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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Original title)
Dates: 2011 (Copyright), 11 August 2011 (Release)

Countries: USA, Hungary, United Kingdom, Canada

Directed by: Rupert Wyatt

Synopsis: Action, drama, science fiction. Will Rodman is working on a cure for Alzheimer's by performing tests on apes. The first test subject is Caesar and this 'cure' genetically modifies his way of thinking to create a new breed of ape with human-like intelligence. Caesar learns well, but human authority continues to test him and contain him. In response to abuse from visitors, he eventually proves smart enough to break free from his cage and release the cure among other apes. Millions of apes begin to foment revolution. Soon, war breaks out between humans and apes.

Genres:
Science Fiction, Drama

Subjects:
Apes, Scientific research
Releases
Date: 05 August 2011Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Dialogue (original): English
Date: 11 August 2011Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 104 mins 45 secs - Length: 9427 FeetDialogue (original): English

Credits (221)
© in all territories: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Dune Entertainment III LLC, © in Brazil, Italy, Japan, Korea and Spain: TCF Hungary Film Rights Exploitation Limited Liability Company, Production Company: Chernin Entertainment, Produced in association with: Ingenious Media, Made in association with: Big Screen Productions, Ingenious Film Partners, Presents: Twentieth Century Fox, [Presented] In association with: Dune Entertainment, Filmed with the participation of the: Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit, Filmed with the assistance of: Hawai‘i Production Tax Credits, Production Services: Inc. Productions Partners, Executive Producer: Thomas M. Hammel, Produced by: Peter Chernin, Produced by: Dylan Clark, Produced by: Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Co-producer: Kurt Williams, Mike Larocca, Unit Production Manager: Wendy S. Williams, Thomas M. Hammel, Production Supervisor: Heidi Erl, Production Co-ordinator: Patricia Foster, Production Accountant: John C.R. Catron, Post-production Accountant: John Fletcher, Unit Manager: Bonnie R. Benwick, Location Manager: Catou Kearney, Location Manager: Peter J. Klassen, Location Manager: Jonathan Shedd, Art Rivers, Research Co-ordinator: Linda Rea, 2nd Unit Director: Brian Smrz, Mark Vargo, 1st Assistant Director: Pete Whyte, 1st Assistant Director: James A. Bitonti, 1st Assistant Director: Mathew Dunne, Kris Krinkle, 2nd Assistant Director: Brendon Breese, 2nd Assistant Director: Wainani Young Tomich, 2nd Assistant Director: Cindy Smith, 2nd Assistant Director: Daniel Mansfield, Gary Hawes, 3rd Assistant Director: Haylee Thompson, Amanda Bartley, Script Supervisor: Jessica Clothier, Script Supervisor: Linda Strathdee, Script Supervisor: Christine Wilson, Andrea Devaux, Casting by: Debra Zane, Canadian Casting by: Coreen Mayrs, Heike Brandstatter, US Casting Associate: Pamella Pearl, Lisa Zambetti, Canadian Casting Associate: Amy Nygaard, Voice Casting by: Johnny Gidcomb, Written by: Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Director of Photography: Andrew Lesnie, Director of Photography: Mark Vargo, Lawrence Blanford, Aerial Director of Photography: Phil Pastuhov, Larry Blanford, Camera/Steadicam Operator: Peter Wilke, Camera Operator: Stephen Maier, Camera Operator: Tim Bellen, Harry K. Garvin, A Camera Operator: Dean Heselden, 1st Assistant Camera: Taylor Matheson, Larry Portmann, A 1st Assistant Camera: Kieran Humphries, B 1st Assistant Camera: Paul Guenette, 2nd Assistant Camera: Alex Martinez, Joshua Kjorven, A 