Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

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Release Date

5/20/1971

Runtime

98 mins

Overview

The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a spacecraft. Intrigued by their intelligence, humans use them for research - until the apes attempt to escape.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$2,500,000

Revenue

$12,348,905

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A paranoid sci-fi thriller where intelligent apes become hunted fugitives in a society that fears what it cannot control. The film inverts the series' original premise into a claustrophobic chase through Cold War America.

Mood

ParanoidUnsettlingDefiantTense

Themes

SurvivalPowerIdentityFreedom

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Brisk

Look

Stylized genreHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Animal harm

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