Not Just Sci/Fi... Post Apoc! That means he even beats out Kevin Costner! (Unless they go ahead & Green-Light his treatment for a Dystopian Baseball Team!)
The book: Two space explorers, Jin and Something, find a capsule with a message. Like a letter in a bottle, the message contained a memoir from a previous explorer named Taylor. The story goes on to say Taylor went to a far off planet ruled by apes. When he returned to Earth, apes were in charge there too. The two explorers reading the story scoff and throw away the note: imagine such a thing… intelligent humans! Laughable!
Another one I own on blu ray for when I feel the urge, it’s just so darned atmospheric, and that soundtrack, but it is so dense it stands up so well to repeated viewing cuz there’s always something you forgot or that you notice for the first time, and its most definitely one of those movies that changes with you as you grow older.
That ending still sends shivers up my spine, more Taylor's reaction of what he's just witnessed than the wide shot of Liberty...makes me emotional and almost ashamed.....we blew it up!!!
really? because you & Heston should know he's on Earth from the start. because, duh. People were actually shocked by the ending! I just don't understand???
Thanks for the retrospective. Planet of the Apes is one of my favorite movies and one of the best sci-fi movies ever made. I love the sets, costumes, makeup and story. Charleston Heston, Roddy McDowell, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans and Linda Harrison are all outstanding in their roles.
I was 18 when I seen Planet of the Apes. I thought it was awesome. Everyone did such a great job. The ending blew me away. I said, geeze he travelled at nearly light speed and didn't age. The earth and everyone on it aged hundreds of years. The ship went out into space but because of some glitch, returned to earth hundreds of years later. It was so great!
Too bad they didnt have the money for the sets and had to go with the cave looking habitat the apes lived in . The book was freaky too but the Wahlberg version ending was like the book .
I like how both the Ape and Klingon theme really reach into that warrior , native theme and work on that to build the character of the antagonists. The raw hunter horns and the drums just scream brutal and unthinking.
The first movie I ever purchased and played on a flat screen plasma TV. Still the most anticipated movie I can ever remember as boy when it made it's television debut. Seems like the fall of 73. Every kid in my town was glued to the screen that night.
24/7 Dry Cleaners I remember I severely twisted my ankle and had to be taken to the hospital. I kept asking my dad if we could leave. He wondered why I was in such a hurry. The nurse smiled and said “I bet he wants to get home to watch The Planet of the Apes”. She was so right!
& when was the last time free broadcast tv showed that movie or fantastic voyage 1966 or even green slime 1969!!? All you get today on free major network tv is news news news, informercials informercials informercials, game shows game shows game shows & reality tv reality tv reality tv! &virtuially NO movies, except cartoon movies, the ten commandments, & the sound of music - all repeated a million times! arrgh
Good video, Jonny. Extra info and photos I didn't know. Heston and LInda Harrison were at the Hollywood show with tables next to each other. Heston had a line, Linda didn't. As I approached her table she gave me a big smile. I used Heston's cadence and said, "Look at that. I taught you to smile." Her smile got bigger. I said, "Did I do that as good as Mr. Heston, " pointing to him? She said, "Yes, you did." True story. Ain't movies mixing with real life fun?
I had the opportunity to correspond with Linda for a while and she was always very nice and personable. As the "rookie" on POTA, she was always watching how the others acted, particularly Charlton Heston who had been her idol. After the POTA spots, she thought she had a good vehicle, a series called Braken's World in which she played an actress contracted to a major studio. Unfortunately, the format was changed to a rotating format highlighting guest stars rather than focusing on struggling actors and the series only lasted one season.
@@HerrEllsworth Thanks. I didn't know that about Bracken's World. I only remember on episode where Ricardo Montolban was a director with a temper who blows it on the set because of anger. It was very good.
Beneath The planet Of The Apes was the firs none child film that I saw at the Cinema... I still hold the first P.O.A film in very high regard and it is one of my favorite films of all time...
Beneath was the film that Charlton Heston did not want to make. He hated working on sequels and felt everything had been done with the first film. However, he did agree to work for nine days out of loyalty and gratitude to Arthur Jacobs. Ironically, he came up with the idea for the ending of the movie and he had intended it as a joke.
Kim Hunter and Roddy McDowell were simply superb in their roles, but it was Charleton Heston who truly radiated, he brought so much humanity into his role. I watched this movie with friends at our local movie theater, we were on the cusps of becoming teenagers so we all thought this was awesome.
So is the extremenly varied musical soundtrack of Star Trek TOS & even lost in space(john williams!) - espec the 1st season 1965-6. No other tv programs since have such VARIED musical soundtracks that you can close your eyes & you KNOW what program it is! All of that is MISSING from Star Trek TNG & everything since. Lot easier to make a tv program WITHOUT all that unique unforgettable varied musical soundtrack.
I didn't know the same person Mr. Boulles had written both of these books. Obviously a very talented man. They are both great movies and I continue to watch both occasionally.
Nice work, lots of great info. One problem I have with the very fun and creative ending of this movie: Taylor and the crew are trained astronauts. One look at the night sky on this “alien world” and they would have recognized that they were on earth. The position of the stars and the look of the night sky are unique to our planet and they would know that.
Hmm, while interesting, it could also be argued that in their minds they had just crashed on an alien planet, and while fighting for survival, just never had the time or inclination to put two and two together. But, honestly, it could be argued either way.
Jacoby Rassilon Nope, I don’t think that could be argued. Not in the case of trained astronauts. The first thing they would do is try to identify stars in order to estimate or establish their position.
