Ape Chronicles #040
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APE CHRONICLES Shooting began on May 21, 1967, and ended on August 10, 1967. Most of the International first scenes in the film were shot at Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Utah, as well PLANET OF THE APES as near Page, Arizona. The scenes of the crew paddling away from their Fan Club crashed ship were shot on Lake Powell. The ape village was constructed and [email protected] filmed on the Fox Ranch in Malibu PlanetOfTheApesFanClub.com Creek State Park, northwest of Los Angeles. The concluding beach scenes, HIGH COUNCIL NEWS including the remains of the Statue of Issue #40 by Terry Hoknes Liberty, were shot near Point Dume, at February 8, 2008 the south end of Zuma Beach in Malibu ____________________________ President of the _______________________________ PLANET OF THE APES TURNS 40 th International POTA Fan Club On February 8 1968 this amazing new Publisher / Editor / Writer film starring Charlton Heston debuted in INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL WHITTY theatres for the first time. It would go on On the Brand New Original Comic Terry Hoknes to become one of the biggest movies of Strip Created Special for this issue 1968 and would be the starting point of and the 40 th anniversary of POTA a huge legacy and cult following. 739 Taylor Street East debuting in theatres in 1968 Saskatoon, SK Canada S7H 1W1 (306) 270-9387 Neil and I were at my place on Saturday, having a few drinks and watching most of Season 3 of SIX FEET Issues #40 onwards UNDER when we got to discussing a $9.99 US funds per issue comic for the 40 th Anniversary of Ape Includes Free shipping Chronicles anywhere worldwide Terry wanted something small – one page preferably but maybe up to 3 pages. We had laboured over a plot for Back Issues #1-39 a 3 pager a few months ago and came $4.99 US funds per issue up with a few ideas. When we thought of a conclusive one-pager, we really Buy 3 or more issues and get wanted to get the main characters in Free Shipping Anywhere worldwide there. It occurred to us that probably the best In order to convince the Fox Studio that OR buy a complete run of back way to achieve this would be to use a a Planet of the Apes film could really be parody. Neil is rather infamous for his issues made, the producers shot a brief test ability to mirror a style so I suggested #1-40 for $120.00 shipping included scene using early versions of the ape he use the style of either the MAD or makeup. Charlton Heston appeared as CRACKED artists who parodied Planet an early version of Taylor (named Payments made by either: of the Apes years ago. Thomas, as he was in Rod Serling- I came up with a loose text and (very!) PAYPAL.COM at penned drafts of the script), Edward G. [email protected] roughly drew the second page (except I Robinson appeared as Zaius, while had the Icarus shooting through the M international money orders / checks / then-unknown actors James Brolin and debris – Neil didn’t like this because it’s cash in US funds Linda Harrison played Cornelius and not from PLANET). Zira. Harrison, who was the mistress of the head of the studio at the time, would All back issues of Ape Chronicles Neil took the script home and a couple later play Nova in the 1968 film and its and Ape Crazy are still available of days later sent me the final 2 pages. first sequel, and have a cameo in the It really is something else – opening Tim Burton remake more than 30 years Ape Chronicles is the bi-monthly Neil’s work for the first time. Typically, I later. This test footage is included on magazine was overwhelmed. several DVD releases of the film, as well for the International Planet Of The Apes as the documentary Behind the Planet Fan Club formed to promote POTA After checking everything over (I usually of the Apes. Dr. Zaius was originally to take the pages to work and hang them have been played by Robinson, but he All materials contained in Ape Chronicles are in front of me for a time so I can really backed out due to the heavy make-up, copyright 2008 of each writer and may not be study them – but we had a deadline), I and long sessions to apply it, that were copied without permission told Neil they were perfect and he sent required. (Robinson later made his final them on to Terry. Here they debut for film, Soylent Green, opposite his one- Some info reprinted from Internet sites the