In the documentary Behind the Planet of the Apes, it’s revealed that Boulle considered the book one of his lesser works and never imagined that it would ever make it into theaters. Jacobs’s pitch was soundly rejected everywhere he went even Pierre Boulle-author of the source material, La Planète des Singes-agreed.
Jacobs ran into when he was shopping Planet of the Apes around Hollywood. That’s exactly the mantra producer Arthur P. MOST STUDIOS, AND THE BOOK’S AUTHOR, THOUGHT IT WOULD MAKE A TERRIBLE MOVIE.Īpes, especially talking ones, were the stuff of B-movies back in the 1960s, so nobody took them seriously. As a new segment in the Planet of the Apes saga, Matt Reeves's War for the Planet of the Apes, prepares to hit theaters in July, here are some fascinating facts about the movie that started it all. Schaffner, proved that science fiction was something that could be thought-provoking, transcendent, and (most importantly) massively profitable.Īlong with 1968’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, Planet of the Apes changed the perception of what sci-fi was capable of and opened the door for everything from Star Wars (1977) to Blade Runner (1982) in the decades since. The movie, starring Charlton Heston and directed by Franklin J. That started to change with the release of 1968's Planet of the Apes. Though the occasional triumph like 1956’s Forbidden Planet would slip through the cracks, the genre was mostly a dumping ground for low-budget schlock fests throughout the ‘50s and early ‘60s. The late ‘60s were a turning point for sci-fi cinema.
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