Planet of the Apes: An Unofficial Companion

189 Pages·2001·10.3 MB·English

by  David Hofstede

PLANET OF
THE APES
AN UNOFFICIAL COMPANION
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PLANET OF
THE APES
AN UNOFFICIAL COMPANION
DAVID HOFSDE
ECW PRESSW
Copyright © ECW PRESS, 2001
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a
retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any process - electronic, mechanical,
photocopying, recording, or otherwise - without the prior written permission of the
copyright owners and ECW PRESS.
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF CANADA CATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION DATA
Hofstede, David
Planet of the apes: an unofficial companion
ISBN 1-55022-446-8
1. Planet of the apes films. 2. Planet of the apes (Television program). I. Title.
PN1995.9.P495H63 2001 791.43'75 C00933257-X
PR9199.3.B76C65 2001
Cover and text design by Tania Craan
Cover photo by Photofest
Layout by Mary Bowness
Printed by Webcom
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The publication of Planet of the Apes has been generously supported by the Government of
Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program.
Canada
ACKNOWLEGMENTS
The author wishes to thank the following people for their help
and support: Lance Clement, Don Pedro Colley, Jack Condon,
Henry Corden, Jack David, Terry Hoknes, Kim Hunter, Scott
Hutchins, Anthony James, Jeff Krueger, Edward Lakso, the
Motion Picture Academy Library, and Ken Taylor.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
THE MAN WHO STARTED IT ALL: PIERRE BOULLE
1
CHAPTER TWO
APES AT THE MOVIES
4
CHAPTER THREE
APES AT TELEVISION
57
CHAPTER FOUR
APES IN PRINT
99
CHAPTER FIVE
THE HISTORY OF PLANET OF THE APES:
A TIMELINE
1O6
CHAPTER SIX
GORILLAS FOR SALE:
MERCHANDISING PLANET OF THE APES:
11O
CHAPTER SEVEN
GOING APE!
THE PLANET OF THE APES SUPERFANS
121
CHAPTER EIGHT
PLANET OF THE APES
REFERENCES/SPOOFS/TRIBUTES
134
CHAPTER NINE
THERE'S NO BUSINESS
LIKE MONKEY BUSINESS
143
CHAPTER TEN
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ...
151
CHAPTER ELEVEN
2001: AN APES ODYSSEY
168
CHAPTER TWELVE
FOR MORE INFORMATION
176
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
BIBLIOGRAPHY
178
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