Top billed cast

1. 

   Roddy McDowall

   Cornelius

2. 

   Kim Hunter

   Dr. Zira

3. 

   Bradford Dillman

   Dr. Lewis Dixon

4. 

   Natalie Trundy

   Dr. Stephanie 'Stevie' Branton

5. 

   Eric Braeden

   Dr. Otto Hasslein

6. 

   William Windom

   The President

7. 

   Sal Mineo

   Dr. Milo

8. 

   Albert Salmi

   E-1

9. 

   Jason Evers

   E-2

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on 2025-03-23

**_The reverse of the first film_**

After Taylor’s space vessel lands in the waters near the coast of SoCal, military officials are astonished to find it occupied by three apes in spacesuits (including Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter). While there are those who embrace the talking chimpanzees (Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy and Ricardo Montalban), there are also those who view them as a threat to humankind (Eric Braeden).

“Escape from the Planet of the Apes” (1971) keeps things interesting by switching the situation of the first two films in this original series. Although this ...read the rest

Recommendations

1. Planet of the Apes76%
2. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes70%
3. Oblivion66%
4. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets66%
5. The Adam Project69%
6. Flash Gordon62%
7. Finch78%
8. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes61%
9. Stowaway60%
10. Star Trek Into Darkness73%
11. Dark Star59%
12. The Creator70%
13. Star Trek74%
14. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension59%
15. Star Trek: Insurrection64%
16. Space/Time58%
17. Titan A.E.66%
18. The Matrix82%
19. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace65%
20. Solo: A Star Wars Story65%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$2,500,000.00

Revenue
$12,348,905.00

Keywords

• spacecraft
• dystopia
• chimpanzee
• pacifism
• time travel
• politician
• sequel
• cage
• tease
• caving