Let me make it simple.....everything you need to know about The Planet of Apes (1968).....it's one of the greatest sci fi films ever made. See, not hard at all.
A very interesting video on the movie Planet of the Apes. I saw it at the theatre when it came out and it was the most riveting movie from beginning to end. I never read the book so I had no idea how it would end. I thought they were on another planet the whole time until I saw the statue of liberty, what a shock! I enjoyed your video.🦍🌍🗽🚀
Lol I too was 9, but 9 when I first saw it not when it came out. I'm in my 30s now. I can still remember sitting watching it thinking wow, this is an amazing movie. I can even remember that we moved the couch around to watch it. I've been a fan ever since.
I agree.. but there are so many stars in this movie: Chambers the make up artist, Jerry Goldsmith for the music, Charlton Heston as the reluctant hero, Shaffner for the perfect direction and finally the story. I don't blame the ones who regret NOT being in this movie...
Favourite movie of all time. The cast, the costumes/make up, the story, the setting and that ending. I still get the same goosebumps I got the first time I watched this film. Great video by the way dude. About to watch your other ones. Hopefully you get round to making "Everything you need to know about Battle of the Planet of the Apes". Keep on keeping on brother.
I remember going to the movie when I was just 9 years old. I DIDN'T get LOTS of the social commentary in the film although I got some of the jokes (Human See, Human Do). However, the final scene which I found out was your arch typical Rid Serling Twilight Zone twist shocked the whole audience. Everyone mentioned "Didn't see THAT coming". I agree that it was one of the best films made and it does stand up to the test of time.
Same atmosphere - Same vegetation - Mission was supposed to return to Earth - Time difference was according to the plan - Perfect English communication in both writing and speaking - There are earth equivalent humans, apes, and horses etc. - Remains of a past human culture, with medical known dentures and pacemakers - A human doll, with curly hair and speaking ability …
@@albertofernandez2490 There was a theory prevalent about the time the movie was released that an Earth-like planet without a moon would have a much thicker atmosphere (more like Venus) because the moon helped "skim" some of the atmosphere off into space. Perhaps that's what he means.
@Enzo 1965 That line about there not being a moon may have meant something prior to the editing of the film. But as the film is presented there is no indication that at the time the line was delivered that they had been there long enough to have spent a night there. Even as a kid when I saw it in the theater I thought it odd because it appeared that they were only there a short time.
What I find most interesting about "The Planet Of The Apes" is Charlton Heston's character, Taylor. He despises mankind so much that he flees the earth in search of a superior species. But in the end he winds up being mankind's chief defender. Classic Rod Serling. The twist ending of the film also had it's beginning in Serling's Twilight Zone episode "I shot an arrow into the air", where 3 astronauts believe they have landed on a distant asteroid, but in fact have never left earth.
The aspect I picked up on was that Taylor was basically cynical but was still searching for "Something better than Man." And what he found was a civilization with all the hatreds, violence, prejudices and hypocrisies of humans.
Jonnybaak ~ Yeah, Brilliant Video Footage My Friend. PLANET OF THE APES is one of my all time favourite films of all time. I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve watched it again and again. Especially back in the 1990’s for some strange reason And showed many new people to the amazing movie footage that is THE PLANET OF THE APES Original Style. Thanks for uploading this video footage mate. Keep up the good work Fella. .
I saw this movie 8 times in the theater in 1968. No VCRs or DVDs back then, so going to see it AT the theater 8 times was unusual. But I loved it every time. I saw Conquest of the Planet of the Apes at a drive-in theater. Where have THEY all gone? Those were fun experiences.
The score for this film was one of the first a-tonal soundtracks. It has all of the hallmarks of Goldsmiths orchestrations including his use of unconventional instrumentation. Just incredible!
Strange how some movies are considered very dubious by studios, but when you see the finished film the project looks like an obvious winner. Admittedly after a fair amount of revision of the original proposal.
The studios never know how a movie is going to turn out. They green light films they think are going to be winners and then they don't get any box office. Planet was turned down by several studios and then became a big hit. Then there are movies that at the time don't do well or have modest success and then become cult classics. I love "Office Space" and the "The Big Lebowski" to name a few which had a little/moderate success but then became cult hits. So I guess you never know and it's a roll of the dice, but having a good script, a good ensemble cast, director, musical score can help a great deal.
Of all the actors associated with POTA, the one most identified was the late Roddy McDowall. At one point, he had his face insured for a million dollars with Lloyds of London.
Brilliant actor. He actually was nominated for an Oscar in 1963's ' Cleopatra ' but they got the category wrong - ( Best Actor instead of what it should've been: Best Supporting actor ) and so he officially doesn't have a nomination because of that stuff up. They apologized and He graciously accepted it. I honestly think he should've been nominated for playing Peter Vincent in 1985's classic 'Fright Night ' also - his portrayal of the cowardly TV presenter who eventually discovers his courage is a masterwork of acting.
At the closing scene when he says 'I'm home', it hits you in the gut as Taylor is in disbelief in what he is seeing and then overcome with shock and anger. The corollary that comes to mind is when a town is devasted by a hurricane to the point it is unrecognizable and you see where your home once stood is now an empty lot. Top five movies ever produced IMO.
Jerry Goldsmith's scores for both "Planet" and "Escape" are awesome. Leonard Rosenman's scores for "Beneath" and "Battle" are fantastic. Tom Scott's score for "Conquest" is great. Let's not forget Lalo Schifrin's score to the "Planet TV series", which is stellar.
