Back to the Planet of the Apes

"They're taking over."

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"]

Release Date

November 17, 1980

Status

Released

Original Title

Back to the Planet of the Apes

Runtime

1h 32min

Budget

Revenue

Language

English

Production Companies

20th Century Fox Television

Part of

Planet of the Apes (TV Movie) Collection

Includes: Farewell to the Planet of the Apes, Back to the Planet of the Apes, Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes, The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes, Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes