What is Planet of the Apes (1968 movie)?
{{italictitle}} '''''Planet of the Apes''''' is an [[United States|American]] science fiction adventure movie released in 1968 and directed by [[Franklin J. Schaffner]]. It was based on the [[novel]] ''La planète des singes'' written by [[Pierre Boulle]] and released in 1963. The movie stars [[Charlton Heston]] and features [[Roddy McDowall]], [[Kim Hunter]], [[Maurice Evans (actor)|Maurice Evans]], [[James Whitmore]], [[James Daly (actor)|James Daly]] and [[Linda Harrison (actress)|Linda Harrison]]. It was released by [[20th Century Fox]]. ==Plot== The film's story is about an [[astronaut]] crew who leave Earth on a deep space mission and crash land on a supposedly alien [[planet]] in the 40th century. Only three out of the four crew members survive the crash and the survivors find the world to be home to a [[society]] of [[ape]]s; including [[chimpanzee]]s, [[gorilla]]s and [[orangutan]]s. These apes have the intelligence of [[human]] beings as well as the ability to speak and walk upright like humans. Humans in this society are treated like slaves and live in the wilderness without the ability to speak. At the end of the movie, one of the crew members finds the [[Statue of Liberty]] and realizes that they were on Earth all along. ==Reception and influence== ''Planet of the Apes'' was a box office success, meaning it earned a good amount of money and got highly favourable reviews from critics. The movie was given praise for exploring ideas such as class differences, [[religion]], [[slavery]], [[racism]], and [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear technology]]. It was followed by four [[sequel]]s: ''[[Beneath the Planet of the Apes]]'' (1970), ''[[Escape from the Planet of the Apes]]'' (1971), ''[[Conquest of the Planet of the Apes]]'' (1972), and ''[[Battle for the Planet of the Apes]]'' (1973). A [[Live-action|live action]] television show was shown in 1974 and an [[Animation|animated]] television show called ''Return to the Planet of the Apes'' came out in 1975. The animated cartoon [[The Fairly Oddparents]] episode [[Ab