Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
1980·TV Movie·1h 33m
6.5
★
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"]
Directed by Arnold Laven and Alf Kjellin
post-apocalyptic future
surgeon
ape
ape man
ape woman
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.2 / 5
Cast
Ron Harper
Alan Virdon
James Naughton
Pete Burke
Roddy McDowall
Galen
Jacqueline Scott
Kira
Martin E. Brooks
Leander
Norman Burton
Yalu
Booth Colman
Zaius
Mark Lenard
Urko
David Naughton
Dr. Stole
Michael Strong
Travin
Jamie Smith-Jackson
Girl / Arna
Harry Townes
Dr. Malthus
Crew
Arnold Laven
Director
Alf Kjellin
Director
Popular Reviews
4 reviews
Robbie deBrucky
6.0★ · 04/02/24
Among the better two episodes to put into a telefilm. The surgeon especially was pretty good. Also get extra credit for having my favorite title out of these telefilms.
Among the better two episodes to put into a telefilm. The surgeon especially was pretty good. Also get extra credit for having my favorite title out of these telefilms.
Lathan McMichael
7.0★ · 02/23/26
Angel Ravensong
6.0★ · 06/28/25
J
7.0★ · 03/18/23
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