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The three apes in the hearing doing the "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" gestures get me every time.

This movie is a masterpiece, ladies. The ape makeup was invented for this film. It was a whole new take on latex appliances for the actor's face. All courtesy of John Chambers, a great makeup artist! 👏👏👏👏

My parents were so cool! When I was nine years old, they packed me in the car and we watched Planet of the Apes at the drive in! Today’s generation has no idea what they have missed!

This movie is deeper than people expect, with conversations about science versus religion, how governments deal with "truths" that threaten its legitimacy, whether people have a right to know dangerous things, racism, elitism, and a lot more. Dr. Zaius is the antagonist, but he's not evil, he's just doing what he thinks will preserve the peace and order of his society, especially once you learn what he knows: that humans had a chance to rule, and blew it all up.

This was the big franchise before Star Wars. I was born in 1971 and grew up with the toys, comic books, tv series, animated Saturday morning cartoon and the movies had a heavy rotation on tv. I had a Planet of the Apes birthday cake when I was 4. Love this series.

When Taylor said 'Get you stinking paws off me...', after being caught in the net. When I saw it in the theaters in the early 1970's, the entire theater erupted in cheers.

I first watched this as an 8-yr old on the CBS Late Movie in 1972. I'll never forget the horn blare as the apes appear on horseback. I was hooked. This movie is absolutely fantastic.

When this was originally released, people left the theaters in tears because the ending was so disturbing at the time. Keep in mind, we were in the middle of the Cold War at the time and the threat of blowing ourselves up was very prevalent in society.

"Its a Madhouse! A MADHOUSE!!" In other words it's 2,000 years later and nothing's changed.

I seen it in theaters in 1968. Still my favorite of all the ape films. When we were in the theater when the show the statue of liberty! You heard a huge gasp from the audience!

Fun Fact: Roddy McDowell (Who played the Ape scientist Cornelius) would sometimes drive home from work with his Ape Mask still on just to screw with people who saw him in intersections. Also, if you liked Charlton Heston you guys should check out "Soylent Green" and "Ben Hur", I'm not a religious person but Ben Hur is an epic in every sense of the word.

The "Get your filthy hands off me..." line had the entire theater erupting in a cheer. Up to that point, we were frustrated that Taylor could not defend himself.

Ironically Stewart, the woman astronaut probably had the best fate, dying peacefully in her sleep.

How come no-one ever seems to notice the crack in the glass of Stewart’s suspended animation capsule? It’s pretty obvious. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I was brought to watch it when I was 9. I was head over heels. They had Planet of the Apes bubble gum cards at the time, and I collected them all that summer.

She says.... "JUDO CHOP" 🤣... both looking good as always 😍🥰😍🥰😍🥰

Saw this as a kid my uncle was so into it. Carlton Heston was such a classic actor and talent!

I saw this at age seven, with my eight year old brother, when it first came out. We walked about two miles, on our own, to the local picture theatre screening it. I still have memories of much of the movie from that day, as it had quite an impact on my young mind. It was the first sci-fi movie I had seen, but not the first sci-fi, as Lost in Space had already been on TV here before this movie came out.

Planet Of The Apes (1968) is not only an exceptional film "for its time", this film reinvented a genre that was completely discredited at that time (most saw science fiction as a genre of B films, given the immense number of low-budget films made in the 50s!), and long before Star Wars, it was the first to become a successful franchise!! John Chambers won an Oscar for best makeup for his impeccable work in this film!! This is not a dated film by any means!! Back then, special effects served the script, and since the advent of CGI, it's been exactly the opposite!! I hope you can make a video reaction of the sequel: "Beneath The Planet of The Apes" (1970)!! I love your channel, I never miss anything!!☝🏼😎

even as a kid, i thought that it had to be earth all along. There were apes talking english, horses, guns, maple trees , etc. Hey, and what about the moon at night?

Michelle: Oh they shot him. That's a tough wound to overcome. Natalie: Yeah it's more than a scratch. This was a great reaction!

