
Following the events in "Beneath the Planet of the Apes", Cornelius and Zira flee back through time to 20th Century Los Angeles, where they face fear and persecution similar to what Taylor and Brent suffered in the future, and discover the origins of the stream of events that will shape their world.... (Full plot summary below)
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Following the events in "Beneath the Planet of the Apes", Cornelius and Zira flee back through time to 20th Century Los Angeles, where they face fear and persecution similar to what Taylor and Brent suffered in the future, and discover the origins of the stream of events that will shape their world.
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| The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsEscape From The Planet Of The Apes gets the series back on track, sending three apes back to the 20th century for a story that begins comically and ends in fear and loathing. |
| Sci-Fi Movie PageJames O'EhleyRegarded by some as the best of the Planet of the Apes sequels, maybe even on a par with the 1968 Charlton Heston original itself, this third Apes movie breathes fresh air into [the] series. |
| The New York TimesRoger GreenspunNobody is going to believe it, but I must say anyway that Don Taylor's Escape From the Planet of the Apes is one of the better new movies in town, and better in a genre—science-fiction—that at the crucial middle level where the history of movies is made, if not written, has recently been not so much bad as invisible. |
| IGNChris TillyMcDowell is as good as ever here – this time playing Cornelius – while Kim Hunter is hugely sympathetic as Zira. |
| Zaki's CornerZaki Hasan...a story that retains its cynical, hard-edged hallmarks while also packing in a considerable amount of pathos. |
| Cleveland PressTony MastroianniEscape looks more like a made-for television movie than anything else. The first half, in fact, might pass for a situation comedy in which people are amused at apes who act like humans. |
| Old School ReviewsJohn A. NesbitThis second sequel serves as little more than a light appetizer with a memorable and poignant ending. |
| DVDLaserDouglas Prattthe film is a highly satisfying mix of satire and suspense |
| Alternate EndingTim BraytonEasily the strangest film in the series, and a good candidate for the strangest studio-made genre film of the 1970s. |
| BBC.comTom CoatesIt works fairly well as the central movie of the franchise but will have little to offer non-devotees. |