Back to the Planet of the Apes

Back to the Planet of the Apes

Release Date: 1980-11-17

Overview: Astronauts Pete Burke and Allan Virdon crash on Earth in the far future and are captured by the apes. The men befriend a chimp named Galen who helps them to escape. In the hopes of finding a way to get back to their own time, the astronauts search for a computer in an earthquake-threatened city, with which they will be able to access their flight records. [The first of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "Escape from Tomorrow" and "The Trap"]

Rating: 5.5 / 10

Cast

Ron Harper

Ron Harper

as Alan Virdon

James Naughton

James Naughton

as Pete Burke

Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

as Galen

Royal Dano

Royal Dano

as Farrow

Crew

  • Richard Glassman - Unit Production Manager

  • Archie J. Bacon - Art Direction

  • Gerald Perry Finnerman - Director of Photography

  • Howard Dimsdale - Story Consultant

  • Lionel Newman - Music Supervisor

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