Stand by · pulling the latest frames
Stand by · pulling the latest frames


When fugitive human astronaut Virdon is shot, his chimp companion Galen must charm an old flame into accepting that a book on human surgery is no hoax. Meanwhile, their friend Burke is captured by the ape authorities and is to be brainwashed by a brilliant ape scientist named Wanda. [The fourth of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "The Surgeon" and "The Interrogation"]
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“Human guinea pig?”

Planet of the Apes: Roddy McDowall - 1981 "Old Galen" bumpers for the TV telefilms
Editorial context, craft details, and films that share its DNA.


Martin E. Brooks
Leander
3.5Swamp Ape
2017