Planet of the Apes (1966) studio pitch/makeup test
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Uploaded by mofrakker on Dec 25, 2008
The original makeup test with Charlton Heston as Thomas (not Taylor), Edward G. Robinson as Dr. Zaious, James Brolin as Cornelious and Linda Harrison (who played Nova in the finished movie) as Zira. This test was used to get the greenlight from Fox executives and has narration and conceptual art based on the original Rod Serling adaptation of the Pierre Boulle novel. This version shows a more modern ape civilization which would of been too expensive to film. The final product would eventually represent a more rudimentery ape society.
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this was very interesting to me thank you for sharing .
3 years ago 10
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The narrator you're looking for was the late great Paul Frees (1920 - 1986).
2 years ago 6
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@zipsrule yes i know it's a spelling error i realised that after i posted that comment
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@Remington61189 version
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GORILLA..APE..MONKEY..CHIMP...
HUMANS... COUSINS..
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Where's your messiah now?
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From helicopters to horses?
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Paul Frees (narrator) has the greatest voice. Orson Welles was great also, but I always loved Paul's voice on some of the Disneyland attractions as well as the countless films and tv work. I always wanted him to read my eulogy!!!
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"Heelicopters?"
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Terrible! The makeup,James Brolin instead of Roddy McDowell? I'm sorry that they didn't have the money to bring Pierre Boulle's vision to the screen (Tim Burton could have) but I think in the end they made a classic.
thebackgroundartiste 5 months ago
@thebackgroundartiste Yes, the limited budget did affect the quality of make-up. But it still helped to get the final film made. Robinson was pretty good though, unfortunately he wasn't too fond of the make up at his age. The style of this short has a very 'Twilight Zone' vibe and the artwork shows a more ambitious vision. But we're all glad that Roddy got the lead ape role.
mofrakker 5 months ago
Now this is how Tim Burton's virson should've been
Remington61189 9 months ago 4
@Remington61189 You're right. Never thought of it that way. Instead of making a crappy remake, he had the chance to use this version. Would've been more expensive, but interesting.
mofrakker 9 months ago
I thought Robinson was actually pretty good in this test, considering the makeup demands and his age it is understandable why he didn't want the role but after seeing this test it is easy to see why the movie was made.
schizoidboy 1 year ago
@schizoidboy Yes, he was playing it like a real scientist. You don't see them as apes, Vry effective.
mofrakker 1 year ago