Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1980)

"Startling conclusion"
Audience Score
51
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
When the astronauts Burke and Virdon with their chimp companion Galen are captured in a fishing village that employs human slave labor they must prove their worth as fishermen or be sacrificed to the gods of the sea or what the men call sharks Escaping from the forced labor camp the trio become involved in a plot to develop a glider to drop a fragmentation bomb on the gorilla council The fifth of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series this film combines the episodes Tomorrows Tide and Up Above the World So High
DirectorsDon McDougallJohn Meredyth Lucas
WritersRobert W. LenskiArthur Browne Jr.

Movie Details

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

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.