Planet of the Apes
- Release Date
- July 25, 2001
- Director
- Tim Burton
- Cast
- Mark Wahlberg , Tim Roth , Helena Bonham Carter , Michael Clarke Duncan , Paul Giamatti , Estella Warren
- Runtime
- 119
- Main Genre
- Action
- Writers
- Pierre Boulle , William Broyles Jr. , Lawrence Konner , Mark Rosenthal
- Tagline
- Rule the planet
- Website
- http://www.planetoftheapes.com/
Summary
This version of Planet of the Apes is neither a remake of the 1968 original nor a sequel to the first five films and subsequent television show (all inspired by Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel). Mark Wahlberg plays Leo Davidson, an Air Force astronaut whose chip crash-lands on a planet ruled by simians and worked by human slaves. Helena Bonham Carter plays a sympathetic ape who eventually joins Wahlberg's posse which includes Estella Warren as they try to escape from the apes, led by an evil general (Tim Roth) and his first-in-command (Michael Clarke Duncan). Look for Charlton Heston, the star of the original, in a humorous supporting role.
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