This will always be the superior planet of the apes movie not much of a fan of the new ones rise /dawn/ and war/the three best sequels to this are beneath / escape/conquest. Brilliant review JB.
Beneath has a great menace to it, conquest a solid movie. Escape never liked it thought it rediculous. New ones are a bit sterile or plastic but watchable..
I was a teenager when this came out, the title sounded cool and I convinced my dad to watch it with Me, I loved it and hoped there was a sequel, good thing there were 4.
I remember when this film first came out in 1968. My parents were out of town and I, along with my siblings, were staying at a house in a small town next to a drive-in theater screen. I recall seeing some of those images on the screen of apes on horseback from the backyard. Saw the whole film some time later. Loved it, along with Forbidden Planet and The Day The Earth Stood Still. These are some of my favorite films from back then.
It will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will down right piss you off. The test of good art to me is that it makes you feel something. This will definitely make you feel.
I've always loved POTA and when the apes catch CH in the net is still a powerful scene. I never understood why film companies would put the twist on the cover of the DVD. I don't even like being told there is a twist. The whole point is the surprise. I was disappointed with Tim Burtons remake and wasn't keen on the newer updates until I saw the first one on TV. Very good efforts. Replacing nuclear war with a virus made sense and the CGI apes were excellent. I also liked the TV series because of Roddy M.
I was born in 1968. My first exposure to Planet of the Apes was the TV series. I loved the series and remember asking for Planet of the Apes toys for Christmas and my birthday. I also remember being really unhappy with a Planet of the Apes coloring book because it followed the plot of the 1968 film which I had never seen instead of the TV series. But I did eventually see the Apes films. All but the last, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, would run as part of "Apes Week" on the WABC7 4:30 movie. The 4:30 movie only ran till 6:00 so most movies were heavily edited. The 1968 movie was shown over 2 afternoons. That meant of course that Beneath ran on Wed., Escape ran on Thur. and Conquest on Friday. That left no day for Battle. So I was always excited when I got a chance to watch that film. Of course I loved the Saturday morning cartoon. I have that on DVD. They are bringing back the 90's X-men cartoon, why not revive the Planet of the Apes Cartoon? Somebody start a petition!
Hate to burst the bubble but while the twist ending is astonishing, it was "borrowed" from a sf magazine Serling had read as a boy. Check out The Science in Science Fiction by Peter Nicholls which contains the original picture from 1941.
In 1968 my dad and his friend were boating on lake Powell. They came upon the space ship sticking up out of the water. So the investigated and saw pipes and valves inside to sink it. Then they boated over to shore where the some of the film crew were and learned of the movie. None of the actors were present at the time. Whom the movie came out, my dad took me to see it. I was 12 at the time.
Note originally paul Newman was to do planet of the apes Heston. Was the first choice he fought to get it he made a deal for less of pay check for a percentage of the movie because of that deal Heston got a percentage of every planet of apes movies etc Heston. Got millions of dollars because of that deal
No, Marlon Brando was Jacobs' first choice. Heston got $250K up front, but with backend participation earned about $2 million. About $15M in today's dollars.
@@generalyellor2187 l had a long friendship with paul Newman he told me the studio wanted him to play the part Heston did in planet of the apes with a deal for less money. But a piece of the percentage. Paul Newman. Had made movies for THAT. Studio's system. For years it is the truth they also spoke to two other actors each actor felt people would not like the idea of talking apes they feel it was a type of joke only Heston believe in the movie he took the deal and got a percentage from each planet of the apes movie during the original planet of the apes movie heston was fighting over a bad cold and had trouble talking it his idea that in the movie he would be shot near the throat so he could not TALK Heston could not believe the original made so much money and the other movies continue to make money for him and the studio
@@generalyellor2187 did you know Heston helped roddy McDowell get his part in original planet of the apes he often a deal for percentage of the movie for less money but said no to it that was a mistake he always talk about Heston knew him both loved to play chess games golf etc roddy McDowell at the time of the original was always looking for any acting job this movie helped him in his career
Nice appraisal. I remember going to see Planet of the Apes on it's UK release in 1968 in London. I'll never forget that loud audible, “Oh!!!” As the camera panned back to reveal the truth to Taylor. It genuinely, was so impactful. Anyhoo, keep up the fun and never trust an orangutan with a hypodermic needle.
Truly a classic. I can't believe I lost track of all of my Mego Planet of the Apes figures and toys. I feel like my mother had a giant garage sale when I went away to college and all of my childhood became out and sight and out of mind when I returned home before moving away to settle into a job and life.
What I learnt from POTA 1968 >The POV of camera view, more noticeable just before Taylor gets his voice back, check it out next time you watch it nicely crafted.
"Plana" of the Apes! Great job with this, though a few errors: 1. The original novel was, translated from French, "Monkey Planet" not Planet of the Apes. 2. Heston was not Jacobs' first choice for Taylor. Marlon Brando was, but Brando "... didn't get it." 3. Edward G. Robinson didn't turn down the roll, he made too many demands, like not wanting to wear the makeup for extensive periods of time and wear less of it, so the studio (not Robinson) passed, and they went with actor Maurice Evans instead. 4. The horses, actors, and gear were not airlifted onto that small stretch of Zuma Beach. A ramp was built from the parking lot to along, then over the rocks that separated the two parts of the beach. But the principle ape actors were helicoptered from the Fox lot to the parking area of the beach.
