There were three different classes of apes. 1: Gorillas. They are the soldiers and grunts. 2: Chimpanzees (Zera and Cornelius). They are the scientists and educators. 3: Orangutans (Zaius). They are the leaders, clergy and keepers of the faith. Also, the doll didn't have batteries. At the time of this film, most dolls didn't use them and used a bellows system instead.
1. Dodge: doesn't dodge very well 2. Landon: doesn't landin' very well 3. Taylor: makes his own clothes: first and saving thing Zhira notices about him
@@gastronomist And for good reason : gibbons are classified as apes, yes but lesser ones ; they're much less intelligent than gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans.
Theatergoers in 1968, which was a very tumultuous time, were shocked by the ending… it still gives me chills when I see it… that and the scene where Taylor cries, “It’s a madhouse, a MADHOUSE!”
I still use those lines all the time. When I'm stuck in traffic, stuck at the grocery store check out that's out of control. "It's a madhouse! MADHOUSE!"
I saw this movie when it first came out in 1968 in New York City. In the scene where Charlton Heston first gets his voice back and yells “Get your stinking paws off me you damn dirty apes” the ENTIRE audience stood up and started cheering and screaming at the tops of their lungs. I will never forget that moment.
@@Hammster69official I can tell you being from ny I watched it at home sometime in the 80’s my dad had recorded it on vhs. That ending scared me. My dad was an American born in nyc. My mom was Dominican lived in nyc married to my dad. I used to love the statue of liberty and when I saw that ending I was like mom look at this. When she saw it she said, they destroyed it. I asked my dad what had happened and he explained, atomic war.
The irony of Taylor's journey is he left Earth because he was disgusted with his fellow humans. Then he found a place where humans were the second class under evolved apes. He makes the case that man was there before them and was better....only to find out that Dr. Zeius was right in the worst possible way.
The doll didn’t have any batteries. It was a 60s iteration of a “Mama Doll”. Supposedly, that sound was suppose to be a baby saying “mama”. When you tipped it over, it made that noise. I remember playing with one. Good grief, I’m old!
Thank You. I was about to write the very same reply. Only people of our generation can remember toys that worked without batteries that were invented back when the human species knew how to build things with hands that had opposable thumbs and brains capable of operating them. The battery generations made a dessert of it.
That's OK I remember taking the heads off the dolls the girl that own them got mad. It was a phase I just wanted to see inside and how they worked. Do they even make cord dolls anymore or is everything on batteries?
In the "old days" of the 1960s, dolls didn't need batteries. They "talked" by gravity and air pressure, as this one they found in the cave. Some had wind-up springs - you'd pull a string to wind it up and then let it go to unwind and speak.
I've read that the actors who played apes had to have their lower mouth prosthesis removed to eat lunch and, without thinking about it, they all sat in the same groups; the gorillas sat together, the orangutans sat together and the chimpanzees sat together. I'm not entirely sure what that says about human nature, but there's a strong lesson to be learned about people gravitating to their perceived own kind as a natural response.
This movie is almost 60 years old….in my opinion it’s still the best in the series the soundtrack was epic…you have to understand…this movie was made at the height of the Cold War with the USSR….so the ending truly hit home hard
An interesting fact: The actor portraying Dr. Zaius, also portrays Samantha's father, Maurice, in the 1960s sit-com, Bewitched. Once you hear that voice, you always recognize it.
Something important to note about this movie is that it was written by Rod Serling, creator of The Twilight Zone, which is why the iconic twist at the end is handled so beautifully.
The film was based on Pierre Boulle's novel (1963). Rod Serling wrote the script, but that was scrapped (except for the end scene). Serling's version would have involved a lot of expensive props and sets. Michael Wilson was hired to rewrite the rest of the script.
So glad to see someone starting off with the originals, they seem to get lost in the noise of the reboots these days. Dated, but still so iconic and Charleton Heston in his prime is such a charismatic actor.
I'm 2 films into the modern reboot but prefer the original 60s 70s block. There's almost no mystery at all in the newer versions and they play out like zombie or war movies
I read the novel several years ago. In it, it was a different planet. The apes had cars, planes, all the same modern technology. Very different from the film.
David, you stated apes had modern technology; and it didn't take place on Earth. David on this planet, where it all took place, did the Apes speak their own language? You see, one of the first things that bothered me about this movie was why didn’t Taylor stop to ask himself, "How are these apes, from another planet, able to speak English?" I would think Taylor should have realized he was back on Earth because what are the odds he landed on a planet where apes are the dominant species and they speak English! Anyways I'm curious how the book handled this issue if at all.
THANK YOU for reacting to this great movie, Im 64 and this was the first movie I ever saw in the theatre in march 1968 when I was 8 years old. my mother dropped me and my older brother off at the theatre on a cold saturday morning, we sat on the 4th row from the front. this movie scared the hell out of me especially when the apes were first shown!, I covered my eyes for a few seconds. the ending of this movie blew EVERYBODYIES Mind!, the theatre was silent and everybodies jaw dropped even when they were leaving the theatre. this movie will always be special to me for those reasons. I just wish more reactors would watch this movie.
great story thank you ! i’m 60 and saw it on tv at probably the same age, in the early 1970s i never would miss it if i could help it, and had the lunch box
Yes, a cool,surprise ending back in 68. Nuclear war was popular conversation back then with the cold war. Saw this at our local drive in theater. The Apollo moon missions were going on also.
Currently there are two astronauts temporarily stranded on the International Space Station. Humanity has until February to get 8 billion ape costumes for the biggest practical joke ever!
The behind-the-scenes behavior was studied by sociologists. The extras who were dressed in Gorilla, Chimp, and Arangata costumes all stayed in their species groups, even when they weren't on camera. And they wouldn't associate with any other species.
I love your reactions, Coby. Since you kept mentioning how Dr. Zaius and all the other blond apes looking the same, you missed that the head politico/scientists like him were orangutan descendants, the gorillas were the hunters on horseback, and the chimps were Cornelius/Zira, et. al.
