Synopsis
The bizarre world of "Planet of the Apes" was only the beginning...
The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface.
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Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Cast
James Franciscus Kim Hunter Maurice Evans Charlton Heston Linda Harrison Paul Richards Victor Buono James Gregory David Watson Jeff Corey Natalie Trundy Thomas Gomez Don Pedro Colley Tod Andrews Eldon Burke Gregory Sierra Lou Wagner Army Archerd Edward Bach James Bacon Stan Barrett Angelina Bauer Erlynn Mary Botelho Maxine Botelho Dick Bullock Bruce Fleischer Paul Frees Hank Robinson
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Eddie Hice Kent Hays Gene LeBell Tony Epper Stan Barrett Denny Arnold Terry Leonard Nick Dimitri Clyde Hudkins Jr. Jack Williams Eddie Smith Dick Hudkins Hubie Kerns Alan Gibbs Hubie Kerns Jr. Dick Bullock Walter Scott Gary Epper Orwin C. Harvey Paul Stader Loren Janes Eldon Burke Hank Calia Mickey Gilbert Gary McLarty Whitey Hughes
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Alternative Titles
Planet of the Apes Revisited, Planet of the Men, Tillbaka till apornas planet, Planet of the Apes 2: Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Le Secret de la planète des singes, La Planète Des Singes 2 - Le Secret De La Planète Des Singes, W Podziemiach Planety Małp, Planet der Affen 2 - Rückkehr zum Planet der Affen, 続・猿の惑星, 人猿星球2：失陷猩球, 人猿星球2, Regreso al planeta de los simios, Meymunlar Cəhənnəminə Dönüş, Rückkehr zum Planet der Affen, O Segredo do Planeta dos Macacos, L'altra faccia del pianeta delle scimmie, Maymunlar Cehennemine Dönüş, Под планетой обезьян, Do nitra Planety opic, W podziemiach Planety Małp, Bortom apornas planet, 失陷猩球, A majmok bolygója II., Επιστροφή στον Πλανήτη των Πιθήκων, Flugten på abernes planet, מתחת לכוכב הקופים, 혹성탈출 2: 지하도시의 음모, De Volta ao Planeta dos Macacos, Secretul planetei maimuțelor, Paluu apinoiden planeetalle, Bajo el planeta de los simios, Под планетата на маймуните, Apeplanetens hemmelighet, Під планетою мавп, Do vnútra Planéty opíc, ผจญภัยพิภพวานร, Tornada al planeta dels simis, Po Beždžionių Planeta, 人猿世界, Ispod planeta majmuna, Ispod planete majmuna
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Theatrical
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ItalyT
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Romania18
01 May 1970
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Germany16
26 May 1970
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BrazilL
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USAG
31 May 1970
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FranceTP
11 Jun 1970
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UK15
12 Jun 1970
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FinlandK-16
16 Jul 1970
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Netherlands12
24 Jul 1970
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Ireland15
14 Aug 1970
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Denmark11
29 Aug 1970
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Japan
31 Aug 1970
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Sweden15
02 Aug 1971
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Spain12
Digital
23 Apr 2021
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France
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South Korea15
Physical
15 Aug 2000
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USAG
12 Sep 2001
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Sweden15
14 Jan 2009
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Sweden11
16 Oct 2012
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France
Releases by Country
Brazil
26 May 1970
- TheatricalL
Denmark
14 Aug 1970
- Theatrical11
Finland
12 Jun 1970
- TheatricalK-16
France
31 May 1970
- TheatricalTP
16 Oct 2012
- Physical DVD & Blu-Ray
23 Apr 2021
- Digital Disney+
Germany
01 May 1970
- Theatrical16
Ireland
24 Jul 1970
- Theatrical15
Italy
23 Apr 1970
- TheatricalT
Japan
29 Aug 1970
- Theatrical
Netherlands
16 Jul 1970
- Theatrical12
Romania
23 Apr 1970
- Theatrical18
South Korea
23 Apr 2021
- Digital15
Spain
02 Aug 1971
- Theatrical12
Sweden
31 Aug 1970
- Theatrical15
12 Sep 2001
- Physical15 DVD
14 Jan 2009
- Physical11 Blu-ray
UK
11 Jun 1970
- Theatrical15
USA
26 May 1970
- TheatricalG
15 Aug 2000
- PhysicalG DVD
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Truly impossible to imagine a major studio allowing a movie to end this way today.