Planet of the Apes was a completely new concept in Sci-fi type movies, there had never been anything like it. All the Apes movies came out during a time period when that's what all the kids were into. It was basically the right time, with the right genre, equivalent to catching lightening in a bottle, unfortunately our culture has changed quite a bit, and the success this movie genre enjoyed, could never be duplicated.
I did eventually get the book, I don't remember it though, it was a long time ago. I still watch the movie once in a while. People still use some of the lines from this movie. I also remember as an early teen thinking the chick was so hot, lol, she was.
If you don't mind me saying, you should pause on the bigger revelations, the better to make them sink into the minds of the audience. I know people can rewind. But giving the dramatic pause or two can't hurt; it's a surefire technique to make your videos even better.
Rodney McDowell was brilliant in it. One of the under rated actors of his day. I saw him in a movie called "Fright Night" I think in the late 80's and was blown away by his skills.
Roddy McDowall. And he's my all time favourite actor. Fright Night ( 1985 ) is also an incredibly awesome film and I saw it as a kid when it came out. I still have McDowall's autograph x 2 ( one of them is a signed on set photo from the 1974 TV series. )
It was Donald Peters, the concept illustrator, who came up with the Statute of Liberty, not Serling. Blake Edwards attested to this, and he was the original director. Not one word of Serling's script made it to the final movie. They kept his name in the credits for the star power. JW Rinzler was the go-to expert on all of this. Sadly, he recently died.
i was recently at point dume in ca. without knowing that it was used for the end scene. i stepped onto the beach and looked and my first thought was “god this looks like the end of poa!”, and i even said so in my video on my channel.
Heston has a great sci-fi track record: aside from Planet of the Apes he did Soylent Green, and Omega Man. All great movies.
Not Just Sci/Fi... Post Apoc! That means he even beats out Kevin Costner! (Unless they go ahead & Green-Light his treatment for a Dystopian Baseball Team!)
I call that trio of movies Heston's future shock trilogy.
Yeah I have all three and this film is quite creepy in the first 25 minutes and when you saw the apes on the horses it was scary for 1968 .
He was good in that fictional biblical film too
@@zilchnilton All biblical films are fictional.
This is one of the greatest anti-war film ever made. One of the very few movies that is actually better than the book.
How come this is to be considered an anti-war movie? Without nuclear war, this story wouldnt be possible.
The book:
Two space explorers, Jin and Something, find a capsule with a message. Like a letter in a bottle, the message contained a memoir from a previous explorer named Taylor.
The story goes on to say Taylor went to a far off planet ruled by apes. When he returned to Earth, apes were in charge there too.
The two explorers reading the story scoff and throw away the note: imagine such a thing… intelligent humans! Laughable!
Godfather and Jaws
Planet of the Apes is a timeless classic that has immortalized the actors in it , and gave us all something very interesting to think about .
Another one I own on blu ray for when I feel the urge, it’s just so darned atmospheric, and that soundtrack, but it is so dense it stands up so well to repeated viewing cuz there’s always something you forgot or that you notice for the first time, and its most definitely one of those movies that changes with you as you grow older.
This is still one of my top 10 favorite movies. the ending is very hard hitting.
So is the ending of Beneath the Planet of the Apes, & just as surprising after the latter, who saw Escape from Planet of the Apes coming!!!
The second one also, where Chuck says fuck it, and sets off the atom bomb.
Jerry Goldsmith's score should've won the Oscar!
That ending still sends shivers up my spine, more Taylor's reaction of what he's just witnessed than the wide shot of Liberty...makes me emotional and almost ashamed.....we blew it up!!!
Not only "blew it up", but the radiation altered evolution.
really?
because you & Heston should know he's on Earth from the start.
because, duh.
People were actually shocked by the ending!
I just don't understand???
Thanks for the retrospective. Planet of the Apes is one of my favorite movies and one of the best sci-fi movies ever made. I love the sets, costumes, makeup and story. Charleston Heston, Roddy McDowell, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans and Linda Harrison are all outstanding in their roles.
Mr. Evans nailed it! But it's funny how the role had been intended for Edward G. Robinson!
An incredible movie, loved the concept and the interplay of these talented actors.
Wonderful analysis. Such a thoughtful and dramatic film, one of the all time greats regardless of genre.
I totally agree with you. Excellent comment.
I was 18 when I seen Planet of the Apes. I thought it was awesome. Everyone did such a great job. The ending blew me away. I said, geeze he travelled at nearly light speed and didn't age. The earth and everyone on it aged hundreds of years. The ship went out into space but because of some glitch, returned to earth hundreds of years later. It was so great!
Too bad they didnt have the money for the sets and had to go with the cave looking habitat the apes lived in . The book was freaky too but the Wahlberg version ending was like the book .
So Rod Serling was one of the writers. No, he was The Writer. The twist ending he invented is what made the movie memorable.
todaystarr To a point, but the original novel also had a twist ending. Just a different one.
Rod Serling’s writing has been copied so many times. So many have borrowed from the Twilight Zone, in movies.
One of the must see classics of sci-fi. Another great video JonnyBaak.
I like how both the Ape and Klingon theme really reach into that warrior , native theme and work on that to build the character of the antagonists. The raw hunter horns and the drums just scream brutal and unthinking.
The first movie I ever purchased and played on a flat screen plasma TV. Still the most anticipated movie I can ever remember as boy when it made it's television debut. Seems like the fall of 73. Every kid in my town was glued to the screen that night.