That last scene is the most scary thing i've ever seen on a screen (i was a teen i think), no horror movie or sudden murderer appearance, this, is what most scared me, some 35/40 years ago... and even now i felt a little shiver on my back and scalp.
Linda Harrison (Nova) is my friend's mother. Dean Zanuck. She married into Hollywood royalty. The Zanuck Family, Richard D. Zanuck producer of too many movies to mention.
The concern at the time was about the possibility of imminent nuclear war, and viewers then mostly assumed that was the cause of earth's demise. Pollution was also a great concern, but not as much so. The film, and the original novel by Pierre Boulle, were intended to be satires of the actions of the human race. The screenplay was a dark satire that took the occasional obvious digs, like the orangutan's assuming the see-no-evil, hear-no-evil, speak-no-evil postures in the courtroom scene. Taylor's girlfriend (Linda Harrison) ended up marrying Daryl Zanuck, the studio head.
32:00 Old toy dolls typically had a mechanism inside that, when the doll was turned over, would produce a sound resembling “mama.” This sound was often generated by a simple bellows or reed system that emitted the word when activated by motion.
The original "Planet of the Apes" from 1968 is a masterpiece,, not only one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all-time, but one of the best movies of all-time.
I remember reading that when this film won an Oscar for the makeup, Stanley Kubrick was annoyed and remarked that the judges must have thought those were real apes in 2001.
That baby doll doesn't use a battery it has a weighted valve in side that moves through a chamber and produces a variable whistle that produces that Ma Ma sound.
Watching this as a kid & having the dolls. When suddenly a news report on tv comes on saying guerrillas have made attacks & took over the streets of Saigon. I freaked out
@@goldenager59in ‘74 my cousin flipped while watching the news about guerrilla attack in Cyprus. He was from Buena Park he thought it was gorillas in Cypress the city that shared the boarder of Buena Park in Orange County and he was scared to leave our house in Garden Grove. I was younger and just confused.😂
Good reaction Coby. The reveal of the Statue of Liberty 🗽 got people really good when this came out. If you want to see another Charlton Heston movie, I recommend Soylent Green.
... or True Lies (supporting role), The Agony & The Ecstasy, The Three Musketeers, The Big Country, and... if you want cinematic masterpieces... Touch of Evil or Ben Hur.
Back in the day, film-makers did not have the modern crutches of CGI, etc and so had to use skill and intelligence to make films. Also, sequels were fewer (bad example here!) so, many more original scripts were produced, but all having the same essential element - a story. This may be why you are having such a successful visit to the past in cinema. So glad you enjoy these - there are so many "old" films to chose from! Love watching you watching them.
Honestly, I don't even think the 2001 film is worth watching. The franchise re-boot that started in 2011 is pretty good, but none of the re-boot films is anywhere near as thematically ambitious as the original.
I saw this movie when it came out in the 60s, I was 7 years old and it scared me. I had nightmares of being on the beach and the gorilla's on their horses! Eventually after the third one came out the downtown theaters would show all 3 ,so you would be there all day. What a great time to be a kid.
There weren't three, there were five: *Planet of the Apes* (1968), *Beneath the Planet of the Apes* (1970), *Escape from the Planet of the Apes* (1971), *Conquest of the Planet of the Apes* (1972), and *Battle for the Planet of the Apes* (1973).
It was very amazing to see in '69. When we saw the Apes we were awestruck by the makeup. There had been several behind the scenes looks at how they did the makeup. We went to the theatre in the day, and stayed until nearly closing time. We watched it over and over again. Back then a movie would stay in theatres for a very long time. We watched *Planet of the Apes* along with *In the Heat of the Night* Both were awesome.
Same principle as the little boxes you can get that make sheep baas and cow moos, its a very old tech too and simply produced by kinetics, pretty sure it was something that was available in the late 1800s.
some facts: When it came out in 1968 it was Rated R, two years later rereleased as PG, then in 72 it was released again as a G movie. The ship went down in Lake Powell, Arizona. They walked through Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah. The fields and Ape City Are at the 20th Century Ranch in Malibu, Ca. a few miles from the M*A*S*H set. where he's being chased in town and in in a net Heston had the Flu when he said the line. The Hunters were Gorillas, Zira is a Chimp, and Zaius is an Orangutan. The story is from a book written in 1963. Nova, the hot girl was a Model dating the producer or director. In the book, all men were Nude. Not all talking dolls used batteries.
When my older brothers took me to see it in 1968, it had a weird "M" rating. They had a hard time getting me in because I was only 8 at the time, but they got me in. I've loved this movie ever since then.
@@LoveOldMusic808 The MPAA rating system was brand new in 1968. M was the original rating between G and R. It was changed to GP and then to PG within a few years.
@@hammerpocket That makes a lot of sense why the people at the theater wasn't sure if I could go in with my brothers without my parents. The M rating couldn't have been around that long, that's the only time I saw it. The reason why I remember it so well was because they had a hard time getting me in the theater. Thanks for the info.
Heston is my favourite actor. He portrays my favourite historical figure in the film "Khartoum" as well, he's in films I really like "Soylent Green", "the Omega Man", "55 Days at Peking", "Ben Hur", "The Ten Commandments", "El Cid", and this movie
Over the time line of his career, he morphed from being very politically Progressive, to being Arch-Conservative/pro NRA. But then, in the (critically-mixed, sometimes ridiculous) Tim Burton "remake" of POTA, he did a cameo as a dying ape leader - who attributed all of society's downfall to "the gun". Never figured out how that went down.
Orangutans are "orange." Point being why some are different colors. Notice the distinctions. The Orangutans are the intellectuals, the Gorillas are the muscle, and the chimps are the general worker class. Nova, played by Linda Harrison, was da bomb. She was Miss Berlin at age 16. Then went on to model and act. No batteries in the doll. It was motion activated. Consider the impact in 1968.
