosuchthing8]

Badoom

[@markthomas6703]

It's pretty ape-like where I live.

[@gregsmith7949]

🤣 Good one. 👍

[@blagageorge3824]

Holly crap. Boulle sounds like one hell of a badass

[@Caernath]

At first I was unconvinced on how this background video could be almost twice as long as the actual review. But no, Chuck was completely right in every second of this almost hour-long video.

[@learntocrochet1]

Thank you for this fascinating historical background. I have watched Planet of the Apes several time and each time wondered how Charlton Heston managed to alter his voice to sound so raspy after his neck wound healed. I never considered he might have been recovering from a real-life cold!

[@BG-xq5jg]

As a child the ending blew my mind it really hit home because of all the civil defense drills we did in school at that time it created a mild case of fear and paranoia that we could actually blow ourselves up but being a child that quickly passed... mostly due to Evel Knievel😎

[@morgothfromangband6082]

As a physicist i knew this from the beginning.

[@louisbuzzi869]

Yeah I remember drills and having to go to the hallway and sit against the wall with my head down.

[@jeremypeterson1114]

The narration is superb, such a great presentation of how beautiful art is conceived and masterfully executed!

[@atomiccritter6492]

Yes its fascinating - I have just got to part about using Asian extras for the apes because of the general facial characterisitics making it cheaper to make the masks or makeup and the racism implications

[@rumblehat4357]

I'm glad you included the bookends in the novel. Everyone forgets about that twist.

[@krisharms2537]

Finally! Yes mentioned the book, people have no idea the difference especially in this case.

[@atomiccritter6492]

I suspect very few people have even read Boules story

[@palmercolson7037]

I saw this in the movie theater not long after it was released. It was completely believable that the astronauts were on another planet until the big reveal at the end. Of course, there was another thing that we all ignored--the apes spoke English. The artifacts at the dig site also hinted at what was reality. Star Trek and most Scifi movies used the conceit that the various peoples from anywhere or anytime could all talk and understand each other very easily so I and everybody else didn't think it was unusual. I read the original translation of the book and I think Boulle had the human learn the ape language.

[@CincinnatusPublish]

It's less of a conceit and more about the audience understanding what's being said on screen.

[@dwightgaston6079]

Fantastic video. As a filmmaker myself and a scifi fan, I feel that this is what youtube was invented for.

[@painter662]

If I had paid attention and seen it was 57 minutes long, I never would have clicked on it. But once I did, I was amazed. Every minute was well researched and interesting. To this day the movies speak meaningfully to the world. You helped people see that after 50+ years. The picture still feels fresh. Your video may not be 50 years old, but it will be interesting for year to come. Thank you.

[@Ifyernotawakeyet]

Sometimes the interest in subject matter makes one overlook the time investment

[@tipulsar85]

This is one film that I have fond memories of from showings on AMC, which still was Ad free at the time, whom used the five films as a way to show the need for film preservation. The reason for it was it was the 30th anniversary of the film, and it had never been touched for remastering or restoration and was showing that it needed it then, so did the other 4. And to help celebrate said anniversary, not only would AMC help foot the bill for restoration so that they could show off uncut and full widescreen, But also make a massive 3 hours documentary as to why Planet had become a shared milestone with 2001 as far as intelligent science fiction on the big screen. the fnnier part was that Fox had also just green lit Tim Burton to remake the first film for a new millennium. A film that had to go up against a resurgence in Fantasy films with the double home runs of Fellowship of the Ring and Harry Potter and the Philosopher/Sorceror's Stone.

[@AT4W]

I remember watching that marathon and the documentary! Was my first exposure to the series beyond pop culture osmosis. Didn't even realize before then that it had sequels.

[@chiblast100x]

I remember loving the AMC marathon when it happened, as I'd had a lot of difficulty finding the full series on VHS and had friends I wanted to watch and experience the franchise. The Burton remake, meanwhile, left me cold in spite of being so visually impressive due to feeling to me like it had, to some degree, missed the point of the older series... this in spite of me being a massive Burton fanboy at the time.

