Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

"Human guinea pig?"

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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Release Date

November 20, 1980

Status

Released

Original Title

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

Runtime

1h 33min

Budget

Revenue

Language

English

Production Companies

20th Century Fox Television