Back to the Planet of the Apes

Release Date: 1980-11-17

Runtime: 92

Languages: English

Rating: 5.5

Votes: 20

Genres: Action | Thriller | Adventure | Science Fiction | TV Movie

Director: Arnold Laven

Description: 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 ge...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"]Read More

Production Companies:

20th Century Fox Television