Sci-Fi
Top 11 Original Apes References in Rise of the Planet of the Apes
We list some of the best damn dirty references to previous Apes movies in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, from the obvious ("It's a madhouse!") to the more obscure (a character named after the original film's producer).
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Bryan Enk
November 30, 2011
Have you not seen Rise of the Planet of the Apes? Then you might want to stop reading now, as this is definitely one of the more spoiler-ific features on The Rush. Surprises will be ruined herein if you haven't seen the film, especially if you're an Apes fan. Okay? So stop reading now if this is the case. Otherwise, enjoy the wink-wink fan service peppered throughout Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
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The name of the remarkable creature played by Andy Serkis in Rise of the Planet of the Apes is an homage to the name that Milo (the son of Dr. Zira and Cornelius from the original film series, played by Roddy McDowall) chooses for himself when he embraces the revolution in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. In Rise, John Lithgow's once brilliant, now Alzheimer's-ridden Shakespeare fan names him, a reference to a great king -- and tragic hero.
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Even the most vaguely casual fan knows the closing shot of the original Planet of the Apes, the shocking reveal that reminded you that Rod Serling, the creator of The Twilight Zone, had a hand in the screenplay. In Rise, Caeser is seen in his room with his toys, one of which is a take-apart-able Statue of Liberty -- if he had also had a Taylor action figure, he would've been able to recreate one of Charlton Heston's greatest on-screen freak-outs.
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Maurice, a large circus orangutan who knows sign language, ends up being Caesar's trusted lieutenant and advisor as the Rise commences. He's named after Maurice Evans, who played Dr. Zaius in the original Planet of the Apes.
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"It's a madhouse, a madhouse!" screams Charlton Heston as he's doused with a firehose in the original Planet of the Apes. This is quoted in Rise by Dodge Landon (Tom Felton), a decidedly non-humanitarian ape "jailer," when he gets the caged apes all worked up and screeching for his own cruel amusement.
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About halfway through Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a cutaway to a news program shows Taylor's Mars-bound Icarus making its launch. Later, toward the end of the film, a newspaper headline says that the ship has vanished without a trace. We know where it went, though, don't we?
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