[@michaelbrownlee9497]

2001 and pota were mind blowing, to have lived through it with the computer age and then get too see globeki tepe unearthed and pompei further excavated.

[@jake105]

I don't remember watching the movie marathon. But I do remember AMC as a movie channel which showed movies without commercial interruption. Bob Dorian would introduce the movie!

[@mikehunt4986]

I recorded them on VHS when AMC aired them in 1998! Roddy McDowell introduced them!

[@terrypussypower]

Wow! Didn’t know Pierre Boule wrote “Bridge Over The River Kwai”! Aye, you learn something new every day!

[@Zeithri]

That is a most fascinating story. And once again, Steven Spielberg shows up randomly like a bridge troll lol. What I take away from that is that I've lived my life mostly wrong, but some ways right. If I ever wanted to succeed, I should be more forceful.

[@rogerwright9096]

" THE" BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM EVER MADE . THOUGH SOME MAY THINK IT IS DATED ,THE MOVIE STILL HOLDS IT'S OWN . A PERFECT FILM ,FROM ACTORS, MAKEUP AND ESPECIALLY THE SOUNDTRACK BY JERRY GOLDSMITH. IT JUST DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS .

[@simoncarlile1965]

Totally agree,dude.Franklin Shaffer did an amazing job.

[@rogerwright9096]

@@simoncarlile1965 He certainly did . He also did a great job for , " THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL " . GE WAS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS.

[@simoncarlile1965]

@@rogerwright9096 Agreed.Papillon is also a favourite.

[@rogerwright9096]

@@simoncarlile1965 I AGREE WITH YOU ,ALSO " PATTON" WAS GOOD . I STILL THINK ,"PLANET OF THE APES " WAS HIS BEST .

[@simoncarlile1965]

@@rogerwright9096 Yep,spot on.

[@MrDlt123]

What I love about the Planet of the Apes is that they werent trying to sell you any political ideology. The apes were humans in a mirror. And the story pushed the senseless danger and implications of nuclear war.

[@LastRenegade]

You realise those are political themes, right?

[@willmfrank]

Serling's idea to combine the climax of "I Shot an Arrow Into the Air" with the climax of "Planet of the Apes" is actually a brilliant way of condensing the conclusion of Boulle's plot. In the book, Merou and his companions travel to another planet, and Merou returns to Earth only to discover that Earth has become a planet of apes. The "I Shot an Arrow" ending ingeniously cuts out the middle complication.

[@atomiccritter6492]

from memory Boules book has the apes living in a modern society with planes, cars etc...would have been great to see someone attempt to pull that off in a film version. I like Serlings film version and the sequels are kind of pointless to watch...ditto for the reboots

[@michaelbrownlee9497]

Go check out the opening of the 84 olympics i think, they carry the flame and light the torch with a awesome arrow shot.

[@rmod42]

Like all your looks into the background Chuck, this is a fascinating story, excellently researched and gloriously presented.

[@praiha]

Mira Furlan, who played Delenn on Babylon 5, had also similar problem with her prostetics and makeup during filming of the pilot, and they had to gave up trying to change her voice into male voice, and ended up turning the makeup more feminine in the series. Of course it would have been strange if she was the only one who felt like she was losing herself under all that stuff, but it's interesting to hear that other actors had similar issues.

[@S1nwar]

The great Troy McClure classic

[@seatspud]

I love legitimate the-a-ter.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

I love you Dr. Zayis.

[@theBaron0530]

"He can talk! He can talk!" "I can siiiiiiiiiiiiing!"

[@theBaron0530]

And, "I hate every ape I see "From chimpan-ay to chimpanzee "No, you'll never make a monkey out of me!"

[@davepowell7168]

@@theBaron0530 Planet of the apes musical is still storyboards. Spoiler alert: Guess what face the sphinx has?

[@DominusLuna]

I saw Planet of the Apes when it came out at the Drive in theater when I was little and it was exciting and terrifying.

