Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

Year: 1980

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: English

Directors: Don McDougall, John Meredyth Lucas

AdventureTV MovieScience FictionThriller

Astronauts Burke and Virdon, accompanied by their chimp Galen, are seized by a fishing village that forces humans into slave labor. To avoid being offered to the “gods of the sea” (sharks), they must prove themselves as fishermen. After escaping the camp, the trio joins a scheme to build a glider that will drop a fragmentation bomb on the ruling gorilla council.

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