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Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes (1980)

1h 33m | PG-13

⭐ 7.4 / 10

When fugitive human astronaut Virdon is shot, his chimp companion Galen must charm an old flame into accepting that a book on human surgery is no hoax. Meanwhile, their friend Burke is captured by the ape authorities and is to be brainwashed by a brilliant ape scientist named Wanda. [The fourth of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "The Surgeon" and "The Interrogation"]

Director: Arnold Laven

Studio: 20th Century Fox Television

Genre: TV Movie, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller

Video: 720p

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Cast

Ron Harper

Ron Harper

as Alan Virdon

James Naughton

James Naughton

as Pete Burke

Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

as Galen

Jacqueline Scott

Jacqueline Scott

as Kira

Martin E. Brooks

Martin E. Brooks

as Leander

Norman Burton

Norman Burton

as Yalu