The Dr. Zaius song on the Simpsons was a parody of the 80's song "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco, which is an homage to Mozart and came out about the same time as the famous movie "Amadeus".
Charlton Heston starred in a trio of sci-fi movies from the late 60’s-early 70’s: Planet of The Apes, Soylent Green, and The Omega Man. All three are worth the watch. Planet of The Apes was the first true movie franchise with 5 original movies, a cartoon series, live action series, a reboot and then 4 new movies. I recommend watching the first four original movies and new movies with CGI. Another fun sci-fi movie filmed at the Lake Powell location (where the ship crashed) is “Evolution,” starring David Ducovny and Julianne Moore.
I turned 8 that year, but sadly, I didn't get to see it in the theater. My parents only took me to Disney movies back then. I did see it with a friend a few years later, when they first ran it on TV. It blew us away! It still works as a metaphor for how man too often behaves in unevolved, ape-like ways. That was the message. The apes are highlighting what's wrong with us. They represent the worst in us. WE are the unevolved APES. And we REALLY need to improve! The old band DEVO was stressing that message too. But with music! 🎶
I remember my sister bugging my parents for a "Chatty Cathy" doll popular in the 60s. No batteries needed as they were totally mechanical activated by pulling a string and they also had squeeze activated, like dog toys today.
I love the look on Taylor's face as Cornelius reads from the sacred scroll. He's the ultimate cynic when he crash lands with Dodge and Landon. However, he's forced to change his tune a bit and defend humanity when harshly treated and put on trial, and as Cornelius reads him about the beast man, Taylor knows everyone of those observations could have come from his own mouth not long before he was captured.
You thought it was going to be "like a fight thing" because that is what movies are today. However, instead, you enjoyed a movie with a STORY, which is what movies used to be. They were far more entertaining.
Finally... someone watches the original first, now you will recognize all the references in RISE OF. About every channel has watched the newest movies first and had no clue they are filled with Easter eggs.
Yeah everyone just does the first... yeah the second is kinda middling, but the 3rd is pretty good. 4th isnt to bad, but the 5th eh id give that one a slip.
Every face IS different because every person's face is different, and the foam latex appliances conform to their individual faces. The primary characters had their prosthetics cast from molds of their faces for a perfect fit.
Really appreciate that you watched this original before jumping to the more recent prequel films, which are fantastic. Otherwise, it would have spoiled one of the greatest twist endings in cinema history. This movie has a lot of deep themes and is really a thinking person's sci-fi film. Keep in mind, that the makeup effects in this film were considered groundbreaking at the time. If you think about it, the film being set so far in the future, it makes sense for the Apes to have evolved to look more like humans, and part of why Taylor didn't initially understand that he was on Earth.
During the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s, nuclear war was our biggest concern, not “climate change”. That’s what Taylor meant when he said “You blew it up!” As long as nuclear weapons exist, there’s still a possibility of nuclear war and the destruction of earth as we know it…
Olivia Hussey is the actress who was in Romeo and Juliet. She was also in the 1990 television miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's IT. Linda Harrison is the actress who plays Nova. She was also in the Cocoon films in the 80's. As a little boy in the 70's, I grew up watching all the Planet of the Apes films on TV, as well as the live action series and the animated series. Each film is thought provoking in its own way. And that reveal at the end, when Taylor finds out that he has been on Earth the whole time. Mind blowing. I cannot wait to see your reactions to the other films. Hoping you also react to the trilogy from the later 2000's, with Andy Serkis.
This movie was a big deal back then. The makeup was considered exceptional for its time. So, so good. I still enjoy watching it. The ending is one of the best ever in a movie. It was a gasping, shock when people saw it in the theater.
I do like the design of the makeup in this one and it was given a Special Achievement Award at the 1968 Oscars. But 2001: A Space Odyssey was released the same year and the makeup effects for those apes were *way* more advanced.
Yes, this movie was amazing to see in the cinema, straight after it came out. We were eagerly waiting for this movie to be finished and shown. There was some build-up hype in advance. As a boy I already read about the making of this movie, in the weekly magazines. Even with pictures of the apes, with how the prosthetics were done. Still everything in the movie was a surprise when we watched it for the forst time. The ending was never spoiled so everyone had the chance to see it as was intended. Thanks for sharing your experience. PS. Those dolls with sound work because of gravity. Inside is a rather simple mechanism that creates the sound after the dolls is being tilted a couple of times. No batteries needed.
I love your reaction on this film. After 56 years the film still works. Watching you figure out parts of the story, and still be surprised by certain moments. Glad you enjoyed it.
The doll doesn't need batteries, it just needs a squeeze. A bladder inside fills with air upon release, drawing through a plastic reed which gives it a sound.
The concern back then was less environmentalism and more nuclear war. Both devastating, but one much more instantaneous in its impact as compared to the other.
You would have preferred the traditional ape suit with hunched over beefed up posture? Remember, this 4,000 years later on "another world" and another time.
One of the elements i like best about this movie is the humor. There are plenty of jokes but the jokes don't detract from the story or characters. For example, "On this planet, it's easy" that sounds exactly like something Taylor would say.
Through the late 60s and early 70s, Charleton Heston made several sci-fi films with social commentary that have become must-know classics. These include “Soylet Green” and “Omega Man”, which you need to see IF you are serious about wanting to know film. Start with “Soylet Green”.
When the madness hits or passes 11, we all give that laugh that Heston gives after the tiny flag is planted. BTW, the little song you were singing is "Rock Me Admadeus." Also, back when this film came out, the overriding concern was nuclear war. It was only a few years since Russia tried to put nuclear missiles in Cuba, a situation which almost resulted in a nuclear war.
The final reveal is one of the most iconique in cinema. But Taylor as an astronaut would have eventually seen and recognized the Moon. At the beginning of the movie they mention not observing any moon around this new planet.