2nd Assistant Camera: Steve Krasznai, B 2nd Assistant Camera: Spiro Grant, Gaffer: Steve Mathis, Gaffer: Stuart Haggerty, Gaffer: Burton Kuchera, Dean Des Jarais, Rigging Gaffer: Jarrod Tiffin, Key Grip: John Westerlaken, Key Grip: Tony Whiteside, Key Grip: John Kuchera, Key Grip: David Childers, Danny Rosner, Key Rigging Grip: Kevin McCloy, Video Co-ordinator: Dave Joshi, Video Playback Co-ordinator: Gladys Tong, Video Playback: David Mcknight, Stills Photographer: Joseph Lederer, Senior Visual Effects Supervisor: Joe Letteri, Visual Effects Supervisor: Dan Lemmon, Associate Visual Effects Producer: Ryan Stafford, Visual Effects Co-ordinator: Ron Pogue, Additional Visual Effects Co-ordinator (Canada): Jaydene Maryk, Shandy Lashley, Visual Effects & Animation Created by: Weta Digital Ltd., Visual Effects Supervisor: R. Christopher White, Erik Winquist, Visual Effects Producer: Cyndi Ochs, Animation Supervisor: Daniel Barrett, Eric Reynolds, Digital Effects Supervisor: Thelvin Tico Cabezas, Digital Effects Supervisor: Jeff Capogreco, Digital Effects Supervisor: Mike Perry, Thrain Shadbolt, Compositing Supervisor: Jean-Luc Azzis, Compositing Supervisor: Simon Jung, Compositing Supervisor: Christoph Salzmann, Compositing Supervisor: Charles Tait, David Houghton Williams, Motion Capture Supervisor: Dejan Momcilovic, Previs Supervisor: Richard Frances-Moore, Camera Supervisor: Lee Bramwell, FX Supervisor: Kevin Romond, Matte Department Supervisor: Yvonne Muinde, Models Supervisor: Marco Revelant, Digital Creatures Supervisor: Simon Clutterbuck, Additional Visual Effects by: G-Creative, Additional Visual Effects by: Atomic Arts, Additional Visual Effects by: Soho VFX, Lola VFX, Special Effects Co-ordinator: Tony Lazarowich, Special Effects: Mark Kalaugher, Graphic Artist: Patrick Zahorodniuk, Carlos Bolbrugge, Film Editor: Conrad Buff, Mark Goldblatt, 1st Assistant Editor: Carole Ann Kenneally, Steven Ansell, Visual Effects Editor: Pamela Choules, Production Designer: Claude Paré, Supervising Art Director: Helen Jarvis, Art Director: Grant Van Der Slagt, Dan Hermansen, Assistant Art Director: Andrew Li, Nancy Ford, Art Department Co-ordinator: Sharon Thompson, Character Design by: The Aaron Sims Company, Pre-vis Supervisor: Duane Floch, Pre-visualisation by: Pixel Liberation Front, Pre-visualisation by: Cinedev, Pre-visualisation by: Image Engine, Pre-visualisation by: Moving Picture Company, Blind Squirrel Digital, Set Designer: Sheila Millar, Set Decorator: Elizabeth Wilcox, Set Dec Buyer: Sandy Walker, Terry Lewis, Lead Dresser: Matt Reddy, Gordon Brunner, On-set Dresser: Ross Joseph Wahl, Graphic Illustrator: Brian Cunningham, Head Sculptor: Jack Gauvreau, Property Buyer: Laurie Dobbie, Property Master: Dean Eilertson, Ric Walkington, Supervising Construction Co-ordinator: Jan Kobylka, Construction Co-ordinator: John Dale, Costume Designer: Renée April, Assistant Costume Designer: Courtney Daniel, Costume Co-ordinator: Jana Rayne Macdonald, Head Make-up Artist: Victoria Down, 1st Assistant Make-up: Christopher Pinhey, Make-up Effects: WCT Productions Ltd., Bill Terezakis, Head Hair Stylist: Sherry Gygli, 1st Assistant Hair Stylist: Thom Mcintyre, Main and End Title Design by: Picture Mill, End Titles by: Scarlet Letters, Laboratory and Telecine Services: DeLuxe Vancouver, Supervising Colourist: Yvan Lucas, Colourist: Mitch Paulson, Film Stock: Kodak, Colour by: DeLuxe, Prints by: Fuji, Music by: Patrick Doyle, Score Conducted by: James Shearman, Score Orchestrated by: Patrick Doyle, James Shearman, Additional Orchestration by: Bruce Fowler, Score Co-ordinator: Maggie Rodford, Score Programmed by: Rupert Cross, Temp and Final Music Editor: Jeanette Surga, UK Music