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Original series (1968–1973), separate continuity · 1973

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Cornelius and Zira land in the 20th century

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Do you need to watch it?

Not required. It's a separate adaptation outside the main timeline and only shows up in Everything.

Where it falls in the order

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  • Everything7 of 10
BeforeBeneath the Planet of the ApesAfterConquest of the Planet of the Apes

Post-credits scenes

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Spoilers for this title

Quick recap

Just before Earth is destroyed, Cornelius, Zira and Dr. Milo repair Taylor's ship and escape. They travel back in time and splash down off California in 1973. At the Los Angeles Zoo, the apes reveal they can talk and become celebrities, backed by scientists Stephanie Branton and Lewis Dixon. Milo is killed by a gorilla. The president's science adviser, Dr. Hasslein, learns Zira is pregnant and fears the baby will lead to ape rule. The couple hide at Armando's circus, where their son, Milo, is born. Hasslein tracks them down and shoots Zira and the baby. Cornelius kills him and is shot by a sniper. The twist: Zira had swapped her son with a circus chimp's baby.

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Hidden details

  1. Behind the scenes"Apes exist, sequel required"

    After the previous film's ending, producer Arthur P. Jacobs sent writer Paul Dehn a telegram: "Apes exist, Sequel required." Time travel was the way out.

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  2. Behind the scenesSal Mineo and the makeup

    Sal Mineo found the ape makeup uncomfortable, so the script was changed to kill off Dr. Milo earlier.

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