I believe the mechanism that makes the baby-doll's "Mama" sound is similar to that which makes the little cylindrical toy dealies say "Moo" when you invert them. Also, it's funny that Coby doesn't blink at the relationship between Taylor and Nova, who is essentially an animal. All appearances aside -- and, yes, Nova is pretty -- it's literally a human being taking an animal as his mate. Under the circumstances, Taylor's choice is understandable, but I expect he's going to get bit the first time he gets creative in the boudoir!
This was definitely a mind blowing movie way back then. Remember their limitations on effects. You laughed at the "masks", but this was nominated for an Oscar for the make-up effects of the apes. The rest in the original series are not as well received as this one. They all have flaws, but I enjoyed them. It would be up to you if you go further.
I would have liked to have seen a movie that was set before Beneath as I was interested how psi mutant human beings , unintelligent humans and intelligent apes came into being but I don't think it was explored
31:13 "What are the levels?" In archaeology, different depths generally correlate to different time periods. Older things tend to get buried under more dirt than newer things.
So glad you reviewed this. Loved your reaction. Was waiting for the final scene of the Statue of Liberty! I am in my mid-50s and saw this as a boy and fell in love with the whole franchise. This was probably one of my favorite movies as a boy. Led me to read all the books, and then watch many of the new adaptations. So glad you liked it!
My dad took us kids to the movies to see this in the stationary wagon. I was 8 and sat wondering up until they ran into the apes wondering when that was going to happen.
Great reaction! One thing, at the end you were talking about how we "ruined" the Earth with drilling ourselves into the ground and the environmental issues. No. Not even on the radar in 1968. It was supposedly a nuclear war between the USA and the USSR.
seen this movie when i was 9 years old... 50 cents to get in ...popcorn .25 cents ...pop .15 cents ....paper route money ...the best of times...........
There were three different classes of apes.
1: Gorillas. They are the soldiers and grunts.
2: Chimpanzees (Zera and Cornelius). They are the scientists and educators.
3: Orangutans (Zaius). They are the leaders, clergy and keepers of the faith.
Also, the doll didn't have batteries. At the time of this film, most dolls didn't use them and used a bellows system instead.
Bonobos are left out as usual. They don't get no love.
@@gastronomist Gibbons also seem to have been forgotten.
@@Rem91067 That's true. The gibbon always gets singled out as the weird kid in the playground.
1. Dodge: doesn't dodge very well
2. Landon: doesn't landin' very well
3. Taylor: makes his own clothes: first and saving thing Zhira notices about him
@@gastronomist And for good reason : gibbons are classified as apes, yes but lesser ones ; they're much less intelligent than gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans.
Theatergoers in 1968, which was a very tumultuous time, were shocked by the ending… it still gives me chills when I see it… that and the scene where Taylor cries, “It’s a madhouse, a MADHOUSE!”
I still use those lines all the time. When I'm stuck in traffic, stuck at the grocery store check out that's out of control. "It's a madhouse! MADHOUSE!"
I saw this movie when it first came out in 1968 in New York City. In the scene where Charlton Heston first gets his voice back and yells “Get your stinking paws off me you damn dirty apes” the ENTIRE audience stood up and started cheering and screaming at the tops of their lungs. I will never forget that moment.
What did the New Yorkers think of the ending?
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@@Hammster69official Zing!!
@@Hammster69official I can tell you being from ny I watched it at home sometime in the 80’s my dad had recorded it on vhs. That ending scared me. My dad was an American born in nyc. My mom was Dominican lived in nyc married to my dad. I used to love the statue of liberty and when I saw that ending I was like mom look at this. When she saw it she said, they destroyed it. I asked my dad what had happened and he explained, atomic war.
Cringe American reaction
The irony of Taylor's journey is he left Earth because he was disgusted with his fellow humans. Then he found a place where humans were the second class under evolved apes. He makes the case that man was there before them and was better....only to find out that Dr. Zeius was right in the worst possible way.
The doll didn’t have any batteries. It was a 60s iteration of a “Mama Doll”. Supposedly, that sound was suppose to be a baby saying “mama”. When you tipped it over, it made that noise. I remember playing with one. Good grief, I’m old!
With tiny little phonographs in them.
@@AlanCanon2222 No, it had a diaphram inside that expands and contracts with air going in and out when tilted, causing the "mama" sounds.
Thank You. I was about to write the very same reply. Only people of our generation can remember toys that worked without batteries that were invented back when the human species knew how to build things with hands that had opposable thumbs and brains capable of operating them. The battery generations made a dessert of it.
That's OK I remember taking the heads off the dolls the girl that own them got mad. It was a phase I just wanted to see inside and how they worked. Do they even make cord dolls anymore or is everything on batteries?
@@troyhoneck520...powered by, I assume, a shifting weight under the influence of gravity.
In the "old days" of the 1960s, dolls didn't need batteries. They "talked" by gravity and air pressure, as this one they found in the cave. Some had wind-up springs - you'd pull a string to wind it up and then let it go to unwind and speak.
Almost 60 years old and very relevant.
I've read that the actors who played apes had to have their lower mouth prosthesis removed to eat lunch and, without thinking about it, they all sat in the same groups; the gorillas sat together, the orangutans sat together and the chimpanzees sat together. I'm not entirely sure what that says about human nature, but there's a strong lesson to be learned about people gravitating to their perceived own kind as a natural response.
This movie is almost 60 years old….in my opinion it’s still the best in the series the soundtrack was epic…you have to understand…this movie was made at the height of the Cold War with the USSR….so the ending truly hit home hard
No offense but Conquest of the Planet of the Apes was better than the Original 😊
Right. It was assumed that the "forbidden zone" was created by nuclear war, which was the big fear of the time, not environmental degradation.
An interesting fact: The actor portraying Dr. Zaius, also portrays Samantha's father, Maurice, in the 1960s sit-com, Bewitched. Once you hear that voice, you always recognize it.
Not to mention that E.G. Marshall was the bad guy at the end of "Creepshow."
Maurice Evans was his name.
I also loved him as Hutch in “Rosemary’s Baby”. A fine actor.
