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Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Beneath the Planet of the Apes

6.2

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

G·1970·95m

Summary

The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface.

Crew

Director

Ted Post

Characters, Novel

Pierre Boulle

Screenplay

Paul Dehn

Screenplay

Mort Abrahams

Reviews

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Potential Kermode

February 14, 2017

10

**James Franciscus versus the mutant lunatics!**

A great, dark sequel to the original classic that goes beyond the downbeat ending of the original and gives us an even more depressing one! No mean feat considering how bleak the ending to the first movie was.

I love this movie. The legendary James Franciscus _(The Valley Of Gwangi_) is astronaut Brent - sent to find the missing Taylor. He finds him, of course, deep _beneath_ the ruins of a post apocalyptic city - imprisoned by _psychotic mutants_ with the power of telepathy.

Meanwhile, those _pesky apes_ are marching on the city to find out just what the hell is going on and what all the kerfuffle is about regarding reports of _crucified apes and bleeding statues._

This all leads to a shocking climax _you wont forget in a long time._

It's all rather disturbing and that is precisely why it succeeds.

- Potential Kermode

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$3,000,000.00

Revenue:

$18,999,718.00

Keywords

dystopia
mutant
astronaut
ape
worship