[@michaelkirkpatrick7483]

Just an amazingly brilliant documentary you put together here. It is, in my opinion, by far the best in depth behind the scenes look at one of the most iconic film ever made. Your research, and attention to detail, along with a very smooth flow to the telling of the story made every minute of viewing very enjoyable. Congratulations on a job well done, and Thank You for posting it for all of us to appreciate. I look forward to your video on background of Kubrick's 2001 in the near future.

[@BatMite19]

Wish I could give you 1000 thumbs up. This was an excellent documentary!!!

[@philking6444]

My Mom was a Charlton Heston,Roddy McDowell, and James Francisco fan so I got to see these in the drive in. I am 65 now and still love the movies. I saw a lot of movies as a kid including the spaghetti westerns, Charles Bronson, Clint, Duke, and James Gardner just to name a few. Drive-ins were great entertainment for the price. I have also read the book, the end of the book is much more disturbing than the movie.

[@johnshields6852]

I was 10 when this came out, I loved it, the statue reveal and Heston's phrase was great. Other big hits back then, Poseidon adventure, towering inferno. Then my brother saw a movie in 1973, I was 13, The Exorcist, my brother said, " You don't wanna see it " lol

[@a-train3503]

So many classic movies were made in the 70's The Three Musketeers, Star Wars, cult classic Death Race 2000, Rocky, Enter the 🐉 Dragon, just too many to name, good times!

[@myriadmediamusings]

Oh wow nice one to do for Christmas! Happy holidays! Planet of the Apes is one of my personal favorite films for its story, characters, deeper meaning, and one of the best movie endings of all time.

[@marshalkrieg2664]

One of the most impactful movies upon my impressionable youth. Saw it about 15 times since. Read the book while in elementary school. Great documentary.

[@ramongonzalez2112]

Watched it recently again. Still stands up strong. The great C Heston.👏

[@TheMadTube]

Godsdamned it, Chuck. This is a thoughtful insight to this classic. Bravo.

[@SirSmoldham]

Love this movie. I first saw it at the drive-in with my family when it came out and first recognized my favorite composer (Jerry Goldsmith) from television... the Twilight Zone specifically. Years later the first three films were shown together and I had my first movie binge. That moment when Taylor finally spoke after his neck wound healed was one to cheer, and I did. Many thanks.

[@krisharms2537]

Hahaha that's the first time I saw it too! At the drive in how funny!

[@tonypoore440]

@@krisharms2537 Drive-in movies were the best, why did they have to die? Great memories from the'70's and '80's teenage years.

[@robertw31968]

I miss drive in movie theaters. I was 5 years old in 1973, and I believe I saw my first drive-in movie which was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang there. I might have seen a movie before then in the drive-in but this was the first I definitely remember. It was so much fun. My mom and dad sat in the cab of our 1967 Chevy pickup and I sat on roof watching the movie. In my area the last drive-in was taken away in 1986. That was a sad time. A lot of people showed up to say goodbye to it. The drive-in’s were the best.

[@SirSmoldham]

@@robertw31968 DITTO!

[@kashhusain8154]

This is one of the best videos of its kind. Thank you so much for your hard work.

[@KY0UJlN]

Fascinating. Engaging. Gripping. 1st video I've watched. Instant sub! Looking forwards to more.

[@themonkysuncle]

When I was a kid, I sat in a theatre and watched all five Planet of The Apes movies (Original) in one sitting. Linda Harrison was my first Hollywood crush.

[@johnanita9251]

What an excellent work you pulled of. Thank you for the insights on this absolute classic...

[@andrewhaas5626]

Got to see this in an old theater and the opening music had me at the edge of my seat. My younger brother and I dove through the front dore of our house and crashed to the floor all creeped out of thoughts about apes grabbing us. I was awe struck the whole film. The only good human is a dead human. Humans see humans do. Made me laugh out loud. Amazing background story of its creation and all involved.

[@goopah]

This was really well done. Kudos for not distracting us with dramatic music throughout. Just a very nice script, narrated perfectly. Just one thing I have a question on: At 52:30, talking about the matte painting, "...creating an 18 by 36 painting..." is that inches or feet? People like myself, who have no knowledge of how these paintings are done, might need a bit of clarification to get a visual of him working on this painting. Not a big deal, and really the only criticism I have of this entire thing. Again, this was a great watch. Planet Of The Apes is still in my top 3 films ever made, and I learned many things here that I did not know before, even after watching a few documentaries over the years. You did your research, and it shows.

