Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

Arnold Laven
1980-11-20

Human guinea pig?
7
93 min

When fugitive human astronaut Virdon is shot, his chimp companion Galen must charm an old flame into accepting that a book on human surgery is no hoax. Meanwhile, their friend Burke is captured by the ape authorities and is to be brainwashed by a brilliant ape scientist named Wanda. [The fourth of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "The Surgeon" and "The Interrogation"]

Cast

Name Character Team
Ron Harper Alan Virdon Unowned
James Naughton Pete Burke Unowned
Roddy McDowall Galen Unowned
Jacqueline Scott Kira Unowned
Martin E. Brooks Leander Unowned
Norman Burton Yalu Unowned
Booth Colman Zaius Unowned
Mark Lenard Urko Unowned
Phillip Montgomery Jordo Unowned
David Naughton Dr. Stole Unowned
Michael Strong Travin Unowned
Jamie Smith-Jackson Girl / Arna Unowned
Harry Townes Dr. Malthus Unowned