1980
5.6 (20 votes)
1h 32m
Genres
Action
Thriller
Adventure
Science Fiction
TV Movie
Production Companies
20th Century Fox Television
Back to the Planet of the Apes
They're taking over.
Overview
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"]
Key Crew
Director of Photography: Gerald Perry Finnerman
Director: Arnold Laven, Don Weis
Writer: Edward J. Lakso, Art Wallace
Producer: Stanley Hough