24/7 Dry Cleaners I remember I severely twisted my ankle and had to be taken to the hospital. I kept asking my dad if we could leave. He wondered why I was in such a hurry. The nurse smiled and said “I bet he wants to get home to watch The Planet of the Apes”. She was so right!
& when was the last time free broadcast tv showed that movie or fantastic voyage 1966 or even green slime 1969!!? All you get today on free major network tv is news news news, informercials informercials informercials, game shows game shows game shows & reality tv reality tv reality tv! &virtuially NO movies, except cartoon movies, the ten commandments, & the sound of music - all repeated a million times! arrgh
I was. And I was ten.
Excellent presentation! Thank you. (Saw this fantastic film in the theater when I was only 6 years old and it still resonates with me to this day)
The mother of all twist endings
Absolutely!
That's a yes!
Amazing film, I can watch it again and again
The Planet of the Apes movies bring back happy childhood memories for me.
Inspired me to be a lighting cameraman.
One of the most iconic science fiction movies ever!!!!!
One of my favorite movies. Thanks for sharing ☺
Good video, Jonny. Extra info and photos I didn't know. Heston and LInda Harrison were at the Hollywood show with tables next to each other. Heston had a line, Linda didn't. As I approached her table she gave me a big smile. I used Heston's cadence and said, "Look at that. I taught you to smile." Her smile got bigger. I said, "Did I do that as good as Mr. Heston, " pointing to him? She said, "Yes, you did." True story. Ain't movies mixing with real life fun?
That is a great story! I'm certain I'd have been too star-struck to have thought of something clever!
@@thrashpondopons2776 Thanks for saying. I'll never forget that experience.
I had the opportunity to correspond with Linda for a while and she was always very nice and personable. As the "rookie" on POTA, she was always watching how the others acted, particularly Charlton Heston who had been her idol. After the POTA spots, she thought she had a good vehicle, a series called Braken's World in which she played an actress contracted to a major studio. Unfortunately, the format was changed to a rotating format highlighting guest stars rather than focusing on struggling actors and the series only lasted one season.
Paul, that was awesome, and one of those fan moments that I wish were captured on video. I saw her on the set of the unfortunate Tim Burton's remake.
@@HerrEllsworth Thanks. I didn't know that about Bracken's World. I only remember on episode where Ricardo Montolban was a director with a temper who blows it on the set because of anger. It was very good.
Beneath The planet Of The Apes was the firs none child film that I saw at the Cinema... I still hold the first P.O.A film in very high regard and it is one of my favorite films of all time...
Beneath was the film that Charlton Heston did not want to make. He hated working on sequels and felt everything had been done with the first film. However, he did agree to work for nine days out of loyalty and gratitude to Arthur Jacobs. Ironically, he came up with the idea for the ending of the movie and he had intended it as a joke.
Kim Hunter and Roddy McDowell were simply superb in their roles, but it was Charleton Heston who truly radiated, he brought so much humanity into his role. I watched this movie with friends at our local movie theater, we were on the cusps of becoming teenagers so we all thought this was awesome.
Great work! An incredible film... that soundtrack is amazing! Thanks!
So is the extremenly varied musical soundtrack of Star Trek TOS & even lost in space(john williams!) - espec the 1st season 1965-6. No other tv programs since have such VARIED musical soundtracks that you can close your eyes & you KNOW what program it is! All of that is MISSING from Star Trek TNG & everything since. Lot easier to make a tv program WITHOUT all that unique unforgettable varied musical soundtrack.
I remember going to the drive in to see all 5 movies being showed in one night, they called it "Apearma." We got home about 5 am.
Useless Trivia: Pierre Boulle had another novel made into a hollywood epic, "Bridge On The River Kwai."
Fear Not... there is no such thing as 'useless trivia'! Funny part is of the two... I think 'Planet of the Apes' is more historically accurate!
I didn't know the same person Mr. Boulles had written both of these books. Obviously a very talented man. They are both great movies and I continue to watch both occasionally.
Damn, now I got that whistling song in my head, thanks allot!
More trivia... what do fellow conservative gun owners Charlton Heston and Ted Nugent also have in common??? Lioncloths!!
I was 9 when this came out and I saw it at the cinema. A very fond memory.
Nice work, lots of great info.
One problem I have with the very fun and creative ending of this movie: Taylor and the crew are trained astronauts. One look at the night sky on this “alien world” and they would have recognized that they were on earth. The position of the stars and the look of the night sky are unique to our planet and they would know that.
That is a very good point.
Hmm, while interesting, it could also be argued that in their minds they had just crashed on an alien planet, and while fighting for survival, just never had the time or inclination to put two and two together. But, honestly, it could be argued either way.
Jacoby Rassilon
Nope, I don’t think that could be argued. Not in the case of trained astronauts. The first thing they would do is try to identify stars in order to estimate or establish their position.
@@Steve51B I mean, maybe. The next time some astronauts crash on a planet, we'll ask them.
Jacoby Rassilon
LOL! I like that.
Let me make it simple.....everything you need to know about The Planet of Apes (1968).....it's one of the greatest sci fi films ever made. See, not hard at all.
Great Commentary, as usual, @JonnyBaak!!! Thank you!
Great video and they did so well on the makeup even though they were limited on what they could do back then. Thanks.
I remember the first time I saw this movie all the way through... and that ending blew my mind. I was queasy and clammy, completely blew my mind.
this film absolutely fascinated me when i was young. i remember going to the matinées and just being mesmerized by it.
