Re: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

In article <fc174jp5kh4fkmsflooboipulm8qb10e83@4ax.com>,
Paul S Person  <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:

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I saw it in the Army. One of the sequels had some sort of rocket
launch at the end. It didn't happen, which is good because it would
have destroyed the Earth or the last refuge of Man or something (my
memory is vague).

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If this was the second movie ("Escape From the Planet of the Apes"),
and had Charleston Heston doing pretty much a cameo at the end, well

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They didn't stop it.  Charleston Heson't character set off the
cobalt bomb.  Somehow, Zira and Cornelius and one other chimp
had managed to get themselved launched back to Earth.  This
wasn't explained, considering their tech level, but Cornelius
(Roddy McDowell) said he saw the Earth melt.

My favorite rendition of this ending is Mad Magazine's.
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"Are you going to set off the bomb?"
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"No, I'm calling my agent, he's got to get me out of
this cockamamie series!"
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"You mean there are more sequels?!?"
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"YES!  And anyone surviving this one is IN IT!!"
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"Here, let me press that button!"