Back to the Planet of the Apes

Year: 1980

Runtime: 92 mins

Language: English

Directors: Arnold Laven, Don Weis

AdventureThrillerAction

After a time‑travel mishap, astronauts Pete Burke and Allan Virdon crash on a distant future Earth ruled by apes. Captured, they befriend a chimp named Galen who helps them escape. To return home, they enter an earthquake‑prone city seeking a computer that can access their flight records and reopen the portal to their time.

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