Something important to note about this movie is that it was written by Rod Serling, creator of The Twilight Zone, which is why the iconic twist at the end is handled so beautifully.
My thoughts exactly.
Maybe the screenplay was written by Rod Serling. I don't know. But the book the movie was taken from was written by Pierre Boulle.
@@prunyanprunyan8139 I read that the book was satirical, and the author despised the movie.
Rod essentially re-wrote "I shot An Arrow Into the air" episode of the Twilight Zone
The film was based on Pierre Boulle's novel (1963).
Rod Serling wrote the script, but that was scrapped (except for the end scene). Serling's version would have involved a lot of expensive props and sets. Michael Wilson was hired to rewrite the rest of the script.
Nova was played by Linda Harrison, a former Miss Maryland who was married to production head Richard Zanuck at the time.
She played Miss Gotham City and appeared a few other times in various roles on the 60's Batman series.
More recently, she was in Cocoon and Cocoon: The Return, still looks fantastic also.
She also had a small part in Tim Burton's version of "Planet of the Apes".
didn't know she was from around the way. A Marylander....
She's 79 now
So glad to see someone starting off with the originals, they seem to get lost in the noise of the reboots these days. Dated, but still so iconic and Charleton Heston in his prime is such a charismatic actor.
I'm 2 films into the modern reboot but prefer the original 60s 70s block. There's almost no mystery at all in the newer versions and they play out like zombie or war movies
@@keithparker1346 Yeah, I do hope she circles back to at least #2 and #3 of the originals at some point.
I read the novel several years ago. In it, it was a different planet. The apes had cars, planes, all the same modern technology. Very different from the film.
David, you stated apes had modern technology; and it didn't take place on Earth. David on this planet, where it all took place, did the Apes speak their own language? You see, one of the first things that bothered me about this movie was why didn’t Taylor stop to ask himself, "How are these apes, from another planet, able to speak English?" I would think Taylor should have realized he was back on Earth because what are the odds he landed on a planet where apes are the dominant species and they speak English! Anyways I'm curious how the book handled this issue if at all.
Had a better ending, too.
THANK YOU for reacting to this great movie, Im 64 and this was the first movie I ever saw in the theatre in march 1968 when I was 8 years old. my mother dropped me and my older brother off at the theatre on a cold saturday morning, we sat on the 4th row from the front. this movie scared the hell out of me especially when the apes were first shown!, I covered my eyes for a few seconds. the ending of this movie blew EVERYBODYIES Mind!, the theatre was silent and everybodies jaw dropped even when they were leaving the theatre. this movie will always be special to me for those reasons. I just wish more reactors would watch this movie.
Exactly.....
Was pretty traumatizing for it's time, especially that ending with the Statue of Liberty
I'm 64 and saw it in 68 also. A great childhood memory.
great story thank you ! i’m 60 and saw it on tv at probably the same age, in the early 1970s i never would miss it if i could help it, and had the lunch box
Yes, a cool,surprise ending back in 68. Nuclear war was popular conversation back then with the cold war. Saw this at our local drive in theater. The Apollo moon missions were going on also.
Currently there are two astronauts temporarily stranded on the International Space Station. Humanity has until February to get 8 billion ape costumes for the biggest practical joke ever!
The behind-the-scenes behavior was studied by sociologists. The extras who were dressed in Gorilla, Chimp, and Arangata costumes all stayed in their species groups, even when they weren't on camera. And they wouldn't associate with any other species.
Charlton Heston talked about that. Fascinating, isn't it.
Coby's reactions are so genuine. It's very addictive to watch her watching.
I love your reactions, Coby. Since you kept mentioning how Dr. Zaius and all the other blond apes looking the same, you missed that the head politico/scientists like him were orangutan descendants, the gorillas were the hunters on horseback, and the chimps were Cornelius/Zira, et. al.
That last scene is the most scary thing i've ever seen on a screen (i was a teen i think), no horror movie or sudden murderer appearance, this, is what most scared me, some 35/40 years ago... and even now i felt a little shiver on my back and scalp.
The makeup and costumes were excellent in this! This was fun to watch great job!
"You may not like what you find" What a prophetic line.
He can talk. He can talk, he can talk, he can talk he can talk...I CAN SIIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGG!!!
Oh, help me Dr. Zeius!
Linda Harrison (Nova) is my friend's mother. Dean Zanuck. She married into Hollywood royalty. The Zanuck Family, Richard D. Zanuck producer of too many movies to mention.
The concern at the time was about the possibility of imminent nuclear war, and viewers then mostly assumed that was the cause of earth's demise. Pollution was also a great concern, but not as much so. The film, and the original novel by Pierre Boulle, were intended to be satires of the actions of the human race. The screenplay was a dark satire that took the occasional obvious digs, like the orangutan's assuming the see-no-evil, hear-no-evil, speak-no-evil postures in the courtroom scene. Taylor's girlfriend (Linda Harrison) ended up marrying Daryl Zanuck, the studio head.
Each level in an archeological dig site can represent a different decade or century.
32:00 Old toy dolls typically had a mechanism inside that, when the doll was turned over, would produce a sound resembling “mama.” This sound was often generated by a simple bellows or reed system that emitted the word when activated by motion.
The original "Planet of the Apes" from 1968 is a masterpiece,, not only one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all-time, but one of the best movies of all-time.
I remember reading that when this film won an Oscar for the makeup, Stanley Kubrick was annoyed and remarked that the judges must have thought those were real apes in 2001.
That baby doll doesn't use a battery it has a weighted valve in side that moves through a chamber and produces a variable whistle that produces that Ma Ma sound.
Watching this as a kid & having the dolls. When suddenly a news report on tv comes on saying guerrillas have made attacks & took over the streets of Saigon. I freaked out
That's hilarious!
I think I'd have paid money to see _that_ reaction! 🤭
@@goldenager59in ‘74 my cousin flipped while watching the news about guerrilla attack in Cyprus. He was from Buena Park he thought it was gorillas in Cypress the city that shared the boarder of Buena Park in Orange County and he was scared to leave our house in Garden Grove. I was younger and just confused.😂
32:00 they didn't use batteries, it worked by tilting them if i remember correctly.
