Back to the Planet of the Apes
- Released on
- Runtime
- 92 mins
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"]
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"]
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
Director
- Arnold Laven
- Don Weis
Producers
- Stanley Hough
