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Clips from Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

It's certainly the most incredible story this reporter has ever covered.

"It's certainly the most incredible story this reporter has ever covered."

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I think that by their intelligence and their good humor,

"I think that by their intelligence and their good humor,"

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the 2 so-called ape-o-nauts have already captured the hearts

"the 2 so-called ape-o-nauts have already captured the hearts"

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of the entire American nation.

"of the entire American nation."

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That hearing, of course, is going to be held in private.

"That hearing, of course, is going to be held in private."

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They will, however, be taken from the zoo infirmary to a hotel,

"They will, however, be taken from the zoo infirmary to a hotel,"

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and they will be given an extended tour of the city.

"and they will be given an extended tour of the city."

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- Good night. - Good night.

"- Good night. - Good night."

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- Your luggage, ma'am? - Of course, it's mine!

"- Your luggage, ma'am? - Of course, it's mine!"

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The zoo.

"The zoo."

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40.

"40."

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May I measure your inside leg, sir?

"May I measure your inside leg, sir?"

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Dr. Cornelius, tell me, how do you find our women?

"Dr. Cornelius, tell me, how do you find our women?"

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Very human.

"Very human."

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Very good. Very good.

"Very good. Very good."

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Do you think I'm a pet?

"Do you think I'm a pet?"

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Well, yes, I do, rather.

"Well, yes, I do, rather."

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- Say, why don't you try some? - What is it?

"- Say, why don't you try some? - What is it?"

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Well, it's sort of like grape juice plus.

"Well, it's sort of like grape juice plus."

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Madam Zira, what is your favorite fruit?

"Madam Zira, what is your favorite fruit?"

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Grape.

"Grape."

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- Ha ha ha. - Tomorrow, Zira is to speak

"- Ha ha ha. - Tomorrow, Zira is to speak"

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at the Bay Area's Women's Club.

"at the Bay Area's Women's Club."

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And later, she'll accompany Dr. Hasslein to the Museum of Natural History.

"And later, she'll accompany Dr. Hasslein to the Museum of Natural History."

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Meanwhile, Cornelius will attend a prizefight. That's his first one.

"Meanwhile, Cornelius will attend a prizefight. That's his first one."

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to dedicate a new boat for the Jungle Cruise.

"to dedicate a new boat for the Jungle Cruise."

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Now, for a look at the weather.

"Now, for a look at the weather."

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Sunny California will not be exactly that tomorrow.

"Sunny California will not be exactly that tomorrow."

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The downtown...

"The downtown..."

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- Tired? - A little.

"- Tired? - A little."

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- How is that? - Soothing...

"- How is that? - Soothing..."

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but very wet.

"but very wet."

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A marriage bed is made for two,

"A marriage bed is made for two,"

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We have heads as well as hands.

"We have heads as well as hands."

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How do you like it, Cornelius?

"How do you like it, Cornelius?"

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of the Greek antron which means hollow

"of the Greek antron which means hollow"

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Now, this little fellow is Camptosaurus Marsh,

"Now, this little fellow is Camptosaurus Marsh,"

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and sauros, which means lizard.

"and sauros, which means lizard."

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Its generic name, therefore, is flexible lizard.

"Its generic name, therefore, is flexible lizard."

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In 1879, O.C. Marsh of Yale University

"In 1879, O.C. Marsh of Yale University"

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described the first known species

"described the first known species"

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from the Jurassic beds of arikoma.

"from the Jurassic beds of arikoma."

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Since then, other specimens have been found...

"Since then, other specimens have been found..."

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I'm pregnant.

"I'm pregnant."

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- No, no, no, no! - No, I insist. Please sit down.

"- No, no, no, no! - No, I insist. Please sit down."

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Well, I have a strange craving.

"Well, I have a strange craving."

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That is only natural.

"That is only natural."

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For grape juice plus.

"For grape juice plus."

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Grape juice plus?

"Grape juice plus?"

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It's in the... the refrigerator.

"It's in the... the refrigerator."

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All right.

"All right."

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Is this it?

"Is this it?"

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Here we go.

"Here we go."

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Lewis said only a sip.

"Lewis said only a sip."

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Zira, it is an excellent restorative, I assure you.

"Zira, it is an excellent restorative, I assure you."

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Especially in cases of pregnancy, you know.

"Especially in cases of pregnancy, you know."

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- How long have you known? - Oh, since well before the war.

"- How long have you known? - Oh, since well before the war."

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Mmm.

"Mmm."

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- Do you mind if I smoke? - Uh-uh.

"- Do you mind if I smoke? - Uh-uh."

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Oh, no, I shouldn't, not in your condition.

"Oh, no, I shouldn't, not in your condition."

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Who won your war?

"Who won your war?"