Good reaction Coby. The reveal of the Statue of Liberty 🗽 got people really good when this came out.
If you want to see another Charlton Heston movie, I recommend Soylent Green.
... Ben Hur, The Ten Commandments, Omega Man...
Ya, I'm sure to this day nobody laughed at iconic scene but her...
... or True Lies (supporting role), The Agony & The Ecstasy, The Three Musketeers, The Big Country, and... if you want cinematic masterpieces... Touch of Evil or Ben Hur.
@@JohnDAmico-ci2hz Really. Why laugh?
37:18 "Oh my God, I was wrong. It was earth all along!" 🎶
I'm just happy she forgot that lyric!
He does care. He knows more than he's letting on and he is terrified of it.
Back in the day, film-makers did not have the modern crutches of CGI, etc and so had to use skill and intelligence to make films. Also, sequels were fewer (bad example here!) so, many more original scripts were produced, but all having the same essential element - a story. This may be why you are having such a successful visit to the past in cinema. So glad you enjoy these - there are so many "old" films to chose from! Love watching you watching them.
Just found this video in my recommendations. Forgive me for saying this, but Coby is BEAUTIFUL.
This film was way ahead of its time and though the sequels aren't as good they are still fun and worth watching.
Escape from the Planet of the Apes is excellent.
Totally agree!
Honestly, I don't even think the 2001 film is worth watching. The franchise re-boot that started in 2011 is pretty good, but none of the re-boot films is anywhere near as thematically ambitious as the original.
@@hemlock399 The 2001 film is an embarrassment. The newer films are popular mostly because of the amazing CGI motion capture apes.
@@hemlock399I defend Burtons 2001 version as it seemed to tap more into the weirdness of the novel than any other film
I saw this movie when it came out in the 60s, I was 7 years old and it scared me. I had nightmares of being on the beach and the gorilla's on their horses! Eventually after the third one came out the downtown theaters would show all 3 ,so you would be there all day. What a great time to be a kid.
There weren't three, there were five: *Planet of the Apes* (1968), *Beneath the Planet of the Apes* (1970), *Escape from the Planet of the Apes* (1971), *Conquest of the Planet of the Apes* (1972), and *Battle for the Planet of the Apes* (1973).
It was very amazing to see in '69. When we saw the Apes we were awestruck by the makeup. There had been several behind the scenes looks at how they did the makeup.
We went to the theatre in the day, and stayed until nearly closing time. We watched it over and over again. Back then a movie would stay in theatres for a very long time.
We watched *Planet of the Apes* along with *In the Heat of the Night* Both were awesome.
No batteries in the doll is a simple mechanism like a tube with a weight that makes a noise when you tip it.
Same principle as the little boxes you can get that make sheep baas and cow moos, its a very old tech too and simply produced by kinetics, pretty sure it was something that was available in the late 1800s.
@@NZBigfoot Used to great effect in Benny Hill skits!
some facts: When it came out in 1968 it was Rated R, two years later rereleased as PG, then in 72 it was released again as a G movie. The ship went down in Lake Powell, Arizona. They walked through Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah. The fields and Ape City Are at the 20th Century Ranch in Malibu, Ca. a few miles from the M*A*S*H set. where he's being chased in town and in in a net Heston had the Flu when he said the line. The Hunters were Gorillas, Zira is a Chimp, and Zaius is an Orangutan. The story is from a book written in 1963. Nova, the hot girl was a Model dating the producer or director. In the book, all men were Nude. Not all talking dolls used batteries.
When my older brothers took me to see it in 1968, it had a weird "M" rating. They had a hard time getting me in because I was only 8 at the time, but they got me in. I've loved this movie ever since then.
@@LoveOldMusic808 The MPAA rating system was brand new in 1968. M was the original rating between G and R. It was changed to GP and then to PG within a few years.
@@hammerpocket That makes a lot of sense why the people at the theater wasn't sure if I could go in with my brothers without my parents. The M rating couldn't have been around that long, that's the only time I saw it. The reason why I remember it so well was because they had a hard time getting me in the theater. Thanks for the info.
Heston is my favourite actor. He portrays my favourite historical figure in the film "Khartoum" as well, he's in films I really like "Soylent Green", "the Omega Man", "55 Days at Peking", "Ben Hur", "The Ten Commandments", "El Cid", and this movie
I forgot all about "55 Days at Peking". That was another good movie of his. Thanks for the reminder.
Over the time line of his career, he morphed from being very politically Progressive, to being Arch-Conservative/pro NRA.
But then, in the (critically-mixed, sometimes ridiculous) Tim Burton "remake" of POTA, he did a cameo as a dying ape leader - who attributed all of society's downfall to "the gun".
Never figured out how that went down.
El CID is my favorite Heston movie
I always liked Maurice Evans in this as the devious Dr Zaius. Always remember him as Maurice, Samantha's father in Bewitched.
Coby, Bravo...The final Statue Of Liberty scene was actually filmed at Point Dume Beach in Malibu California.
We ALL had a crush on Linda Harrison back in 1968. In fact, YOU could be
Nova’s Daughter❗💜🍸
I was actually thinking that myself. When I saw the side by side of Coby and Linda Harrison I was amazed at the resemblance.
@@Eddie-zk2qi They’re both Dreamgirls. But don’t let them know it❗😆
You mean she could be Linda Harrison's grand daughter lol
Dolls of the 1960s and 1970s didn't speak on batteries. There was a pull cord.
Did you notice at the hearing ? One ape covered his ears , another his eyes and the other his mouth.