I first saw this one at a Drive-in Theater around 1969-70, they used to have a 'double feature' night every week. I enjoyed watching it again with you guys, thanks.

Movies with a great story and characters are timeless. I saw this when I was 9 in the theater in1968.

The main special effect that I like is the beautiful natural scenery which makes films timeless. You can't beat that backdrop.

hard to believe the practical effects still stand the test of time. Great reaction , Ladies

I definitely recommend watching the entire cycle of Planet of the Apes films. Both this original one and the current one as well.

It is said that during filming when they would go to the commissary for lunch, the apes would sit together and the humans would sit together. Nothing planed. They were just naturally drawn to their own species.

I loved this film and the tv series when I was young. I even joined the planet of the apes fan club, had all the figures, loved roddy mcdowell. great memories

I saw this movie when I was a kid on TV. The scene where they find the dead female crewmate scared me. I think the practical effects hold up great to this day.

First film I saw as a child still love the Franchise today loads of memorabilia still being released to this day

Saw these movies as a kid and they scared me, I was about 7 years old. Our downtown had about 5 movie theaters within walking distance. When the next to came out I was of course older and sometimes the theater would show all 3 of the series. Me and my siblings would be at the theater all day it seemed. I miss those days!

"Hopefully they're cute and friendly" - Oh sweet Summer child.

I can't believe that his spaceship didn't even have a non-smoking section.

Planet of the Apes is one of my two favorite franchises. Along with Star Trek. Seeing this first watch reaction is like a gift to me. The whole movie setup to keep Taylor from speaking as long as possible for the shock to the apes. The chase scene allows the viewer to see Ape City. I love the practical effects of the makeup. Finally the twist ending overshadows why Dr. Zauis allows Taylor to just leave . It’s still relevant today . Thank you ladies

Cute and friendly apes…ha ha.

The President of the Assembly, at Taylor's hearing was played by actor James Whitmore, who played Brooks in the Shawshank Redemption

incredible twist ending. arguably the best ever.

I saw this movie, aged around 11/12, at school film club as a special treat at Christmas 1968 or Christmas 1969. The movie had a profound effect on me and on later viewings I found so much detail to explore. I own most of the 'Apes' franchise movies and TV spin-off's, plus a few books ... nothing really comes close to the 1968 original as it is a masterpiece. The award nominations were well deserved, but I feel it should maybe have won more (but that's history).

I still have my Planet of the Apes belt buckle from grade school! Before Star Wars, this was THE franchise! Thanks, ladies!✌️❤️

1968 that ending was mind blowing

Your reaction was spot on. This original is the best. Forget any 'sequel' or 'prequel' that was made after this. When the movie was being filmed, they promoted it by having an article in popular magazines, about the ape prosthetics and the concept of the movie (humans are submissive, apes are the dominant species). It had a description of the filming process, and it featured photo's that showed the looks of some of the apes. It spoiled nothing and worked to get us hyped up. So, when we sat in the cinema a year later, when the movie was released, everything was a surprise. The ending was a total unknown and an utter reveal for the whole audience, we all believing we were on another planet. The secret plot twist was really respected. Not in personal conversation nor in the media was it spoiled. Thus all those fresh new audiences could experience it just like we did. Great times.

Watching all 5 makes a complete story.

This was a classic. Charlton Heston played Taylor perfectly. The make-up for the simian was next level in the 1960's. The 3 movies that followed are also excellent. Please watch them. Oh, and on a funny note, i never knew what Roddy McDowell actually looked like because i had only seen him in costume.

This was the first adventure series I fell in love with. I was eleven when aii five movies came out. I never saw one in a theatre but when CBS would show one in primetime, I was there to watch it.

The practical effects were also great for publicity. Roddy McDowall (Cornelius) sang with Carol Burnett on her show as an ape. Fans (particular kids) were fascinated reading about how they did it (it required taking molds of each actor's face and creating custom latex pieces). Because it was simply makeup and not expensive digital effects, there was even briefly a Planet of the Apes TV series that followed the exploits of two astronauts sent after Taylor and the others.

I love this movie, its one of the best of all time.

