Movie Description
Back to the Planet of the Apes
(1980)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"]
Featured Crew
- Director : Arnold Laven,Don Weis
- Producer : Stanley Hough
- Writer : Edward J. Lakso,Art Wallace
- Editor : Axel Hubert Sr.,J. Frank O'Neill
- Cast : Ron Harper,James Naughton,Roddy McDowall,Royal Dano,Woodrow Parfrey,Norman Alden,John Milford,Mark Lenard,Booth Colman,Biff Elliot,Bobby Porter,Jerome Thor,William Beckley,Alvin Hammer,Cindy Eilbacher,Mickey LeClair,Wallace Earl,Gail Bonney
Cast
Alan Virdon
Pete Burke
Galen
Farrow
Veska
Zako
Miller
Urko
Zaius
Ullman
Arno
Proto
Grundig
Man
Lisa Miller
Jick Miller
Mary Miller
Old Woman
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Facts
Original TitleBack to the Planet of the Apes
Status Released
Release Information
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1980-11-17
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 32m
Production Companies20th Century Fox Television
Genres
- Action
- Thriller
- Adventure
- Science Fiction
- TV Movie