[@jerryakbar6147]

I grew up in queens NY. My family were shall we say , friendly with people who did things differently than most New Yorkers. These things included cutting corners. I’ll leave it at that. Anyway we had connections at silver cup in Long Island city. Every year on my birthday in the basement of our house in flushing, a liberated copy of the planet of the apes in all its glory including some pretty big speakers was shown to all the kids in the neighborhood. It was glorious! And very unique for the time. I had a great childhood in NYC. The kids these day walk around looking at their phone like they’re dead. Poor bastards. Thanks for putting this together.

[@mikehunt4986]

As a fellow New Yorker I really liked this story. Yeah, today's kids are hopeless.

[@kevinpotts123]

I remember reading Planet of the Apes. Now after hearing about the author's backstory, it really shows what the allegories he was exploring were.

[@merrillslaven6921]

Brando had a habit of saying things like "What are you trying to do?" because that gave him leverage to start changing things more to his liking in spite of what others thought. You should have also mentioned that Roddy McDowall wore the makeup while driving home one day to see how people reacted.

[@DeidreL9]

As I’m watching this l keep thinking of the fantastic work done by Ron Perlman in the original Beauty And The Beast TV show. The look he wore is iconic and he managed to create an awesomely empathic character. No matter the make up though, without a great actor, it’s nothing. Roddy was a magnificent actor, so very underrated. It must have been hell wearing that thick makeup.

[@zublacus]

I loved this movie as a kid. The "Cage" from the movie was for years (in the 70's) at Sam's Hoffbrau in Cameron Park, CA off Hwy 50.

[@Bdady74]

Great overview of a beloved movie...thank you so much for posting!

[@ByWayOfDeception]

"But we'd have to get all Chinese actors for the orangutáns and all Filipino actors for the chimps." Damn. Yeah, I did not see that coming.

[@donreid6399]

Very well researched and interesting as well. Loved it!

[@PaulKyriazi]

Great narration and photos with LOTS of new information. Excellent research.

[@donovandelaney3171]

I say that Nova survived and went back in time with the apes and had her baby.

[@STho205]

This is one of the few space travel movies that embraced or even acknowledge time dilation correctly. They used a fictional physicist name for the theory...so as to not be checked too closely. However they surpassed Star Trek and other Buck Rogers style shows in using it correctly. They were in space for over 2000 earth years that was to them to seem like a much shorter trip of months on ship. Accurately explained in the prolog, and after the landing. By the sequel it appears the writers found they were uncomfortable with the simple situation and the astronauts start talking about a time warp, time travel and an S time wave....my guess is they were trying to figure a way to get back to earth in the 3rd installment already. By "Escape" they had dropped into familiar Lost in Space, Star Trek territory.

[@micksbiggestfan4006]

Easily one of my favorite movies. Thanks for sharing this video. Great job.

[@cowboygeologist7772]

Loved this video; thank you for all your hard work and posting this. I remember watching these movies as they came out. I enjoyed the TV series too. I still have trading cards from Planet of the Apes. I think I even still have the paperback book and maybe a Photo novel plus Laser disc.

[@raymondpaul123]

One of my favorite sci-fi movies. and one thing most reviewers don’t acknowledge is - the soundtrack. check out the soundtrack. One of the best and most original. Thanks.

[@westsidesmitty1]

Yes! When some ''Jazz guys'' friends played me Erik Dolphy's Out To Lunch album (a classic, I now acknowledge!) , I scandalized them by saying, ''it's awesome. Reminds me of POA!

[@a-train3503]

The cast made it work

[@robkrasinski6217]

Music can really set the mood for a scene. It can create a sense of fear or dread, like something bad is about to happen.

