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Planet of the Apes is a sci-fi novel created by Pierre Boulle that was adapted into a multi-media franchise by Fox.
Publications[]
Novels[]
Original Novel[]
- Planet of the Apes (1963)
Film Series[]
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), a novelization of the film by Michael Avallone.
- Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971), a novelization of the film by Jerry Pournelle.
- Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972), a novelization of the film by John Jakes.
- Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), a novelization of the film by David Gerrold.
- Return to the Planet of the Apes 2: Escape From Terror Lagoon (1976)
- Planet of the Apes: Colony (2002)
- Conspiracy of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Firestorm (May 27th, 2014)
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - Official Movie Novelization (July 15th, 2014)
- Caesar's Story (October 23rd, 2018)
- Death of the Planet of the Apes (2018)
Comics[]
- Ape Nation (February - June 1991)
- Star Trek - Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive (December 31st, 2014 - April 8th, 2015)
- Tarzan on the Planet of the Apes (2016)
- Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern (2017)
- Planet of the Apes: Visionaries (August 2018)
Films[]
- Planet of the Apes (February 8th, 1968)
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes (May 26th, 1970)
- Escape from the Planet of the Apes (May 21st, 1971)
- Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (June 30th, 1972)
- Battle for the Planet of the Apes (June 15th, 1973)
- Planet of the Apes (July 27th, 2001)
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (August 5th, 2011)
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (June 26th, 2014)
- War for the Planet of the Apes (July 10th, 2017)
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (May 24th, 2024)
TV[]
- Planet of the Apes (September 13th, 1974 - December 20th, 1974)
- Return of the Planet of the Apes (September 6th, 1975 - November 18th, 1975)
Video Games[]
- Planet of the Apes (September 19th, 2001) for PC, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and PlayStation
- Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier (November 21st, 2017) for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC
- Crisis on the Planet of the Apes VR (April 3rd, 2018) for PlayStation 4 and PC
An Atari 2600 game titled Revenge of the Apes was developed in 1983 before being cancelled following the dissolution of 20th Century Fox's video game division. A prototype was discovered in 2002 and was completed and released by Retrodesign in 2003.
Links to Other Series[]
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My Hero (Sega) | July 1985 | Stage 3 from the Arcade version is a parody of Planet of the Apes series, featuring a boss fight against a monkey in one spacesuit. | 3 |
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Spaceballs | June 24, 1987 | The head of the Mega Maid crashes into a planet and a pair of apes discover it in Spaceballs, resembling the ending scene of Planet Of The Apes. | 3 |
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Snatcher | November 26, 1988 | A person dressed as Korneliussan from Stuffing of the Ape, a parody of Cornelius from Planet of the Apes, can be seen at "The Outer Heaven Show Pub" in the original versions of Snatcher. |
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When Harry Met Sally... | July 14, 1989 | Planet of the Apes is mentioned in When Harry Met Sally... | 2 |
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Alien Nation | February 1991 | The characters of Alien Nation meet Planet of the Apes in "Ape Nation". | 1 |
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Mrs. Doubtfire | November 24, 1993 | Planet of the Apes is mentioned in Mrs. Doubtfire. | 2 |
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Congo | June 9, 1995 | Planet of the Apes is mentioned in the 1995 film Congo. | 2 |
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Friends | September 21, 1995 | Planet of the Apes is mentioned in the Friends episodes: "The One with Ross's New Girlfriend" and "The One with Barry and Mindy's Wedding". | 2 |
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Donkey Kong | January 8, 1997 | Donkey Kong mentions Planet of the Apes in the Donkey Kong Country episode "Legend of the Crystal Coconut". | 2 |
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Alan Partridge | November 17, 1997 | In I'm Alan Partridge, Alan refers to his wife Carol's lover as "Mr. Planet of the Apes Man." | 2 |
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The King of Queens | November 22, 1999 | Planet of the Apes is mentioned in the The King of Queens episode: "Roamin' Holiday". | 2 |
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Malcolm in the Middle | May 12, 2002 | Hal quotes Planet of the Apes in the Malcolm in the Middle episode: "Monkey". | 2 |
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Father of the Pride | October 12, 2004 | In the Father of the Pride episode "Possession", the members of the chimpanzee orchestra are referred to as "damn dirty apes", a reference to a line in Planet of the Apes | 3 |
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Madagascar | May 27, 2005 | Alex says "You maniac! You burned it up! Darn you! Darn you all to heck" at the ruins of his Liberty Statue copy in Madagascar, a reference to a similar line from Planet of the Apes. | 3 |
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SpongeBob | November 23, 2007 | In SpongeHenge, when the Krusty Krab is buried in the sand, it is a reference to the ending of Planet of the Apes when Taylor, having survived and escaped imprisonment, wanders along a coastline in search of shelter. He finds a partially destroyed Statue of Liberty buried in the sand and finally realizes what planet he is on. In addition, SpongeBob's hair and beard are strikingly similar to Charlton Heston's in the same movie. Planet of the Jellyfish is a parody of Planet of the Apes. | 3 |
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The Big Bang Theory | March 31, 2008 | Leonard, Howard and Raj go to a Planet of the Apes marathon in the Big Bang Theory episode "The Pancake Batter Anomaly". | 2 |
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New Girl | February 14, 2012 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes is shown on TV in the New Girl episode: "Valentine's Day". | 2 |
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Witches Of Oz | 2011 | Planet Of The Apes is mentioned in Witches Of Oz. | 2 |
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Modern Family | November 13, 2013 | Planet of the Apes is mentioned in the Modern Family episode: "The Late Show". | 2 |
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Plague Inc. | July 11, 2014 | The Simian Flu from Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a disease in Plague Inc. | 1 |
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Star Trek | January 1, 2015 | The characters of Star Trek meet Planet of the Apes in "Star Trek & Planet Of The Apes: The Primate Directive". | 1 |
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Ted (Universal) | June 26, 2015 | A person is dressed up as an ape from Planet of the Apes in Ted 2. | 2 |
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Nostalgia Critic | July 7, 2015 | The Nostalgia Critic reviews "Planet of the Apes (2001)". | 2 |
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Regular Show | October 27, 2016 | In Eileen's horror tale during "Terror Tales of the Park VI" from Regular Show, Muscle Man is dressed as Dr. Zaius from Planet of the Apes. | 2 |
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Green Lantern | February 1, 2017 | The Green Lantern Corps meet Planet of the Apes in "Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern". | 1 |
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Angry Video Game Nerd | July 4, 2017 | The 146th episode of The Angry Video Game Nerd reviews Planet of the Apes for PlayStation. | 2 |
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King Kong | November 15, 2017 | Kong on the Planet of the Apes is a crossover between the two series. | 1 |
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Ready Player One | November 24, 2020 | Planet of the Apes is mentioned in Ready Player Two. | 2 |
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Shang-Chi | September 3, 2021 | Trevor Slattery mentions Planet of the Apes in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. | 2 |
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Tár | October 7, 2022 | Planet of the Apes is mentioned in Tár. | 2 |
Links to Non-Media Series[]
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure | October 5, 2001 | Characters from Planet of the Apes appear in Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure. | 3 |