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A very solid pick for the title of strangest sequel ever made. The first half is a hacky, shameless rehash of the first POTA. A Charlton Heston lookalike (James Franciscus) retraces Heston's steps (and I mean step by freaking step) through the Ape civilization. He crashes his spaceship, loses the rest of his crew, meets cavewoman hottie Nova, witnesses ape judicial hearings, provides shocked declarations about what he sees ("It's a bloody nightmare!"), gets shot by an ape, meets Zira and Cornelius, loses his astronaut clothes and winds up in a loincloth, gets captured by gorillas, dumped in Zira's clinic, escapes, and discovers that the Planet Of The Apes is actually Earth. If someone paid you to make the safest,…
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Starts as a bizarre beat-for-beat retread of the first film (including an a knockoff Heston actor who speedruns every plot twist he experiences) but just blatantly not as good in terms of mood and chase/escape setpiece construction. That is before letting the new series writer Paul Dehn (who took over for the next few sequels when Serling and Wilson were unavailable), well known for adapting pulpy commercial espionage films like Goldfinger and more serious politically dour ones like The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, go absolutely hog wild and further develop the original film's human extinction anxieties and grim misanthropy into blatant Vietnam war, nuclear holocaust and reactionary religious fears.
Introducing a "peaceful", subterranean cult of mutant irradiated…
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monkey mondays #17
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Upside-down crucified apes, sacrilegious hallucinations, bloody stigmata statues, radioactive ritualizing, lingering death blows to the face and brain, mind control murder, nihilistic nuclear annihilation... all for the children in perhaps the most egregious excuse ever for a G-rated film. This description probably makes the film sound like a real demented trip worth taking, and the last 20 minutes or so are definitely that, but the first hour is one ginormous wet noodle of a retread. 20 Century Fox was in dire straits coming off some expensive, legendary bombs at the time and had to rush this slapdash and cheaply produced sequel that no one had any biting commitment and passion for and it shows. Even the ape makeup is slapped…
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Even if the first half is basically a rehash of the first movie, the ending of this one is so wild that I kind of have to respect the full send. Hollywood should just remake this one to mess with people instead of doing Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
Anyways, I’m naturally very curious how there is a sequel to this???
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What's more upsetting?:
THAT ending🤯 or seeing Dr Zaius🦧 & his Gorilla friend🦍 take a steam in the sauna♨️. Eye bleach required🙈.This franchise is so bleak💀. The first half of this one is basically a sped up remake of the original with a Charlton Heston lookalike🧔🏼. It's pretty dull😑.
But then it goes absolutely batshit crazy in the 2nd half🤪 and it was truly a sight to see. I couldn't believe it💣.
I think I liked it🤷♀️. At least, I respect that it went real weird with it🙃. It's just really cynical so be warned💥.
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Essentially comes off as a parody of the first film with way less intruige and shallow commentary that never felt as impactful as it does in the 1968 film. Wierd that the first half hour is the exact same as the first film with a different leading man that looks way too similar to Charlton Heston.
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Such a strange sequel—the first half of the film is quite literally a lot less impressive beat-for-beat remake of the first film, with a less brilliant Charles Heston lookalike?? Nevertheless, the second half of this is significantly more interesting, particularly thanks to the conclusion that takes a massive swing. Odd film, but I still kinda enjoyed it.
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I legit thought James Franciscus was Charleston Heston
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Damn, that ending was dark haha. This was kind of a strange sequel but the good kind of strange in my opinion.
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This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
I remember, when Dawn of the Planet of the Apes came out, an article bemoaning how Hollywood had made a fun, cheesy series into something dark and gritty. If you’ve seen the original Planet of the Apes movies, you know this was a journalistic lapse as big as the lead up to the Iraq War. Whatever you think of the recent Caesar trilogy, they are Sesame Street compared to the original series, made as America was in a pressure cooker of Vietnam and political assassinations and featuring racial strife, lobotomies, beloved characters brutally killed, and whose lightest entry still has a child murdered. And standing above them all is the second entry, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, possibly the…
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