Planet of the Apes (DVD)

The official synopsis for the classic 1968 science-fiction film Planet of the Apes follows an astronaut crew that crash-lands on a dystopian planet ruled by highly evolved simians. Plot Summary The Crash: Astronaut George Taylor and his crew wake from deep hypersleep. The Discovery: Their ship crash-lands in the distant future on an seemingly desolate world. The Shift: They discover a flipped societal hierarchy where civilized, talking apes are the dominant species. The Subjugation: Mute, primitive humans are hunted like pests and kept as slave laborers. The Captivity: Taylor is captured and stripped of his ability to speak due to a throat injury. The Allies: Sympathetic chimpanzee scientists Dr. Zira and Dr. Cornelius discover Taylor's advanced intelligence. The Conflict: The ruling orangutan overclass seeks to suppress proof of human intellect to protect their religious dogmas. The Twist: Escaping into the Forbidden Zone, Taylor discovers the remains of the Statue of Liberty. He realizes the alien planet is actually a post-apocalyptic Earth destroyed by humanity.