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Overview

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Director:
Tim Burton
Writers (WGA):
Pierre Boulle (novel)
William Broyles Jr. (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
27 July 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller more
Tagline:
The battle begins November 20th more
Plot:
An astronaut lands on a planet inhabited by human-like apes, who rule the planet with an iron fist. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 9 wins & 20 nominations more
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(157 articles)
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User Comments:
As shallow as the water he crashlands in. more (1313 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Mark Wahlberg ... Captain Leo Davidson

Tim Roth ... Thade

Helena Bonham Carter ... Ari

Michael Clarke Duncan ... Attar

Paul Giamatti ... Limbo

Estella Warren ... Daena

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa ... Krull
David Warner ... Sandar

Kris Kristofferson ... Karubi

Erick Avari ... Tival

Luke Eberl ... Birn

Evan Parke ... Gunnar (as Evan Dexter Parke)
Glenn Shadix ... Senator Nado
Freda Foh Shen ... Bon

Chris Ellis ... Commander Karl Vasich
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Return of the Apes (USA) (working title)
The Visitor (USA) (working title)
El planeta de los simios (Argentina) (Peru) (Spain) [es]
Apornas planet (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
La planète des singes (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Planet der Affen (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Планета обезьян (Russia) [ru]
A majmok bolygója (Hungary) [hu]
Ahvide planeet (Estonia) [et]
Apinoiden planeetta (Finland) [fi]
Maymunlar gezegeni (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
O planitis ton pithikon (Greece) [el]
Planet majmuna (Croatia) [hr]
Planet of the Apes (Denmark) [da]
Planet of the Apes - Il pianeta delle scimmie (Italy) [it]
Planeta dos macacos (Brazil) [pt]
Planeta majmuna (Serbia) [sr]
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some sequences of action/violence.
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Runtime:
119 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (uncredited)
Certification:
Iceland:12 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:TE | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:12PG (original rating) | Ireland:PG (video rating) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (Approved No. 38373)
Filming Locations:
USA more
Company:
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation more

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Trivia:
Director Trademark: [Tim Burton]music (Danny Elfman) more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: During the final battle, studio lights are reflected on Thade's helmet. more
Quotes:
Thade's Father: Damn them! Damn them all to hell! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in One Step Beyond: The Making of 'Alien: Resurrection' (2003) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Rule The Planet Remix more

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User Comments

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85 out of 122 people found the following comment useful.
As shallow as the water he crashlands in., 21 August 2001
Author: seemore-3 from United Kingdom

After seeing Tim Burton's excellent Sleepy Hollow, and superlative Ed Wood, I was expecting much more of a character driven movie, with the characterization and spiritual philosopies that elevated the original movie out of the pure science fiction genre and into a cerebral adventure film with acutely observed social comments.

Unfortunately, the film suffers from poor script and direction right from the minute the astronaut crashlands.

They knew from the outset that they would never produce an ending to rival the original, and any cinema-goer in their right minds would never expect one. But they could have at least got the beginning right. Neither Mark Wahlberg's character nor the tension is ever developed, so when he is confronted by the apes: we feel nothing.

The humans, though they have the benefit of increased intelligence and speech, are poorly utilized. And Kris Kristofferson is criminally wasted.

The make-up and effects are, as you would expect, fantastic. However, despite improved flexibility in the make-up, there is little warmth in either the performances or direction that made millions of kids go ape-nuts in the seventies. Bonham-Carter's Ari, whilst convincing, is not a patch on Kim Hunter's Zira. Roth's quite brilliant performance as Thade virtually carries this film and makes it the one reason to stick with it to the end.

Did I say end? Well, the less said about that the better.

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