[@jsfbr]

Thank you very much for this instructive and delightful video! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@gispel7058]

I spent my summers in Southern California with my aunt and uncle. In 1967 as an 11 year old, it was a thrill to go to the beach. When we got to our usual beach it was barricaded and coned off. So as my aunt and mom were busy turning the car around...I noticed people in ape suits milling about surrounded by trailers and such. I told my mom that there were apes in the parking lot. They thought I was crazy and seriously worried about me. We ended up. Zuma beach instead of Malibu (I think). Anyway this recollection of sighting the apes as a kid and realizing that they filmed the artifact cave scene there, did not occur to me until about 15 years ago. Funny how the mind and memory works And a week later we went back to Malibu and the film crew had left a section of the log terrace walkway. I remembered that part too. This because I thought at the time that the terrace had no point or reason for being there.

[@195Bucks]

That was absolutely fascinating, you just can't imagine all the trials and tribulations that surround the making of a cult classic like Planet of the Apes, and to a degree making it more interesting than the actual movie!.. 10 out of 10 for presentation! 😊 👍..

[@krisharms2537]

Yes indeed! You get it!🏴‍☠️

[@busterbiloxi3833]

Very good documentary and well-narrated.

[@keithpugh7538]

Still an awesome film today

[@jl696]

Thank you! This was a very entertaining and informative report about the production of the Planet of the Apes.

[@kilnageer]

Thank-you so much for this. A real education into the vagaries of big projects and helps appreciate what was achieved and how much effort of will was required. Lovely bitter-sweet points well made (e.g. Star Wars funding) :) Well done.

[@bh9225]

This production is very good! Thank you! I learned a lot!

[@HxH2011DRA]

What a gripping tale of overcoming adversity to make a MASTERPIECE

[@urAnusFighter1]

Bjf

[@juanfranciscovillarroelthu6876]

Even the backgrownd of the planet of the Apes has good twist, having a young Steven Spielberg watching the making of the movie and getting inspire to make his own movies

[@tvcrazyman]

Very interesting. This is one of my favorite movies of all time. I loved the Planet of the Apes when I was a kid.

[@westsidesmitty1]

I loved the Saturday A.M. animated version! Combined with 4 bowls of Sugar Pops (yes, I drank the milk) I was in ecstasy! And the B&W Marvel Mag was a solid sender clean through the 70's. The covers were awesome. Then there were the models. Good times!

[@BIGM-gg9ln]

this came out when i was 4 yrs old. i saw it on tv when i was nine and it scared the shit outta me!!!!

[@stayconnectedoc]

Wow, thank you. I have been a big fan since I saw it as a kid. Great details I never knew before! BRAVO.

[@timadams3975]

One of my most favorite films and series as a kid. Interesting vid!

[@MysticWolf1223]

Just discovered your channel. Awesome stuff. I'm a sucker for anything Rod Serling or Twilight Zone related

[@rifekimler3309]

This series of movies for me as a kid was my star wars.

[@MadsterV]

51:30 the appropriate response was: "I LOVE YOU DR.ZAIUSS"

[@nancymontgomery8897]

50:35 Even as a kid seeing this movie at the theater, I noticed a continuity error in this scene. Taylor rides his horse along the beach (where he spots Miss Liberty). However, the hoof prints run parallel to another set of tracks. Apparently the scene required more than one take.

[@toddkurzbard]

I'm more mystified with how the wreckage of the statue got to a beach.

[@atomiccritter6492]

@@toddkurzbard Isnt the statue actually on a small island so it would even be hard at all

[@Andyroar1]

That was a great doc. Thanks.

[@soopahsoopah]

TIL Planet of the Apes and Bridge on the River Kwai came from the same dude.

[@chrisperry7963]

Excellent job on this!

[@treestandsafety3996]

Just watched it properly, all the way thru, for the 1st time in years. It can be construed logically, that Dr Z knew that Taylor was on his own planet, all along...It's too much of a coincidence that a human like him, could be from a different planet.

[@davideaston6944]

Wow...That was an incredibly in-depth look into this great film! Super job. As one of my favourite all time, it's wonderful to hear many of these stories, especially the struggle to get it made at all; how the world would be different without it! Cheers

[@johnsoos6907]

Channel 7 in NYC had The 4:30 Movie. They would do Planet Of The Apes Week & play all 5 movies that week.

