Escape From the Planet of the Apes

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Escape From The Planet of the Apes

Produced by Arvid Knudson and Associates.

When Power Records bought the license to adapt the Apes series, did how dark the series got ever concern anybody? This film starts out light and goofy, and then ends in a hail of bullets, including the harmless Zira!

Beneath The Planet of the Apes

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Beneath The Planet of the Apes

Produced by Arvid Knudson and Associates.

If you didn't think the Marvel records were downbeat enough, this one ends with the destruction of planet Earth! Chew on that, kids!

Planet of the Apes

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Planet of the Apes

Produced by Arvid Knudson and Associates, as it proudly proclaims on the opening page.

Like Mego, Power Records put a lot of money and effort into the Apes franchise, dramatizing four of the films (though oddly not the fourth!).

It's not a bad version of the story, except the ending, which I think is a little botched. The final moments of the film end with the sound of the crashing surf, which obviously could've been replicated here; instead we get Taylor's awkward exposition. Oh well.