Escape from Planet of the Apes. 1971.
After a U.S. Spacecraft lands and three talking chimpanzees crawl out they are strangers then treated as celebrities until one man believes them to be a threat.
The film is set in 1973, as the apes have crossed over the same whirl pool as Taylor and Brent, except they have gone back in time. Roddy McDowell and Kim Hunter reprise their roles as Cornelius and Zira, who prove to be more intelligent than man and seem to have a laugh with the tests they are put through and in front of a panel. With the destruction of their planet and Zira being pregnant a member of the President's office deems them to be dangerous. Right from the start we are warmed up to them and then feel some sympathy for the couple as they attempt to live with humans. Charlton Heston once said that they should be no sequels as Planet of the apes is a film on it's own which he is right as the first being a true classic but the sequels make the film series enjoyable to watch. Sal Mineo and Ricardo Montalban make some nice small role appearances.
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