The ape make-up allowed the actors to eat, drink (with a straw) and even smoke. During meal breaks the actors segregated themselves by species (Chimp, Gorilla, etc.). Not by design, it just kind of happened. The Statue of Liberty ending is courtesy of "Twilight Zone" creator Rod Serling.

Nice reaction gals! The golden age of sci fi started in the 1930s and continued through the 40s 50s and 60s. All the concepts that are well known today were seeded in classic sci fi writing for magazines and novels during that earlier period. There is literally nothing new under the sun. The idea of time travel goes back to The Time Machine written by H.G. Wells in 1895. Cinema and television just gave another outlet for these ideas. This movie is great because it used current issues, like the Cold War, nuclear warfare, mankind's destructive tendencies, in a creative dramatic framework.

I seem to remember seeing this projected on the wall in the gym in Junior High, so maybe 1969. Still one of my all time faves. When Charlton Heston finally gets his voice back, we went nuts. Of course, space travel was a big topic then and none of us were sophisticated enough to suspect the ending so that was a shocker

Films dominated by CGI are little more than glorified cartoons. This film is Sci-Fi royalty. A absolute classic by any measure.

I turned 8 that year, but sadly, I didn't get to see it in the theater. My parents only took me to Disney movies back then. I did see it with a friend a few years later, when they first ran it on TV. It blew us away! It still works as a metaphor for how man too often behaves in unevolved, ape-like ways. That was the message. The apes are highlighting what's wrong with us. They represent the worst in us. WE are the unevolved APES. And we REALLY need to improve! The old band DEVO was stressing that message too. But with music! 🎶

When I saw it back in '68, I had a lot of trouble getting past the apes speaking American English. I remember saying, "The apes are speaking English to my sister, and her looking confused. After it was over, she said, "I didn't get what you meant by that until the end".

Seeing Dodge's taxidermized body in the museum was very disturbing and still sticks with me.

Thanks for reacting to this classic movie. I love Charlton as Taylor xx

Absolute legend of a movie, still spoofed and homaged to this day. Almost makes you wish it wasn't, cause everyone loves to spoil the ending (including the cover of many re-releases) - one of the biggest twists in cinema history.

The newer Planet of the Apes movies rely mainly on CGI, and I think the late 60s/early 70s movies actually look more real.

"I'd like to kiss you goodbye" was in Dunston Checks In long before I ever saw this movie. That was my only strange window into the movie and by the time I saw it in context it still feels kind of random.

In the Mark Whalberg version, Charlten Heston does a cameo as an ape. The new trilogy is A+

Mark Wahlberg’s version of The Planet of The Apes was my introduction to this series of movies, and Charlton Heston is probably my favorite classic actor.

The 29th scroll was probably the truest thing ever written into a movie. It was proven early in the movie when the 3 men found a solitary plant in the desert and their 1st instinct was to dig it up for no reason and kill it.

The Tim Burton version from 2001 is a lot of fun. Astonishing prosthetic/makeup effects with just a touch of CGI here and there.

You 2 are the cutest! 🤩😍🥰🙈🙉🙊

Hey, ladies! I hope you watch all 5 of them from that era. This movie came out when I was 1 year old, and I remember being a small child when they aired on television in the early 1970s. I had most of the toys and games, and still have a few of them. There was also a short lived television show. I still have all of the Topps trading cards for that series, as well as all of the movies and the TV series on DVD. Something to note, though: Back then, the MPAA rating system was VERY different than it is now. There was no PG-13, NC-17, or even "Unrated". There was G, PG, R, X, and XXX. Now, there was a big distance between G and PG, which is why you see violence and mild nudity (nekkid butts) in a G rated movie. The distance between PG and R was even wider, so you'll see some PG rated movies with "frontal nudity" (but in a non-sexual way). A "single" X rating was for movies with extremely graphic violence and/or (more than mild/quick) nudity. Y'all know what XXX was, I'm sure. Before PG-13 and NC-17 came to be, some horror movies got an X rating, but were later changed to either NC-17 or Unrated to avoid confusion. The movies Gremlins and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom were the main reasons for the addition of PG-13. Also, Red Dawn was the first movie released with a PG-13 rating.