One of my all time favourite 🎥 movies. My mom took me to see it when I was 8 years old. I think she had a thing for Charlton Heston!
A very interesting video on the movie Planet of the Apes. I saw it at the theatre when it came out and it was the most riveting movie from beginning to end. I never read the book so I had no idea how it would end. I thought they were on another planet the whole time until I saw the statue of liberty, what a shock! I enjoyed your video.🦍🌍🗽🚀
I was 9 years old when Planet of the Apes came out and it had a huge impact on my life!
Lol I too was 9, but 9 when I first saw it not when it came out. I'm in my 30s now. I can still remember sitting watching it thinking wow, this is an amazing movie. I can even remember that we moved the couch around to watch it. I've been a fan ever since.
I was younger than that. 3 years old aid vividly remember going to see this at our local drive-in(still in operation today).
David me too
@@badboybfr9563 As an adult I have realized that movie is the reason I'm so into BDSM! 😃
I remember hearing in the news that some army was attacked by gorillas and thought, it's coming true! In my defence I was around ten years old.
One of my favorites! Thanks!
I've always considered the ape costumes and makeup to be the best I've ever seen in cinema.
Like the groundbreaking camera techniques in the original Star Wars, the ape makeup in POTA, changed how makeup was done forever.
The apes are covered with hair . Why do they need clothes ?
I agree.. but there are so many stars in this movie: Chambers the make up artist, Jerry Goldsmith for the music, Charlton Heston as the reluctant hero, Shaffner for the perfect direction and finally the story. I don't blame the ones who regret NOT being in this movie...
Yes. but they got steadily worse as the sequels went on.
Donald Hicks
It was made in 1968?
Another great video JonnyBaak. You put so much effort into these things. Very informative and well edited.
Phagl Productions Thank you 🙏
I always appreciate your videos too man!
Favourite movie of all time. The cast, the costumes/make up, the story, the setting and that ending. I still get the same goosebumps I got the first time I watched this film. Great video by the way dude. About to watch your other ones. Hopefully you get round to making "Everything you need to know about Battle of the Planet of the Apes". Keep on keeping on brother.
I remember going to the movie when I was just 9 years old. I DIDN'T get LOTS of the social commentary in the film although I got some of the jokes (Human See, Human Do). However, the final scene which I found out was your arch typical Rid Serling Twilight Zone twist shocked the whole audience. Everyone mentioned "Didn't see THAT coming". I agree that it was one of the best films made and it does stand up to the test of time.
Same atmosphere - Same vegetation - Mission was supposed to return to Earth - Time difference was according to the plan - Perfect English communication in both writing and speaking - There are earth equivalent humans, apes, and horses etc. - Remains of a past human culture, with medical known dentures and pacemakers - A human doll, with curly hair and speaking ability …
@Enzo 1965 and what exactly moon has to do with atmosphere?
@@albertofernandez2490 There was a theory prevalent about the time the movie was released that an Earth-like planet without a moon would have a much thicker atmosphere (more like Venus) because the moon helped "skim" some of the atmosphere off into space. Perhaps that's what he means.
@Enzo 1965 That line about there not being a moon may have meant something prior to the editing of the film. But as the film is presented there is no indication that at the time the line was delivered that they had been there long enough to have spent a night there. Even as a kid when I saw it in the theater I thought it odd because it appeared that they were only there a short time.
What I find most interesting about "The Planet Of The Apes" is Charlton Heston's character, Taylor. He despises mankind so much that he flees the earth in search of a superior species. But in the end he winds up being mankind's chief defender. Classic Rod Serling. The twist ending of the film also had it's beginning in Serling's Twilight Zone episode "I shot an arrow into the air", where 3 astronauts believe they have landed on a distant asteroid, but in fact have never left earth.
The aspect I picked up on was that Taylor was basically cynical but was still searching for "Something better than Man." And what he found was a civilization with all the hatreds, violence, prejudices and hypocrisies of humans.
I had a Planet of the Apes action figure which was one of the apes and a read along book/record.
Still love that movie, a masterpiece.
Jonnybaak ~ Yeah,
Brilliant Video Footage My Friend.
PLANET OF THE APES
is one of my all time favourite films of all time.
I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve watched it again and again.
Especially back in the 1990’s for some strange reason
And showed many new people to the amazing movie footage that is
THE PLANET OF THE APES
Original Style.
Thanks for uploading this video footage mate.
Keep up the good work Fella. .
The originals are still much better than the remakes.
I totally agree with you. Lovey the story much better then the remakes.
@@JuanEVelez The "remakes" are actually the story showing what happened to humanity
@@Landshark4008 I Love the Saga. I have all of them.
They’re not remakes. They’re a prequel. Both are great though :)
I agree!
I saw this movie 8 times in the theater in 1968. No VCRs or DVDs back then, so going to see it AT the theater 8 times was unusual. But I loved it every time. I saw Conquest of the Planet of the Apes at a drive-in theater. Where have THEY all gone? Those were fun experiences.
I don’t think enough good things can be said about this film.
The score for this film was one of the first a-tonal soundtracks. It has all of the hallmarks of Goldsmiths orchestrations including his use of unconventional instrumentation. Just incredible!
Yes, it was scarry and fit perfectly.
Fantastic video thanku
Strange how some movies are considered very dubious by studios, but when you see the finished film the project looks like an obvious winner. Admittedly after a fair amount of revision of the original proposal.