Editor: Christopher Benstead, Additional Music Editor: Joseph Bonn, Score Recorded by: Joel Iwataki, Alan Meyerson, Score Mixed by: Joel Iwataki, Musicians Contracted by: Gina Zimmitti, Vocals Contracted by: Jasper Randall, Sound Designer: Chuck Michael, Sound Mixer: David Husby, Boom Operator: Darryl Marko, Re-recording Mixer: Ron Bartlett, D.M. Hemphill, Additional Re-recording Mixer: Chuck Michael, Jim Bolt, Re-recording Engineer: Bill Stein, Supervising Sound Editor: John A. Larsen, Chuck Michael, Dialogue Supervisor: Helen Luttrell, Dialogue Editor: Susan Dawes, [Sound] FX Editor: David Grimaldi, [Sound] FX Editor: John Morris, Wayne Lemmer, Aerial Co-ordinator: Fred North, Stunt Co-ordinator: Mike Mitchell, Terry Notary, Primate Consultant: Michael J. Reid, Sign Language Instructor: Cara Marie Furlan, Animal Co-ordinator: Dana Dubé, Horse Wrangler: Kirk Jarrett, Jamie Payton, Helicopter Pilot: Patrice Bellarose, Helicopter Pilot: Rob Munro, Helicopter Pilot: Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc, Mike Phillips, Filmed in: Panavision, Digital Intermediate Facility: EFilm
Cast (76)
James Franco (Will Rodman), Freida Pinto (Caroline Aranha), John Lithgow (Charles Rodman), Brian Cox (John Landon), Tom Felton (Dodge Landon), David Oyelowo (Steven Jacobs), Tyler Labine (Robert Franklin), Jamie Harris (Rodney), David Hewlett (Hunsiker), Ty Olsson (Chief John Hamil), Madison Bell (Alice Hunsiker), Makena Joy (Alice Hunsiker, teen), Kevin O'Grady (animal control officer 1), Sean Tyson (animal control officer 2), Jack Kuris (boy in Muir Woods), Tammy Hui (bridge driver), Kyle Riefsnyder (CHP 1), Rufus Dorsey (CHP 2), Anthony Mcrae (CHP 3), Jeb Beach (dad in Muir Woods), Jesse Reid (Donnie Thompson), BJ Harrison (Dottie), Leah Gibson (party girl 1), Tracy Spiridakos (party girl 2), Ivan Wanis Ruiz (handler at lab 1), Trevor Carroll (handler at lab 2), Chelah Horsdal (Irena), Timothy Webber (Stan Timko, janitor), James Pizzinato (lab tech 1), Robin Nielsen (lab tech 2), Monica Mustelier (lab tech 3), Syn Narula (lab tech 4), Mattie Hawkinson (lab tech 5), Ryan Booth (South Side commander), Gordon Douglas Myren (local guy), Elizabeth Weinstein (mom in Muir Woods), Meredith Canby (new aide), Javier Caballero Cano (newspaper dad), Peter Bundic (newspaper boy 1), Dylan Nouri (newspaper boy 2), Oona Service (playground girl), Camille Atebe (playground mom), Derek Morrison (security guard 1), Dean Redman (security guard 2), Hector Johnson (security guard 3), David Richmond-Peck (board member 1), Adrian Hough (board member 2), Evans Johnson (board member 3), Joey Roche (Todd Hunsiker), Sean Roche (Todd Hunsiker, teen), Qayam Devji (Todd's buddy), Yurij Kis (worker), Riel Hahn (zoo guide), Sonja Bennett (mother on sidewalk), Michael Kopsa (jerk driver), Steve Lawlor (SFPD 1), Chris Shields (SFPD 2), Panou (SFPD 3), Sandy Robson (SFPD 4), Luc Roderique (SWAT), Mike Dopud (Northside officer), Mark Henriques (driver), Stacey Schmidt (jogger), Matteo Mazziotti (child in car), WIlly Miles (guy with newspaper), Fred North (camera ship pilot), Allen Martin, Juliette Goodrich (KPIX News anchor), Andy Serkis (Caesar), Karin Konoval (Maurice), Terry Notary (Rocket/Bright Eyes), Richard Ridings (Buck), Chris Gordon (Koba), Devyn Dalton (Cornelia), Jay Caputo (Alpha), Richard Darwin (puppeteer of Baby Caesar)
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In: Science fiction film and television v8 n2 2015  Pages: 279-280
Title: Book reviewsAuthor: Attebery, StinaArticle type: Book ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Of 'Planet of the Apes and philosophy: great apes think alike' edited by John Huss.


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