Planet of the Apes [2001] (2 discs)

Random Trivia For This Title:

• Charlton Heston, spokesman for the NRA, is the only ape on the planet to own a gun.
• Michael Clarke Duncan sprained his ankle during filming and was forced to go to the hospital in his full gorilla makeup.
• The desert battle sequence was shot at Trona Peaks, California - the same location used for the Star Trek V: The Final Frontier God-world scenes.
• In order to star in the film, Tim Roth declined the role of Professor Severus Snape in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
• Mark Wahlberg joined the film after meeting with Tim Burton for only five minutes. He was so anxious to work with Burton that he agreed to play any part. Wahlberg dropped out of the role of Linus in Ocean's Eleven (2001) to do this film.
• The "reworked" Tim Burton ending for this film is based on the original book ending as written by Pierre Boulle.
• Director Tim Burton has been quoted as saying that he has a fear of monkeys.
• Exterior shots were filmed at Lake Powell, Arizona, the same location as the original Planet of the Apes.