What is the message of Planet of the Apes 1968?

The film resonates as an allegory on migration in America: Cornelius and Zira are ultimately viewed as illegal immigrants and a threat to the American way.

Where was the 1968 Planet of the Apes filmed?

Filming took place between May 21 and August 10, 1967, in California, Utah and Arizona, with desert sequences shot in and around Lake Powell, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The film’s final “closed” cost was $5.8 million.

What is Planet of the Apes based on?

novel La Planète des singes
The franchise is based on French author Pierre Boulle’s 1963 novel La Planète des singes, translated into English as Planet of the Apes or Monkey Planet. Its 1968 film adaptation, Planet of the Apes, was a critical and commercial hit, initiating a series of sequels, tie-ins, and derivative works.

What happened to the humans in Planet of the Apes 1968?

One of the crew members had died in space, and the other 3 head out to explore the planet. They soon learn that the planet is much like their own. They then find the planet is inhabited by intelligent apes. One of the men is shot and killed, and the others are taken to the apes’ city.

Does ape city still exist?

Ape City was later destroyed following the detonation of the Alpha-Omega Bomb.

Is Planet of the Apes a true story?

Published in 1952 and adapted into a critically acclaimed feature film in 1957, Boulle’s third novel was inspired by his own harrowing experience as a prisoner of war. After being captured while undercover in Vietnam, the Frenchman was sentenced to hard labor for life, but escaped after two years of captivity.

How did the virus spread in Planet of the Apes?

When Apes are exposed to ALZ-113, they become intelligent. When humans are exposed to ALZ-113, they get sick and die. Will’s assistant, Franklin (Tyler Labine), is Patient Zero, after accidentally getting sprayed with ALZ-113, and he—unknowingly—spreads the virus to other humans.

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