| | | Digitally Remastered in THX for Superior Sound and Picture Quality.
Features: DVD
Mankind's ultimate adventure is now the ultimate DVD experience! This digitally remastered edition, presented with its best-ever sound and thrilling, behind-the-scenes material, is the definitive presentation of Beneath the Planet of the Apes - the second entry in one of the most gripping sci-fi film series ever made!An astronaut (James Franciscus) discovers new horrors on the planet of the apes, including a subterranean world where highly advanced humans live in fear of militaristic Gorillas...and worship a weapon capable of destroying the entire planet!
"Darker, edgier [and] definitely worth watching!" DVD Times
"An effective sequel that takes an increasingly dark look at the unavoidable nature of war." James Kendrick, Q Network Film Desk
"One of the best sequels ever, building on the story while re-delivering what fans liked about the first." Luke Y. Thompson, LYTRules.com
Editor's Note
The second installment in the PLANET OF THE APES series finds another astronaut (Franciscus) following in Heston's time-wandering footsteps to a planet ruled by highly evolved apes where he encounters a group of nuclear holocaust survivors living in Grand Central Station and worshipping the very atomic warhead that destroyed their world. Followed by ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES.
Plot Summary
The second installment in the Planet of Apes series. Here, an earthling sent to find the astronauts of the original film discovers not only a world of intelligent, talking apes, but an underground cult of grotesque "humans" who are the survivors of a nuclear blast years ago. Unfortunately, these mutants worship a nuclear bomb, a weapon which not only is the centerpiece of their society, but can be detonated at any time...
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital Mono | | Audio: French Dolby Digital Mono | | Behind-The-Scenes Photo Gallery | | Dubbed: French | | Interactive Menus | | Original Theatrical Trailers | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, Spanish |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 3/28/2006 |
| Running Time: 100 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1970 | | Catalog ID: 2232808 | | UPC: 00024543228080 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
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| | Professional Reviews | FilmCritic.com 5 of 10
The main problem with making a sequel to the original Apes was that Charlton Heston didn't want to put the loincloth back on to keep the struggle going against those damn, dirty apes. So Richard Zanuck, the producer of the original Apes, asked Heston personally to return to the role as some kind of karmic payback for making thr original. Heston took the role but insisted that Taylor be killed at the beginning of the film. So Jacobs hired some schmuck who looked like Heston, named James Franciscus, tossed him in a loincloth, told him to growl like the great one, and then hopefully watch the sawbucks pour in on opening weekend...Beneath the Planet of the Apes doesn't just suck; it gives a new meaning to the intolerable hell that sequels always seem to deliver...Initially, Twentieth Century Fox was a bit timid about the original production of Planet of the Apes mainly because of trepidation that people would laugh their asses off at the sight of human actors running around with monkey masks on. The makeup work of John Chambers was exemplary in the first Apes production, but this time around, most of the crowd scenes have people wearing ill-fitting rubber masks that you usually find in the bargain bins of K-Mart. This problem would only get worse as the sequels progressed...Overall, this second go-round one-dimensional matte paintings, cheap sets, and radioactive telepathic mutant humans is about as enjoyable as giving your cat a bath. - Max Messier
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