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Initial release 1998 | 60% Rotten Tomatoes Producer Shelley Lyons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directors Kevin Burns, David Comtois Screenplay Kevin Burns, David Comtois, Brian Anthony Production companies 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Foxstar Productions, Van Ness Films, Inc Cast Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Linda Harrison, John Chambers Similar Escape from the Planet of t, Conquest of the Planet of t, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Planet of the Apes, Beneath the Planet of the Apes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Behind the planet of the apes 1998 promo vhs capture
Behind the Planet of the Apes is a 1998 American television documentary directed by Kevin Burns and David Comtois who also co-wrote it with Brian Anthony.
Contents
Premise
It focuses on the five films in the original Planet of the Apes series, and is hosted and narrated by Roddy McDowall, who played Cornelius in the 1968 film Planet of the Apes, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, and his son Ceaser in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes and Battle for the Planet of the Apes. The documentary premiered on AMC to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the first 1968 film.
The documentary discusses the ideas and works that led to the production of the films and franchise, including two television series, one live action and an animated series for children. The documentary begins with the original novel written by author Pierre Boulle, and how it caught the interest of producer Arthur P. Jacobs, who brought it to 20th Century Fox. The development and production of each film is discussed, including casting, costume design, filming locations and behind the scenes footage.
As of the 2005 DVD release of all five of the classic films, the documentary was also included in the DVD box set.