Planet of the Apes Page #3

Dr. Zira won't like it.

She wants that pair to mate.

These orders come from Dr. Zaius himself.

There's nothing she can do about it.

If only you knew what they're going to do.

Stay still now. Don't give me any trouble.

Weep if you must,

but make an end of sorrow.

He lives again.

Yes, he has found peace in heaven.

He was a model for us all,

a gorilla to remember...

Hunter, warrior,

defender of the faith.

Cherished husband,

beloved father,

generous master, yes.

He was

The dear departed once said to me

"I never met an ape I didn't like."

Look! It's a man!

In heaven's name! Get rid of that creature!

Catch him!

Catch him! Catch him!

Come on, Quintus.

- Go get him!

- Taylor!

- Why did you run away?

- Security police.

I'm in charge of this man.

He is in the custody

of the ministry of science.

Take your stinking paws off me,

you damn dirty ape!

No one'll listen to me.

Only you.

You.

Nova.

You... Nova.

No...

Yeah. Me Tarzan, you Jane.

What are you doing?

Leave her alone,

damn you!

Where are you taking her?

Where are you taking her?

Damn you! You hairy scum!

Shut up, you freak!

Julius, you...

I said shut up!

It's a madhouse!

A madhouse!

Now I don't even have you.

Imagine me needing someone.

Back on Earth I never did.

Oh, there were women. Lots of women.

Lots of... lovemaking, but no love.

That was the kind of world we'd made.

So I left

because there was no one to hold me there.

Did I tell you about Stewart?

Now there was a lovely girl.

The most precious cargo we'd brought along.

She was... to be the new Eve.

With our hot and eager help, of course.

Probably just as well

she didn't make it this far.

Do you love me, I wonder?

Can you love, I wonder?

Well...

You're not as smart as Stewart, but

you're the only girl in town.

Look at that. I...

I taught you to smile.

It's been weeks.

What happened? Where have you been?

Why didn't you come to see me?

- What is this?

- A hearing.

- Be clever. Be quiet.

- All rise!

Be seated!

This ad hoc tribunal of

the National Academy is now in session.

The president of the Academy presiding.

On my right, Dr. Maximus, commissioner

for animal affairs. And on my left,

Dr. Zaius, minister of science

and chief defender of the faith.

And appearing for the state,

Dr. Honorious, deputy minister of justice.

Bailiff! Your instructions:

To clean up the beast.

These rags he's wearing give off a stench

that's offensive to the dignity

of this tribunal.

You may proceed,

- Dr. Honorious.

- By your leave, Mr. President,

this tribunal has not yet defined

the purpose for this inquiry.

You asked for the opportunity

to present your case.

Surely you must know why you're here.

At the very least, this man has the right to

know whether there's a charge against him.

Objection!

This exhibit is indeed a man.

Therefore he has no rights under ape law.

Dr. Zira, this is a man,

- is it not?

- He is unlike any man you have ever seen.

As we hope to prove.

Answer the question, Dr. Zira. Is it a man?

Sir, perhaps the... question

is the point at issue.

Is he a man, is he a deviant,

or... a freak of nature?

- Objection!

- Sustained.

Now, Dr. Zira, in all fairness,

you must admit that

the accused is a non-ape

and therefore has no rights under ape law.

Then why is he called the accused?

Your Honors must think him

guilty of something.

The creature's not being tried.

He's being disposed of.

It is scientific heresy that is being tried here.

Well put, Dr. Zaius.

Let us warn our friends

that they endanger their own careers

by defending this animal.

Then I'll... defend myself.

Dr. Zira, would you tell

Bright Eyes to be quiet?

- My name is Taylor!

- Bailiff! Silence the animal!

Wait! Let me...

You may proceed, Mr. Prosecutor.

Learned judges, my case is simple.

It is based on our first article of faith.

That the almighty created the ape

in his own image.

That he gave him a soul and a mind.

That he set him apart from the beasts of the

jungle and made him the lord of the planet.

These sacred truths are self-evident.

The proper study of apes is apes.

But certain young cynics

have chosen to study man.

Yes! Perverted scientists who advance

an insidious theory called evolution.

Come to the point, Dr. Honorious.

The state charges that Dr. Zira

and a corrupt surgeon named Galen

experimented on this wounded animal,

tampering with his brain and throat tissues,

to produce a speaking monster.

That's a lie!

Mind your tongue, madam.

Did we create his mind as well?

Not only can this man speak,

he can think! He can reason.

That can reason?

With the tribunal's permission, allow me

to expose this hoax by direct examination.

Proceed, doctor. But do not

turn this hearing into a farce.

Tell the court, Bright Eyes,

what is the second article of faith?

I know nothing of your culture. I admit that.

Of course he doesn't know our culture,

because he cannot think!

Tell us... Why are all apes created equal?

Some apes, it seems,

are more equal than others.

Ridiculous!

Tell us, Bright Eyes.

Why do men have no souls?

What is the proof that a divine spark

exists in the simian brain?

Read this for me.

Since the defendant has been forbidden

to speak in his own defense,

he requests that the following statement

be read into the record.

You read it, Dr. Cornelius. Read it.

"I have, uh, come to you from a planet

in a different solar system."

"I am an explorer in space..."

Stop right there. Let me see that paper.

It's a joke.

In very poor taste.

Is it a joke to seek the truth about this man?

Dr. Zira,

you state here that a ship from outer space

sank in an inland sea of our eastern desert.

You state that Bright Eyes had

two intelligent companions with him

at the time of his capture.

That is his assertion.

Mr. President,

in addition to Bright Eyes,

I believe the prosecutor has reassembled

all the surviving humans

that were captured in the hunt.

That's true, Dr. Zaius.

Very well.

Then I suggest that we...

go take a look at 'em.

That's him! That's Landon!

- Which one?

- The tall one in the back.

Do you acknowledge kinship

with any of these creatures?

- With one of them, yes.

- Identify him, then. Speak to him.

Landon?

Landon.

Oh! They cut him!

Did you know about this?

No. I... I swear. I never saw this man before.

But they...

You did it.

You cut up his brain, you bloody baboon!

Stop him!

Take him inside!

Mr. President, a word of explanation.

The human specimen you saw outside

suffered a skull fracture

in the course of the hunt.

Two fine veterinary surgeons under

my direction were able to save his life.

But the beast could not speak, of course.

Nor will he ever speak.

You did that to him, damn you!

Cut out his memory, took his identity,

and that's what you wanna do to me!

Bailiff! Gag the animal!

Damn you!

May it please the tribunal,

I grant you that this creature

cannot have come from another planet.

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