The studios never know how a movie is going to turn out. They green light films they think are going to be winners and then they don't get any box office. Planet was turned down by several studios and then became a big hit. Then there are movies that at the time don't do well or have modest success and then become cult classics. I love "Office Space" and the "The Big Lebowski" to name a few which had a little/moderate success but then became cult hits. So I guess you never know and it's a roll of the dice, but having a good script, a good ensemble cast, director, musical score can help a great deal.
@@brianwalsh1401 Very true.
Of all the actors associated with POTA, the one most identified was the late Roddy McDowall. At one point, he had his face insured for a million dollars with Lloyds of London.
Brilliant actor. He actually was nominated for an Oscar in 1963's ' Cleopatra ' but they got the category wrong - ( Best Actor instead of what it should've been: Best Supporting actor ) and so he officially doesn't have a nomination because of that stuff up. They apologized and He graciously accepted it. I honestly think he should've been nominated for playing Peter Vincent in 1985's classic 'Fright Night ' also - his portrayal of the cowardly TV presenter who eventually discovers his courage is a masterwork of acting.
The musiic,,the makeup,,the actors ,,the story and the ending.......brillant
This was awesome very informative
Hindsight puts this as one of the great sci-fy movies ever made. Remember it well.
That was indeed a great film.
Charlton Heston did a fabulous job in the role of Taylor!!!
At the closing scene when he says 'I'm home', it hits you in the gut as Taylor is in disbelief in what he is seeing and then overcome with shock and anger. The corollary that comes to mind is when a town is devasted by a hurricane to the point it is unrecognizable and you see where your home once stood is now an empty lot. Top five movies ever produced IMO.
I was five years old when taken to see this movie. Man oh man! It was life changing.
That is so cool!
Jerry Goldsmith's scores for both "Planet" and "Escape" are awesome. Leonard Rosenman's scores for "Beneath" and "Battle" are fantastic. Tom Scott's score for "Conquest" is great. Let's not forget Lalo Schifrin's score to the "Planet TV series", which is stellar.
This will always be the superior planet of the apes movie not much of a fan of the new ones rise /dawn/ and war/the three best sequels to this are beneath / escape/conquest. Brilliant review JB.
Beneath has a great menace to it, conquest a solid movie. Escape never liked it thought it rediculous. New ones are a bit sterile or plastic but watchable..
Great video, Thanks John.
I was a teenager when this came out, the title sounded cool and I convinced my dad to watch it with Me, I loved it and hoped there was a sequel, good thing there were 4.
Good video. Heston's character Taylor had good reason to be cynical when the last scene comes up.
Thank you for this video. As a kid I was OBSESSED with POTA. Drove my parents nuts. My peers thought I was crazy.
I remember when this film first came out in 1968. My parents were out of town and I, along with my siblings, were staying at a house in a small town next to a drive-in theater screen. I recall seeing some of those images on the screen of apes on horseback from the backyard. Saw the whole film some time later. Loved it, along with Forbidden Planet and The Day The Earth Stood Still. These are some of my favorite films from back then.
A very lo-fi video, but I love it. I've loved this film for decades now, but I learned a lot from this.
It will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will down right piss you off. The test of good art to me is that it makes you feel something. This will definitely make you feel.
Whenever I'm in a place or situation I don't like I yell , It's a mad house , madhouse ! . Naturally no one knows WTH I'm talking about .
HaHaHa!!!! I use to have a ring tone with that sound clip, it defiantly got some laughs.
I assume many of us are yelling this daily in 2020.
You could yell 'Get your paws off me you damn dirty ape'.
I've always loved POTA and when the apes catch CH in the net is still a powerful scene. I never understood why film companies would put the twist on the cover of the DVD. I don't even like being told there is a twist. The whole point is the surprise. I was disappointed with Tim Burtons remake and wasn't keen on the newer updates until I saw the first one on TV. Very good efforts. Replacing nuclear war with a virus made sense and the CGI apes were excellent. I also liked the TV series because of Roddy M.
Great job!
Those ape masks at 8:42 look a tad spooky! Would make great Halloween masks though!
Brilliant Jonathan! Loved this movie since a kid
Charlton Heston one of my all time favorite actors, just legendary.
One of the best movie endings ever. Very thought provoking an actually not out of the question.
I think I've seen this movie more times than any other movie .
14:05 is my favorite. Mistake in that there are others but I really like that one.
Just saw this movie for the first time in many years. Powerful film, especially the ending.👍
johnathon thanks for your commentary. Well done and I did not know that about this movie
I was born in 1968. My first exposure to Planet of the Apes was the TV series. I loved the series and remember asking for Planet of the Apes toys for Christmas and my birthday. I also remember being really unhappy with a Planet of the Apes coloring book because it followed the plot of the 1968 film which I had never seen instead of the TV series. But I did eventually see the Apes films. All but the last, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, would run as part of "Apes Week" on the WABC7 4:30 movie. The 4:30 movie only ran till 6:00 so most movies were heavily edited. The 1968 movie was shown over 2 afternoons. That meant of course that Beneath ran on Wed., Escape ran on Thur. and Conquest on Friday. That left no day for Battle. So I was always excited when I got a chance to watch that film. Of course I loved the Saturday morning cartoon. I have that on DVD. They are bringing back the 90's X-men cartoon, why not revive the Planet of the Apes Cartoon? Somebody start a petition!
The twist ending is the best! Almost on par with “ Luke.. I am your father “ ... yes the Mandela effect is real
Hate to burst the bubble but while the twist ending is astonishing, it was "borrowed" from a sf magazine Serling had read as a boy. Check out The Science in Science Fiction by Peter Nicholls which contains the original picture from 1941.
in the case of what Heston saw i'd called it a "half Neslon" lol
@@HerrEllsworth meh Serling did it better.
