Back to the Planet of the Apes (1980)

"Theyre taking over"
Audience Score
45
Back to the Planet of the Apes
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 earthquakethreatened 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
DirectorsArnold LavenDon Weis
WritersEdward J. LaksoArt Wallace

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Herbert Hirschman
Production Companies:20th Century Fox Television

Planet of the Apes (TV Movie Collection)

Episodes of the Planet of the Apes tv series were edited together for television movies in the 80s.