[@Truckngirl]

You did a really good job on this.

[@thurin84]

awesome. there are so many ways this film couldve devolved into a farcical mess. but with the amazing talent behind it they turned out a masterpiece.

[@EMbrokehp]

The punchline of that conversation reenactment killed me!

[@1locust1]

Terrific video. I've always been fascinated with the booby traps and mazes that major movie productions endure in order to reach the big screen.

[@frankandree62]

Excellent review and research.

[@glynrhodes3212]

Absolutely excellent doc. Well done sir !!

[@mischugee]

This is an incredible documentary on the making of this movie. What incredible research. I am so happy to have seen this. I saw this movie when I was 8 years old in a theater and it scared the hell out of me. The ending had to be explained to me and when I found out what it meant, it was even more scary. The possibility of nuclear war was very real with the US and the Soviet Union. I think people in this day age need to see this movie and the Day After Tv Movie before they talk about surviving a nuclear war.

[@43nostromo]

Groundbreaking score by composer Jerry Goldsmith.

[@jackiereynolds2888]

'Groundbreaking' in that the score had to be first: anything but contemporary, second: it had to be just as successful but 'alien' at the same time, and third: the score had to work both well, - as well as uniquely to the special and particular story. The result was smashing, as history was very well bore out.

[@43nostromo]

@@jackiereynolds2888 There is a 4th. Perhaps not so groundbreaking, but well-understood by truly gifted composers: knowing that pauses in the score deliver a much more emotional impact in certain scenes. And when it is appropriate. The Statue of Liberty reveal is a perfect example.

[@leelauder4411]

Every Sunday at The Knights of Columus we would watch these incredible films in awe!! It was so bright when we left!! Great memories!! Peace brother

[@ianmcpherson3615]

When Star Wars came out, as a kid I saw a connection between the ape make-up and that of Chewbacca.

[@rusalexander1757]

Are you going to continue the Dragons of...(Weiss?Hickman) series? Just curious...keep up the good work

[@babyfacedassasin4418]

Well put together.

[@doktor_ghul]

Happy Birthday, Rod Serling. I know you read this.

[@KairuHakubi]

What a rod that man must have been packing, leaving a project after adding a middle finger to the last revision.

[@THATGuy5654]

This has got to be one of the most torturous pre-productions you've ever covered. Maybe Treasure Planet could compete, but I'm not sure.

[@RWSCOTT]

great info, well delivered. sub earned!

[@GELTONZ]

Oh man please tell me you're doing the whole series! I have a bit of an attachment to Planet of the Apes and was just lamenting the lack of good reviews of them last year. See there was a video store near me when I was a kid that had PILES of old VHS tapes that could be rented for $1 and remembering seeing Planet of the Apes on the Sci-Fi Channel, I got curious about the sequels and binged the whole series as a kid. WOW did it go in some weird directions. My fondest memory was watching the last to films at my Mom's friend's house on his big screen TV and him getting a good laugh at the phrase "Algo's Guerillas" because, of course, the Guerillas were in fact Gorillas. Loved the new series too and even enjoyed the Tim Burton one. One day I need to track down the two TV series. The nice thing with Planet of the Apes is that it provides a lot of freedom. The whole series with only like one or two exceptions could still be considered canon or not depending on preferences.

[@michaelproctor8100]

Besides creating Mr. Spock's pointed ears, John Chambers also created the monster masks for The Outer Limits.

[@redneckReno]

now....I'm going to rewatch the film for the umpteenth time ....GREAT MOVIE!!

[@snoo333]

fantastic as always. thank you

[@fredrikcarlstedt393]

Interestingly enough, Jerry Goldsmith and Roddy McDowall both worked on to the Twillight Zone .

[@Mumscup]

Thanks mate. I can’t wait to watch your other in depth work. I loved this film as a kid and only get hung up on the astronauts who can’t Identify their own moon or stars. Ty again .

[@SuperScagnetti]

excellent breakdown of a classic!