Back to the Planet of the Apes

IMDb 5.8 1980 • 92 min • ActionThrillerAdventureScience FictionTV Movie

Director

Don Weis

Country

US

Plot Summary

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 earthquake-threatened 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"]

Top Cast

Ron Harper
Ron Harper Alan Virdon
James Naughton
James Naughton Pete Burke
Roddy McDowall
Roddy McDowall Galen
Royal Dano
Royal Dano Farrow
Woodrow Parfrey
Woodrow Parfrey Veska