Episode #741: Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Added 2024-05-28 04:00:02 +0000 UTC“I think he’s in both Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11!” - Chris, on Heston’s sequel policy
On this week’s episode, we’re going back to, well, Earth, to chat about the fun-as-hell sequel, Beneath the Planet of the Apes! How silly was it to make James Franciscus look exactly like Charlton Heston, instead of just having him play Taylor? How much of a total jerk is Dr. Zaius? Are these under-dwellers wearing those masks for outsiders only or what? How great are Zira and Cornelius as characters? And how fantastic is it to watch a big, Hollywood, sci-fi sequel and the movie’s totally unconcerned with setting up the next one? PLUS: Never agree to follow Taylor in traffic, because he’s gonna blow down the road and leave you in the dust!
Beneath the Planet of the Apes stars James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, Linda Harrison, James Gregory, David Watson, Don Pedro Colley, Natalie Trundy, Thomas Gomez, Jeff Corey, Victor Bruno, Paul Richards, and Charlton Heston as Colonel George Taylor; directed by Ted Post.
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Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.
Comments
it's okay Librarian, humans can use that word
Johnny Wrong
2024-06-09 02:12:14 +0000 UTCNot pertaining to this movie but I think fans would love for you guys to start a Seinfeld commentary podcast
Dylan Grice
2024-05-31 13:08:46 +0000 UTCI was surprised how much I liked the latter half of this movie. You all are motivating me to watch the rest of them too. Name your kid Brent and they'll either be a sporting goods store manager as per Chris Cabin or they'll portray possibly the most beloved android in scifi. Couple of options for Brents out there
Smaug
2024-05-30 14:08:02 +0000 UTCIn Conquest of the Planet it’s mentioned that a space plague wiped out all the cats and dogs which led to the fascist society. Humans looking for new pets domesticated apes and that’s what led to the ape slavery then eventual ape rebellion
Kevin Lynch
2024-05-29 17:57:58 +0000 UTCNow everyone has cold dead hands!
Jason
2024-05-29 12:25:13 +0000 UTCA professional in an ape mask is still a professional.
HockeenightsCT
2024-05-29 12:24:44 +0000 UTCI knew a Ted once. His last name was Bair. Yes his name is Ted (Teddy) Bair (Bear). Not too sure on the orgies though.
DMAC
2024-05-29 11:46:12 +0000 UTCIt really does end quite abruptly!
Craig
2024-05-29 07:53:34 +0000 UTCIf there was one person who could have, and would have nuked the entire planet if they could, it was Charlton Heston.
CharlesGrodin'sToupee
2024-05-29 05:06:35 +0000 UTCI do have a soft spot for that New Hollywood era where it wasn't uncommon for a studio release to just suddenly go "Hey, your protagonists are violently dead with little to no epilogue. The End."
Mark Ibarra
2024-05-29 01:48:14 +0000 UTCThere's something to be said for the era of sci-fi that was comfortable ending on pure existential gutpunches. Exiting the theatre with a dead silent audience is an experience that's harder to get nowadays if you're not actively seeking out films like Zone of Interest.
John Edwards
2024-05-28 20:26:52 +0000 UTCWhat Lies Beneath?! You guys have been teasing that fucking thing since the OBAMA administration
G Goldhar
2024-05-28 18:00:52 +0000 UTCI have a cousin Ted! He's a millennial! He does not have a mustache! I don't know his thoughts on orgies.
Convincing John
2024-05-28 15:53:16 +0000 UTCThis movie gave birth to my favorite joke from Veep when Dan finds out that Jonah has been shaving his head to keep getting sympathy for having cancer. You look like you should be underground worshipping an atomic bomb! https://youtu.be/9zyjPMalExY?si=nLiSBb57jZs_D28R
jribs
2024-05-28 13:34:04 +0000 UTCIt was the best of times, it was the blurst of times !?!
Nathan Lemire
2024-05-28 10:44:12 +0000 UTCHappy Ape-ril 2.0, everybody! :D The ending for this movie always left a big impression on me ever since I saw it as a kid. I could *not* imagine how nasty the internet-dwellers would be if Hollywood somehow ended a movie in a big franchise like they do here. Wild stuff.
Busiris
2024-05-28 07:18:10 +0000 UTCI remember watching the original on TV as a kid and they put this on straight after it. I was very confused by the lack of Heston and vaguely recall someone disappearing into a sand dune before my parents made me go to bed. I’ve still never seen the whole film. Will rectify that tonight!
Craig
2024-05-28 06:29:47 +0000 UTCOok Ook Ook!
Sarah Montgomery
2024-05-28 05:22:04 +0000 UTCWLM = We ❤️ Monkeys 🙉🙈🙊
Paul
2024-05-28 04:24:27 +0000 UTC
