Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

"Human guinea pig?"

1980 1h 33m EN

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 13

TV MovieAdventureScience FictionThriller

Synopsis

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When fugitive human astronaut Virdon is shot, his chimp companion Galen must charm an old flame into accepting that a book on human surgery is no hoax. Meanwhile, their friend Burke is captured by the ape authorities and is to be brainwashed by a brilliant ape scientist named Wanda. [The fourth of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "The Surgeon" and "The Interrogation"]

“Human guinea pig?”

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Cast

Ron Harper
Alan Virdon
James Naughton
Pete Burke
Roddy McDowall
Galen
Jacqueline Scott
Kira
Martin E. Brooks
Leander
Norman Burton
Yalu
Booth Colman
Zaius
Mark Lenard
Urko

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alf Kjellin
Writers: Richard Collins, Barry Oringer
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Ron Harper and James Naughton and Roddy McDowall carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Human guinea pig?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0394832 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alf Kjellin directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Ron Harper and James Naughton and Roddy McDowall carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: "Human guinea pig?".
5IMDB entry: tt0394832 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.