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It wasn't our war.

"It wasn't our war."

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It was the gorillas' war.

"It was the gorillas' war."

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Chimpanzees are passion...

"Chimpanzees are passion..."

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pacifists!

"pacifists!"

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We stayed behind. We never saw the enemy.

"We stayed behind. We never saw the enemy."

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Neither.

"Neither."

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But how do you know that if you weren't there, Zira?

"But how do you know that if you weren't there, Zira?"

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we saw bright, white, blinding light.

"we saw bright, white, blinding light."

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Then we saw the rim of the Earth melt.

"Then we saw the rim of the Earth melt."

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Then there was a tornado in the sky.

"Then there was a tornado in the sky."

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Wooo.

"Wooo."

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I feel magnificently sleepy.

"I feel magnificently sleepy."

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What did it read after Earth's destruction?

"What did it read after Earth's destruction?"

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73.

"73."

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And before... before the white light and the tornado?

"And before... before the white light and the tornado?"

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39...

"39..."

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Before the white light and the tornado?

"Before the white light and the tornado?"

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Zira: 39...

"Zira: 39..."

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50...

"50..."

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something.

"something."

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- So? - So you have evidence, Mr. President,

"- So? - So you have evidence, Mr. President,"

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that one day, talking apes will dominate this Earth

"that one day, talking apes will dominate this Earth"

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who are still subjecting the spaceship to microscopic scrutiny,

"who are still subjecting the spaceship to microscopic scrutiny,"

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the precise year of what you merely inferred

"the precise year of what you merely inferred"

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as 3955 A.D., presumably.

"as 3955 A.D., presumably."

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Alter what you believe to be the course of the future

"Alter what you believe to be the course of the future"

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by slaughtering 2 innocents?

"by slaughtering 2 innocents?"

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And we don't want that to happen, do we?

"And we don't want that to happen, do we?"

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or rather creatures... and that the voters love them.

"or rather creatures... and that the voters love them."

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Do you want them and their progeny to dominate the world, Mr. President?

"Do you want them and their progeny to dominate the world, Mr. President?"

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But, one day, if the progeny turn out

"But, one day, if the progeny turn out"

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they may do a better job of it than we have.

"they may do a better job of it than we have."

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By destroying the world?

"By destroying the world?"

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Are you quite sure that what they saw destroyed was the world?

"Are you quite sure that what they saw destroyed was the world?"

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- Well, aren't you? - I consider it dispassionately

"- Well, aren't you? - I consider it dispassionately"

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as a possibility, not hysterically as a fact.

"as a possibility, not hysterically as a fact."

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Mr. President, we have their own testimony that they provoked the war.

"Mr. President, we have their own testimony that they provoked the war."

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And they seemed to have provoked you pretty thoroughly into the bargain.

"And they seemed to have provoked you pretty thoroughly into the bargain."

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I'm not saying that you're wrong, Hasslein, but I am saying

"I'm not saying that you're wrong, Hasslein, but I am saying"

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that before I have them shot against the wall, I want convincing

"that before I have them shot against the wall, I want convincing"

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that the handwriting on the wall is calculably true.

"that the handwriting on the wall is calculably true."

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Now... convince me.

"Now... convince me."

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By their own testimony we know that apes one day will acquire

"By their own testimony we know that apes one day will acquire"

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the power of intelligent speech.

"the power of intelligent speech."

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By Zira's testimony, we know that she is pregnant with child.

"By Zira's testimony, we know that she is pregnant with child."

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By my own testimony we know that it's genetically possible

"By my own testimony we know that it's genetically possible"

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for this child... provided, of course, always that we permit its birth...

"for this child... provided, of course, always that we permit its birth..."

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to bear or beget a talking ape by a dumb one

"to bear or beget a talking ape by a dumb one"

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in a present-day jungle or a present-day zoo.

"in a present-day jungle or a present-day zoo."

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- That we can alter the future? - Yes, Mr. President, I do.

"- That we can alter the future? - Yes, Mr. President, I do."

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Do you also believe that we should?

"Do you also believe that we should?"

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I don't know.

"I don't know."

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How many futures are there? Which future has God, if there is a God,

"How many futures are there? Which future has God, if there is a God,"

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If I urged the destruction of these 2 apes,

"If I urged the destruction of these 2 apes,"

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Am I His enemy or His instrument?

"Am I His enemy or His instrument?"

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An assassin would say the latter.

"An assassin would say the latter."

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- Do you approve of assassination? - Well, Mr. President,

"- Do you approve of assassination? - Well, Mr. President,"

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in babyhood when he was still innocent?

"in babyhood when he was still innocent?"

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Or slaughtering his remote ancestors?

"Or slaughtering his remote ancestors?"

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