Planet of the Apes (Ep. 95)

In this damn dirty episode, we're taking a close look at the ape/human switcheroo classic Planet of the Apes!

In this episode we discuss:

• La Planète des singes, Pierre Boulle's original 1963 novel
• Planet of the Apes (1968), directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, written by Rod Serling and Michael Wilson, and starring Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, and Kim Hunter
• Planet of the Apes (2001), directed by Tim Burton, written by William Broyles, Jr., Lawrence Konner, and Mark Rosenthal, and starring Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, and Helena Bonham Carter

Footnotes:

• The original Planet of the Apes pitch and makeup test
• "A Fish Called Selma," episode 719 of The Simpsons
• Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
• Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
• Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
• Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
• Planet of the Apes (the 1974 live action TV show)
• Return to the Planet of the Apes (the 1975 animated TV show)
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
• War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
• The original Planet of the Apes pitch and makeup test
• The Celluloid Closet (1996)

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