I still prefer this series over the new ones.

"mankind made a desert of it ages ago" - Dr. Zaeus

Throw a tomato at 'im! LOL 🍅

I love these.. got the dvd collectors box. 2nd not as thrilling but necessary for the 3rd which is my favourite remember sitting in the kitchen as a young boy watching this on the little tv so the adults could watch their movie in the living room (it was just another rerun at the time in the 80s)

The singer , artist Paul Williams was in " Battle For The Planet Of The Apes ". He also did the soundtrack for the 1976 " Bugsy Malone " with Scott Baio , a very young Jody Foster . And also the lyrics on the first Muppet Movie from 1979. He writes many songs for many artist as well. For instance The Carpenters music " We Only Just Begun " he wrote that.

This was written by Rod "Twilight Zone" Serling, and the part in the beginning with the blonde aging in the glass chamber was used in a TZ episode, "The Rip Vanwinkle Caper."

20:00......In the original draft of the screenplay, ladies, the apes had a very advanced society, comparable to ours. To save money on the budget, it was decided to make the ape culture primitive.

Edward G.Robinson was suppose to play the role of Dr.Zauis,but he realized his health was not good so he passed on the role. Maurice Evans still did a good job with the role.

One of the best endings in the history of cinema.

I remember the first time i watched it i was so in shock in the end lol

For locations, They landed in Lake Powell, walked Through Grand Canyon and Monument Valley, and Ape city was at the Fox Ranch where they also did M*A*S*H. The first of 5 movies, a cartoon series and a live action TV series, all in about 7 years. Taylor is called Bright Eyes as he's the only Blond and has Blue eyes. The book came out in 1963, early drafts were written by the great Rod Serling. Came out before man walked on the moon.

Such a chilling ending to the film…didn’t see that coming.

Thanks ladies love this movie

All anyone knew about Planet of the Apes when they went to see this movie was the original novel where an inventor & a journalist land on a planet in orbit around Betelgeuse.this movie follows the novel's plot points that the ending shocked American audiences. Because The Planet of the Apes was the fate of golden skinned humanoids in orbit around Betelgeuse! It's easy to miss the "it also happened on Earth" epilogue in the book. This movie came out during the Cold War, when everyone was expecting a nuclear war. The safari at the beginning is missing only the lady apes admiring the corpses, & adding clips of hair to their hats. The novel is like Gulliver's Travels: a fantasy setting used to critique current society. Back in the 60s, safaris were held in Africa & India to kill animals for their pelts & stuffed heads. The apes stuff human corpses for their museum. (It's cheaper to instruct extras to stand still, rather than use realistic maniquins.)

Always love the sweater puppies!

A terrific movie. Heston is my favourite actor

I love how when I was watching this as Taylor fights with his "karate" I immediately said "Judo Chop" in my best Austin Powers only to be immediately seconded by Michelle. The "International Man of Mystery" vibe is strong with us. :)

Wonderful reaction! Favorites were the 3rd & 4th sequels Escape and Conquest despite the very 70s look of the films.

That crash landing is so clever. Neatly avoiding having to use an obvious model. Back in the 60's you could get away with these things in Space but model FX always looked fake when put against a real enviroment. Then of course the space ship prop on Earth was full size. Still the best of the series.

Wonderful reaction ladies, thanks!

This story was based on a French novel by Pierre Boulle, the title translated to English is "Monkey Planet". In the book the ape world is very futuristic, somewhat like "The Jetsons". Flying cars and everything. In 1968 sci-fi movies didn't do well enough financially for the studio to want to spend a lot of money on it. And they were concerned that people dressed as talking apes might not go over that well. So the entire budget (practically) went to the makeup department and the ape world was depicted as primitive, an obvious $-saving decision. Makeup god Rick Baker was inspired by this movie as a boy and grew up to do the makeup in the Tim Burton version with Mark Wahlberg. Thank you so much for giving an old classic a chance!

