The second film in the original Planet of the Apes series starring James Franciscus (The Twilight Zone), Kim Hunter (A...
The second film in the original Planet of the Apes series starring James Franciscus (The Twilight Zone), Kim Hunter (A Streetcar Named Desire) and featuring Charlton Heston.
Astronaut Brent (Franciscus) is sent to rescue Taylor (Heston) but crash lands on the Planet of the Apes, just like Taylor did in the original film. Taylor has disappeared into the Forbidden Zone so Brent and Nova (Linda Harrison) try to follow and find him. He discovers a cult of humans that fear the Apes' latest military movements and finds himself in the middle. Tension mounts to a climactic battle between ape and man deep in the bowels of the planet.
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37 %30 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
38 %23,954 reviewsAudience score rating
"Hokey and slapdash."
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Variety
Variety"This first sequel to Planet of the Apes isn't bad, but already shows the way the original conception was to degenerate into routine comic strip adventure."
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Time Out
Time Out"It may be more difficult for a post-Simpsons / Futurama audience to take seriously, but those with the patience to sit through a slow first half will be rewarded with another gutsy ending."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"Where Planet of the Apes was able to tie the tensions of the 1960s to a greater look at the human condition, Beneath suffers from schizophrenia where it wants to say something, but lacks the cleverness, timing, and consistency to do so."
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ColliderBeneath the Planet of the Apes | Details
- Runtime
- 95
- Genre
- Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
- Country of origin
- USA
