Behind the Planet of the Apes Page #14

..Apes references stiII manage to|find their way into American pop cuIture.

# THE SlMPSONS

# l hate every ape l see

# From chimpan A to chimpan X

# No, you'll never make a monkey out of me

(whistling)

From fiIms and teIevision|to merchandising and memorabiIia,...

..Planet of the Apes|and its numerous sequeIs...

..have conquered audiences|aII over the worId.

And peopIe continue to be captivated,|for many different reasons.

I think itjust struck peopIe's imagination.|It was different. And it stiII is.

You led me around on a leash!

- We thought you were inferior.|- Now you know better.

They're just as vaIid now|as when they first came out.

They probabIy wiII be 30 years from now.

We have heads as well as hands.

l call upon men to let us use them.

Some of the sociaI statements,|unfortunateIy, remain with us.

Planet of the Apes|brings them back to our attention.

- What's the difference? You're all monkeys.|- Please! Do not say ''monkey''.

The only thing that counts|in the end is power!

Naked, merciless force!

(Linda Harrison) The possibiIity|we couId do something horribIe...

..Iurks in our consciousness.

To me, that is the eIement|which has stirred so much interest.

lt's Doomsday.

The fiIms hoId up as a way of getting at those|issues in an accessibIe, entertaining way.

l'd like to kiss you goodbye.

You're so damned ugly.

(J Lee Thompson) Planet of the Apes|depended on characterisation...

..as weII as adventure.

If you've got good characters,|they'II stand the test of time.

lf man was superior, why didn't he survive?

Those particuIar stories|have had a kind of a timeIess theme...

..with premises that were very,|very appIicabIe to...

..what peopIe were feeIing,|what peopIe should feeI.

It has reIevance in that it, as a fiIm,...

..took a step up in that genre.

(Don Taylor)|Apes is a traiIbIazer in this genre.

It probabIy heIped to push into|the things that have happened since.

I think the makeup, of course,|is the most innovative.

For the first time, reaIIy,|these were actors working...

..and emotions coming through this makeup.

I was a guy that heIped|make those pictures work,...

..and it's a wonderfuI feeIing,|to go that Iong...

..and that those pictures stand up|as weII as they have.

I beIieve they have a Iife of their own.

I don't think you can kiII totaIIy|the Planet of the Apes.

There wiII aIways be an audience.

I stiII get fan maiI from aII over the worId.

I think it's gonna carry, carry, carry, carry on.

It appeaIs to everybody.

LittIe kids, grown-ups, anybody,...

..because it widens|the avenue of the imagination.

Ape and man, ancestors and brothers,|their fates hopeIessIy intertwined.

One hoIds the secret of the past,...

..the other, the key to the future.

But which is which?

Planet of the Apes hoIds up a mirror|and asks us simpIy to Iook at ourseIves.

At our fears and prejudices.

At our hopes and dreams.

But, as a new miIIennium dawns,...

..can we expect more exciting adventures|on the PIanet of the Apes?

Perhaps the answer Iies|somewhere in the stars.

Or maybe...

..right here...

..on Earth.

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