Classic scene
SanSaru
See No Evil
Hear No Evil
Speak No Evil
One of the orangutans was James Whitmore who played Brooks in the Shawshank Redemption
@@conureron3792 Wow! didn't know that one 😊
Orangutans are "orange." Point being why some are different colors. Notice the distinctions. The Orangutans are the intellectuals, the Gorillas are the muscle, and the chimps are the general worker class. Nova, played by Linda Harrison, was da bomb. She was Miss Berlin at age 16. Then went on to model and act. No batteries in the doll. It was motion activated. Consider the impact in 1968.
The Dr. Zaius song on the Simpsons was a parody of the 80's song "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco, which is an homage to Mozart and came out about the same time as the famous movie "Amadeus".
Charlton Heston starred in a trio of sci-fi movies from the late 60’s-early 70’s: Planet of The Apes, Soylent Green, and The Omega Man. All three are worth the watch.
Planet of The Apes was the first true movie franchise with 5 original movies, a cartoon series, live action series, a reboot and then 4 new movies. I recommend watching the first four original movies and new movies with CGI.
Another fun sci-fi movie filmed at the Lake Powell location (where the ship crashed) is “Evolution,” starring David Ducovny and Julianne Moore.
I turned 8 that year, but sadly, I didn't get to see it in the theater. My parents only took me to Disney movies back then. I did see it with a friend a few years later, when they first ran it on TV. It blew us away! It still works as a metaphor for how man too often behaves in unevolved, ape-like ways. That was the message. The apes are highlighting what's wrong with us. They represent the worst in us. WE are the unevolved APES. And we REALLY need to improve! The old band DEVO was stressing that message too. But with music! 🎶
32:10 No batteries. The simulated voice is activated by tilting the doll. Kinda like a giggle stick.
I remember my sister bugging my parents for a "Chatty Cathy" doll popular in the 60s. No batteries needed as they were totally mechanical activated by pulling a string and they also had squeeze activated, like dog toys today.
I love the look on Taylor's face as Cornelius reads from the sacred scroll. He's the ultimate cynic when he crash lands with Dodge and Landon. However, he's forced to change his tune a bit and defend humanity when harshly treated and put on trial, and as Cornelius reads him about the beast man, Taylor knows everyone of those observations could have come from his own mouth not long before he was captured.
Since you enjoyed this movie you might like another Charlton Heston movie also a dystopian story with a twist, "Soylent Green".
You thought it was going to be "like a fight thing" because that is what movies are today. However, instead, you enjoyed a movie with a STORY, which is what movies used to be. They were far more entertaining.
Very good observation. The modern versions just seem like war movies
Finally... someone watches the original first, now you will recognize all the references in RISE OF. About every channel has watched the newest movies first and had no clue they are filled with Easter eggs.
Shame the newer movies didn't concentrate on better plots rather than Easter eggs
Oh my god, yes! Please continue with the originals! They don’t get enough attention! And then do the reboot prequels
Yeah everyone just does the first... yeah the second is kinda middling, but the 3rd is pretty good. 4th isnt to bad, but the 5th eh id give that one a slip.
Escape is my personal favorite.
Back when movies were really art.
@@NZBigfootthe third one doesn't make sense. Their is no reason they could have recovered and took off in taylor's ship.
Aahh,yes! The beginning of a beautiful friendship, I remember watching this in the 70’s with my dad, that and Star Trek, I was 5
Every face IS different because every person's face is different, and the foam latex appliances conform to their individual faces. The primary characters had their prosthetics cast from molds of their faces for a perfect fit.
Yeah, they weren't exactly wearing masks... That like referring to a 'Harley Davidson' as a 'Moped'
@@Tony-Plinkett - Yes, the SFX make-up artist won an Academy Award for his work.
@@1001Hobbies Now unfortunately, it's all been replaced by CGI
Really appreciate that you watched this original before jumping to the more recent prequel films, which are fantastic. Otherwise, it would have spoiled one of the greatest twist endings in cinema history.
This movie has a lot of deep themes and is really a thinking person's sci-fi film.
Keep in mind, that the makeup effects in this film were considered groundbreaking at the time. If you think about it, the film being set so far in the future, it makes sense for the Apes to have evolved to look more like humans, and part of why Taylor didn't initially understand that he was on Earth.
The Dr. Zeus song from The Simpsons was a mixup of this movie with the song by Falco "Amadeus".
The music won an academy award.
During the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s, nuclear war was our biggest concern, not “climate change”.
That’s what Taylor meant when he said “You blew it up!”
As long as nuclear weapons exist, there’s still a possibility of nuclear war and the destruction of earth as we know it…
Olivia Hussey is the actress who was in Romeo and Juliet. She was also in the 1990 television miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's IT. Linda Harrison is the actress who plays Nova. She was also in the Cocoon films in the 80's. As a little boy in the 70's, I grew up watching all the Planet of the Apes films on TV, as well as the live action series and the animated series. Each film is thought provoking in its own way. And that reveal at the end, when Taylor finds out that he has been on Earth the whole time. Mind blowing. I cannot wait to see your reactions to the other films. Hoping you also react to the trilogy from the later 2000's, with Andy Serkis.
When you say you can't wait to watch more Planet of the Apes movies, I can't help hearing the voice of Dr Zaius.
"You may not like what you find."
"MAD Magazine" did a satire called "The Milking of the Planet that Went Ape". Nothing in the later 60s/70s franchise matches the Original !
I can't help hearing the voice of Taylor " They stink "
The most recent reboots have been surprisingly good, though.
@@finnmccool1591 -- Yeah, they are pretty good. I cried when Caesar died .
@@finnmccool1591I disagree, there's almost zero humour in them
I saw this in the theater in 68. shortly after that I saw 2001 a space odyssey...been hooked on si-fi ever since!!!
This movie was a big deal back then. The makeup was considered exceptional for its time. So, so good. I still enjoy watching it. The ending is one of the best ever in a movie. It was a gasping, shock when people saw it in the theater.
I still prefer the actors with the ape makeup over the CG ones! Incredible makeup for its time, agreed; I think it still stands up well.
I do like the design of the makeup in this one and it was given a Special Achievement Award at the 1968 Oscars. But 2001: A Space Odyssey was released the same year and the makeup effects for those apes were *way* more advanced.
