Full size statue from the from the 1st movie
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is a nation wide chain of “dinner and a movie” entertainment. While they are closed due the COVID-19 restrictions, their website still shows a scheduled showing of the 1968 cult classic “Planet of the Apes” for August 30th this fall. Whether this showing happens remains to be seen.
Sher and I and our Austin family went to one of these theaters during our Winter Texan stay this past year. The seats are large and comfortable, and the table for your dinner is more than adequate. Food was good, too. We saw and enjoyed Little Women.
Anyway, I wanted to show you the huge statue in the lobby of the theater we went to
Ad for an Ape movie marathon
in Austin. The statue is from the actual movie Planet of the Apes. I asked one of the employees where it came from. Turns out the owner of the theater chain also owns the rights to the Planet of the Apes franchise. There were movie posters for all of the Ape movies displayed in the lobby as well as ads for an APE movie marathon of the original five movies.
Have you seen the Planet of the Apes movies? Can you name the original five titles? Might be a good topic for a “stay at home in isolation” set of trivia questions. Stay safe, dear readers. Don’t go ape!
Roadtirement 
The planet that went Ape. I think we are experience it.
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Ha, I think you hit the nail on the head, Timpthy! 🙂
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What a good idea.
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It was a unique to us experience.
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It seems like a really cool place. I’ve watched several Planet of the Apes’ but I forgot the titles. And I’m not sure where they are the original ones. 😀
No, I don’t go ape. I just go bananas. Hahaha…
Have a wonderful day. 🙂
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Love it! Oh, and the names of the 5 movies are: Planet of the Apes, Beneath the POTA, Escape From POTA, Conquest of POTA, and finally Battle For POTA. I remember seeing the first movie without knowing the ending, and wow, what a surprise it was.
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I guess the ones that I’ve seen are: Planet of the Apes, Escape from POTA, and Conquest of POTA. The movies are really cool! 🙂
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They do have an interesting story line for sure. All are good, but I still think the first one was by far the best. But how can you go wrong with Charleton Heston in the lead?
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True. The messages are very deep, making me wonder what’s gonna happen if we are not the one who evolved. Frankly, I didn’t really pay attention to the casts. But after reading your reply I Googled Charleton Heston and was surprised finding out that the lead actor is the lead actor of Ben-Hur! Yes, he’s really good. An Oscar wouldn’t lie, would it? 🙂
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Heston was an iconic actor and he brought a lot to the POTA film. His “Damn you. Damn you all to Hell” famous line at the end is one of the classic lines in movie history.
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