Battle for the Planet of the Apes Page #6

Synopsis: After conquering the oppressive humans in "Conquest for the Planet of the Apes", Caesar must now keep the peace among the humans and apes. Gorilla General Aldo views things differently, and tries to cause an ape civil war. In the meantime, other human survivors learn of the ape city, and decide they want to take back civilization for themselves, thus setting the stage of warring ape factions and humans.
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Director(s): J. Lee Thompson
Production: 20th Century Fox
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.5
Metacritic:
40
Rotten Tomatoes:
36%
G
Year:
1973
93 min
745 Views


Kill them! Kill them!

You knew every bolt and nut|in those corridors.

You have 100 armed men.|How could you let them escape?

They were fast and smart,|Governor Kolp.

Many of my men were sick,|and the chimp surprised us

Yeah. He surprised me too once.

But he's an animal.|He's only an animal.

No, Governor.|He's more than an animal.

He can speak.|So can they all.

So speech makes them human?

Speech makes them intelligent...

and intelligence may make them|not human, but humane.

Perhaps they came in peace.|- Idiot. They were armed.

From what we saw on the monitor,|only for their self-protection.

Let them return in peace.

To where?|- To wherever they live.

So that they can come back here|and exterminate those of us...

that the bomb has not|already exterminated?

Where do they live?|- They came with few provisions. It can't be too far.

Which way did they head?|- They headed north, Governor.

Organize scout parties, assemble workable|equipment and follow them to their camp.

Yes, Governor Kolp.

Why, Governor?

So that we can exterminate them.

Stop! It's Caesar!

What a welcome!|We should have stayed in the city

To visit the city is forbidden.|- I know. I forbade it.

Then why?|- Aldo, if a king forbids his subjects to wear a crown...

that doesn't mean|he can't wear one himself.

Caesar is Caesar.|He went to the city for a reason.

What reason?

I went looking for my past,|but I found our future.

Explain!

You wouldn't understand.

Aldo will make the future...|with this!

Well, then Aldo may very soon...

be in the past.

Bang! Bang!

Cornelius!

Cornelius, are you all right?

No, Mother.|I'm just dead.

Dead?

We were playing war.|- War? Cornelius, hasn't your father explained...

that war is not a game?

Yes, Mother.

Hasn't he also forbidden|you to play with guns?

Yes, Mother.|- Then you'll stop it.

Yes, Mother.|- Now, come along. Father wants us.

My friends, I have convened...

this extraordinary meeting|of the council...

in order that I may|report upon an action...

which I deemed necessary:

a reconnaissance expedition|to the forbidden city...

with Virgil and MacDonald|as my aides.

Why MacDonald?|Why not a soldier?

Because we went in peace...

to what we thought|would be a dead city

But in case|there were some survivors..

we took MacDonald with us so that|he could parley with them...

and secure permission|for our search.

Survivors there are... maimed...

mutated..

hostile and human

Did the humans follow you here?|- We saw no sign of it...

but we must prepare for the day|when they may come out of the city...

when they may come to find us

No humans in council!|No humans in council!

No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No!

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John William Corrington

John William Corrington was an American film and television writer, novelist, poet and lawyer. He received a B.A. degree from Centenary College, in 1956 and his M.A. from Rice University in 1960, the ... more…

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