@@JonEdwards666 The physical acting by the ape-actors in 2001 is fantastic as well.
DOLL did not have batteries to make it talk. They still had toy dolls in the 80's that talked without having batteries
Great film. Loved Roddy McDowall as Cornelius.
Yes, this movie was amazing to see in the cinema, straight after it came out. We were eagerly waiting for this movie to be finished and shown. There was some build-up hype in advance. As a boy I already read about the making of this movie, in the weekly magazines. Even with pictures of the apes, with how the prosthetics were done.
Still everything in the movie was a surprise when we watched it for the forst time. The ending was never spoiled so everyone had the chance to see it as was intended.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
PS. Those dolls with sound work because of gravity. Inside is a rather simple mechanism that creates the sound after the dolls is being tilted a couple of times. No batteries needed.
Mind boggling when I first saw it in 1971 still my all time favorite movie
I love your reaction on this film. After 56 years the film still works. Watching you figure out parts of the story, and still be surprised by certain moments. Glad you enjoyed it.
The "Dr. Zaius" song from The Simpsons is a parody of Austrian singer / rapper / lyricist Falco's classic "Rock Me Amadeus".
The doll doesn't need batteries, it just needs a squeeze. A bladder inside fills with air upon release, drawing through a plastic reed which gives it a sound.
Linda Harrison played Nova in this movie and in Beneath the Planet of the Apes and made a cameo in the 2001 remake with Mark Wahlberg. Shes 79 now
Absolutely BLEW MY MIND when I was 8 and saw it at the Drive-In.
Or late-night TV.
Cornelius had some terrific facial expressions while she was talking to Taylor after the paper airplane. Amazing transformation for the 60's
Zira. Cornelius was her boyfriend.
The concern back then was less environmentalism and more nuclear war. Both devastating, but one much more instantaneous in its impact as compared to the other.
You would have preferred the traditional ape suit with hunched over beefed up posture? Remember, this 4,000 years later on "another world" and another time.
“ there has to be something better than man, has to be” said Taylor in the beginning of the movie
And he found it in Nova!
One of the elements i like best about this movie is the humor. There are plenty of jokes but the jokes don't detract from the story or characters. For example, "On this planet, it's easy" that sounds exactly like something Taylor would say.
This was a hell of a movie! I really freaked people out back in 1968!
Coby I have seen all the reactions of the original Planet Of The Apes and IMHO yours is the best one of them all. 👍🏼
Through the late 60s and early 70s, Charleton Heston made several sci-fi films with social commentary that have become must-know classics. These include “Soylet Green” and “Omega Man”, which you need to see IF you are serious about wanting to know film.
Start with “Soylet Green”.
When the madness hits or passes 11, we all give that laugh that Heston gives after the tiny flag is planted.
BTW, the little song you were singing is "Rock Me Admadeus." Also, back when this film came out, the overriding concern was nuclear war. It was only a few years since Russia tried to put nuclear missiles in Cuba, a situation which almost resulted in a nuclear war.
The final reveal is one of the most iconique in cinema.
But Taylor as an astronaut would have eventually seen and recognized the Moon. At the beginning of the movie they mention not observing any moon around this new planet.
The moon is moving away from the Earth as we speak. Maybe it was gone.
@@dirtyhawkstv1575 If I recall it is only 2cm or 1 inch per year.
@claudelemire2451 Yeah, something like that, but I guess in Sci-Fi, it could have accelerated or been blown up in a war.
@@dirtyhawkstv1575 Speaking of a missing Moon... All episodes of Space 1999 are live streaming now and Episode one is on RUclips on another site.
I read somewhere, it's supposed, Man had blown up or otherwise destroyed the Moon, and that's why it wasn't there.
I believe the mechanism that makes the baby-doll's "Mama" sound is similar to that which makes the little cylindrical toy dealies say "Moo" when you invert them. Also, it's funny that Coby doesn't blink at the relationship between Taylor and Nova, who is essentially an animal. All appearances aside -- and, yes, Nova is pretty -- it's literally a human being taking an animal as his mate. Under the circumstances, Taylor's choice is understandable, but I expect he's going to get bit the first time he gets creative in the boudoir!
Nova is human, she’s just uncivilized and uneducated.
This was definitely a mind blowing movie way back then. Remember their limitations on effects. You laughed at the "masks", but this was nominated for an Oscar for the make-up effects of the apes.
The rest in the original series are not as well received as this one. They all have flaws, but I enjoyed them. It would be up to you if you go further.
I would have liked to have seen a movie that was set before Beneath as I was interested how psi mutant human beings , unintelligent humans and intelligent apes came into being but I don't think it was explored
31:13 "What are the levels?" In archaeology, different depths generally correlate to different time periods. Older things tend to get buried under more dirt than newer things.
In 1968, the War in Viet Nam was hot and heavy. This movie was almost bitter satire.
First time I’ve seen someone see the Statue of Liberty reveal and giggle….
22:44 - The head of the ape council was played by James Whitmore. You may have seen him in The Shawshank Redemption...he played Brooks!
So glad you reviewed this. Loved your reaction. Was waiting for the final scene of the Statue of Liberty! I am in my mid-50s and saw this as a boy and fell in love with the whole franchise. This was probably one of my favorite movies as a boy. Led me to read all the books, and then watch many of the new adaptations. So glad you liked it!
My dad took us kids to the movies to see this in the stationary wagon. I was 8 and sat wondering up until they ran into the apes wondering when that was going to happen.
Love that huge beautiful smile you got when the apes show up! We got apes lol !
Great reaction! One thing, at the end you were talking about how we "ruined" the Earth with drilling ourselves into the ground and the environmental issues. No. Not even on the radar in 1968. It was supposedly a nuclear war between the USA and the USSR.
seen this movie when i was 9 years old... 50 cents to get in ...popcorn .25 cents ...pop .15 cents ....paper route money ...the best of times...........