When Planet of the Apes premiered in 1968, audiences were stunned-not just by its twist ending, but by the sheer imagination of a world where apes ruled and humans were hunted, silenced and enslaved.
When Charlton Heston yelled, “Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!” he helped launch one of the most influential franchises in film history. Taking a cue from the original Star Trek, ...