first time in this very issue of Ape time Ten Commandments co-star such as www.IMDB.com and Chronicles #40. www.Wikipedia.com Heston.) "M O U N T A I N O F GALEN: I'm not sure. Unless... BURKE: T H E D E L P H I " Look out! Those boulders! Coming right BURKE: down at us. Let's get out of here! Unless what? (SOUND of an avalanche) GALEN: Unless we have entered one of the BURKE: Forbidden Zones. Wow! An avalanche. As if we hadn't gotten enough trouble dodging General VIRDON: Urko and his gorillas. Forbidden Zones? VIRDON: GALEN: That was no avalanche. Out of a mixture of fear and superstition, our minister of science has designated BURKE: NARRATOR: certain areas of the country off limits to What do you mean? It is the year 3885. Two astronauts, Pete all apes. Burke and Alan Virdon, traveling VIRDON: through a time warp in space, find BURKE: Look up there. themselves stranded on a strange and That's kinda strange, 'cause your Dr. hostile planet, where apes are the hunters Zauis doesn't strike me as being the kind BURKE: and humans the hunted. to fall for a lot of superstitious bunk. Men! Cavemen! Right out of the Stone Age. (SOUND of gun shots) GALEN: Quite right. His major concern is to keep VIRDON: VIRDON: apes from learning that there may have Well I'll be. Over here, Pete. Quick! been human civilizations in ancient times equal or perhaps even superior to GALEN: (SOUND of running) our own. Thus upsetting the theory that Yes, yes! Just what I thought! But I apes evolved from a lower species of never thought I'd have the good luck to BURKE: primates, the humans. see living specimens. Whew! That was close. Where's Galen? BURKE: BURKE: GALEN: How come you don't go along with him? What are you talking about? Right behind you. I'm no more anxious to be caught by General Urko's gorillas GALEN: GALEN: than you are. If there's anything he hates I've seen evidence in archaeological Those humans. They could be the more than a human, it's an ape who is research that such civilizations did missing link between civilized apes and friendly to humans. indeed exist. Because I have tried to primeval humans. Oh...I'm sorry. I meant make that fact known, I have been no offense. (SOUND of horses galloping away) denounced as a heretic and now I am a fugitive along with you. BURKE: VIRDON: OK, OK. So what else do you know Hey! Listen. VIRDON: about them? Lucky thing for us, too. We wouldn't be alive today if it weren't for you. GALEN: BURKE: They are called the Delphi. And this is They're going away. I don't get it! BURKE: the very mysterious Mountain of the Hey, this sure is a forbidding looking Delphi. VIRDON: place. That mountain rising up out of no I don't either. They had US trapped. place, casting it's shadow over the valley VIRDON: below. Where are we, Galen? Mountain of the Delphi? BURKE: With them in front and this mountain at GALEN: GALEN: our backs, we didn't have a chance. I can only guess, but I'd say that... This mountain is an object of both fear and reverence to them. It is said they are VIRDON: (SOUND of a rumbling) drawn to it as though by a magnet. By a What do you think, Galen? Why did they subconscious memory of something out leave? VIRDON: of their dim past. What's that noise? Sounds like... BURKE: I am Tamarain, Guardian of the Delphi. again? Sure is strange - looking. Probably of Why have you come here? volcanic origin or the result of some TAMARAIN: other cataclysmic restructuring of the VIRDON: Bralok has been warned. Earth's surface. We seek refuge from the gorillas, nothing more. BURKE: GALEN: Who is Bralok? Dwelling in caves in and around the TAMARAIN: base, they never stray far from it. Legend The mountain has been our refuge for TAMARAIN: speaks of a metallic object at the top, uncounted generations. But we endanger He is in charge of defense of the which they worship as a god, but dare our security and our future if we give aid mountain. Young and impetuous and not approach. to escaped slaves. naturally suspicious of strangers. But you are safe. Just follow me. BURKE: BURKE: Hey, look! There's one of those caves up We're not slaves, we're astronauts! (SOUND of walking) there where the boulders came from. TAMARAIN: VIRDON: VIRDON: Astronauts? Where to? And there's another. Right there behind in the brush, and...uh oh. VIRDON: TAMARAIN: We came from another planet, another Up to the Great Hall of the Mountain, NARRATOR: world out there in space called Earth.