In 1968 my dad and his friend were boating on lake Powell. They came upon the space ship sticking up out of the water. So the investigated and saw pipes and valves inside to sink it. Then they boated over to shore where the some of the film crew were and learned of the movie. None of the actors were present at the time. Whom the movie came out, my dad took me to see it. I was 12 at the time.
Note originally paul Newman was to do planet of the apes Heston. Was the first choice he fought to get it he made a deal for less of pay check for a percentage of the movie because of that deal Heston got a percentage of every planet of apes movies etc Heston. Got millions of dollars because of that deal
No, Marlon Brando was Jacobs' first choice. Heston got $250K up front, but with backend participation earned about $2 million. About $15M in today's dollars.
@@generalyellor2187 l had a long friendship with paul Newman he told me the studio wanted him to play the part Heston did in planet of the apes with a deal for less money. But a piece of the percentage. Paul Newman. Had made movies for THAT. Studio's system. For years it is the truth they also spoke to two other actors each actor felt people would not like the idea of talking apes they feel it was a type of joke only Heston believe in the movie he took the deal and got a percentage from each planet of the apes movie during the original planet of the apes movie heston was fighting over a bad cold and had trouble talking it his idea that in the movie he would be shot near the throat so he could not TALK Heston could not believe the original made so much money and the other movies continue to make money for him and the studio
@@generalyellor2187 did you know Heston helped roddy McDowell get his part in original planet of the apes he often a deal for percentage of the movie for less money but said no to it that was a mistake he always talk about Heston knew him both loved to play chess games golf etc roddy McDowell at the time of the original was always looking for any acting job this movie helped him in his career
Nice appraisal. I remember going to see Planet of the Apes on it's UK release in 1968 in London. I'll never forget that loud audible, “Oh!!!” As the camera panned back to reveal the truth to Taylor. It genuinely, was so impactful. Anyhoo, keep up the fun and never trust an orangutan with a hypodermic needle.
Truly a classic. I can't believe I lost track of all of my Mego Planet of the Apes figures and toys. I feel like my mother had a giant garage sale when I went away to college and all of my childhood became out and sight and out of mind when I returned home before moving away to settle into a job and life.
What I learnt from POTA 1968 >The POV of camera view, more noticeable just before Taylor gets his voice back, check it out next time you watch it nicely crafted.
Lots of great info ! Thanks ! Well done !
Our music director played the movie so we could hear the brilliant score with all those unique instruments. Goldsmith was brilliant.Thus was 1972.
COOL G RAPP, enjoy the way you commentary this movie
"Plana" of the Apes! Great job with this, though a few errors:
1. The original novel was, translated from French, "Monkey Planet" not Planet of the Apes.
2. Heston was not Jacobs' first choice for Taylor. Marlon Brando was, but Brando "... didn't get it."
3. Edward G. Robinson didn't turn down the roll, he made too many demands, like not wanting to wear the makeup for extensive periods of time and wear less of it, so the studio (not Robinson) passed, and they went with actor Maurice Evans instead.
4. The horses, actors, and gear were not airlifted onto that small stretch of Zuma Beach. A ramp was built from the parking lot to along, then over the rocks that separated the two parts of the beach. But the principle ape actors were helicoptered from the Fox lot to the parking area of the beach.
a legendary masterpiece!
Planet of the Apes was a completely new concept in Sci-fi type movies, there had never been anything like it. All the Apes movies came out during a time period when that's what all the kids were into. It was basically the right time, with the right genre, equivalent to catching lightening in a bottle, unfortunately our culture has changed quite a bit, and the success this movie genre enjoyed, could never be duplicated.
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A superb film. Great casting, costumes, script. One of the best Hollywood has produced.
I did eventually get the book, I don't remember it though, it was a long time ago. I still watch the movie once in a while. People still use some of the lines from this movie. I also remember as an early teen thinking the chick was so hot, lol, she was.
If you don't mind me saying, you should pause on the bigger revelations, the better to make them sink into the minds of the audience. I know people can rewind. But giving the dramatic pause or two can't hurt; it's a surefire technique to make your videos even better.
Rodney McDowell was brilliant in it. One of the under rated actors of his day. I saw him in a movie called "Fright Night" I think in the late 80's and was blown away by his skills.
Roddy McDowall. And he's my all time favourite actor. Fright Night ( 1985 ) is also an incredibly awesome film and I saw it as a kid when it came out. I still have McDowall's autograph x 2 ( one of them is a signed on set photo from the 1974 TV series. )
I think you meant Ronald McDonald? Yeah, he was brilliant.
It was Donald Peters, the concept illustrator, who came up with the Statute of Liberty, not Serling. Blake Edwards attested to this, and he was the original director. Not one word of Serling's script made it to the final movie. They kept his name in the credits for the star power. JW Rinzler was the go-to expert on all of this. Sadly, he recently died.
5:50 I don't think I ever saw Stewart ambulatory. She was either in hypersleep or mummified.
Only in the publicity stills was she standing, awake and alive with the rest of her crew.
It figures that the genius of this movie, would have a strong link to the maker of Twilight Zone.
i was recently at point dume in ca. without knowing that it was used for the end scene. i stepped onto the beach and looked and my first thought was “god this looks like the end of poa!”, and i even said so in my video on my channel.