23:50 They’re doing see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil Glad that you enjoyed it. I grew up on this one and the Tim Burton one, then discovered the sequels way later, not too long before the new ones started The new ones are definitely worth it, but so are the original sequels. The latter walked for the new ones to run and run and run and run.

roddy mcdowall, who here plays the ape "cornelius," has a credit list about a mile long. just 2 years before this, in 1966, he, at 35, convincingly played a high school student in "lord love a duck" (1966) co-starring tuseday weld, ruth gordon and harvey korman. probably the craziest movie you're ever likely to see. he began as a child actor appearing in john ford's 1941 oscar winner "how green was my valley" with maureen o'hara. in 1943 he starred in 2 kids classics "my friend flicka" and "lassie come home." in 1962 he appeared in "the longest day" about ww2's d-day. in 1972 he appeared in "the poseidon adventure." in 1973 in "the legend of hell house" and in 1985 "fright night." he's one of my favorite actors. thanks for the video you crazy ladies!

Dianne Stanley, the actress who played Lieutenant Stewart, was uncredited, so for many years, there was a erroneous rumor that the character was played by producer Arthur P. Jacobs' future wife Natalie Trundy who did go on to play other roles in the Planet of the Apes franchise. Also, a life mask of Dianne Stanley was taken and "aged" to make a dummy for the shot of Stewart's mummified corpse, but the make-up designer, John Chambers, thought the dummy's body looked too fake, so he auditioned a bunch of elderly extras until he found an 83 year old woman whom he finally cast to play the corpse.

Truly a one of kind😂😂😂 thanks for sharing 😊👍✌️🇺🇸

It's also the first movie that spawned a franchise and a lot of merchandising, way before Jaws and Star Wars. It was not in Hollywood's tradition to make sequels back then. The exception being Universal Pictures' monster movies during the 30s and 40s.

Did you notice how the religious panel during Dr.Zira & Dr. Cornelius's discussion about the Forbidden Zone they took the classic pose of "Hear No Evil, See No Evil & Speak No Evil" And Nova was the secretary of one the producers and he wanted her to give her a shot in film. But the director found she couldn't act and therefore gave her no lines.

Glad you both liked it and you're looking radiant as ever, especially the makeup game. Love that vintage Star Wars T Michelle!

Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle (Who also wrote "The Bridge over the River Kwai"). The screenplay was written by Rod Serling (Creator of "The Twilight Zone").

The book was a lot different but the idea of apes dominating a planet was surreal to the lead character. In the book the astronaut was actually on another planet ruled by apes and did come back to earth a few years later. This movie was a big hit when it came out. The ape makeup made a big impression. I got to meet John Chambers, the makeup artist who created the makeup application for the movie.

Like so many that have commented before, being 53 now, I saw this classic back in the early 70s. I know that it was quite important to my young fandom of films since I did have a Mego Dr. Zaius figure and loved it very much. I've never been a huge fan of the film, but still enjoy it nonetheless like all of those amazing good movies from back then. The ship sinking scenes were done in Lake Powell within Utah. I've been there back in the 80s, so it was immediately noticeable. Then you have the Grand Canyon shots of the Colorado River, which isn't too far away from Lake Powell. As for its latest heritage, it did a lot of first in story, characterization, make-up effects and overall concept. But one of the main things people remember is the various memorable quotes by Charlton Heston, especially the "Damn dirty apes" and the ending.

Saw this at the drive in theater in 68 as a kid. Classic Sci-fi with nuclear war as the underlying message. I've always been disappointed that the DVD covers show the Statue of Liberty, ruined the surprise ending for everyone, which was a classic ending in 68. I agree with you, practical effects give more interest than CGI.

His fame seems to have faded now - I've watched a number of POTA reactions recently and no one says 'That's Charlton Heston!'. But that was one of the biggest movie stars ever, right there.

"Spaceballs?! Well, S*it. There goes the planet".

"Beneath the Planet of the Apes" is a must see .... It explains everything!

DVD cover looks like it gives away the plot. Statue of Liberty was supposed to be a surprise. lol