Rise of the Planet of the Apes - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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Fan of Rise of the Planet of the Apes or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Rise of the Planet of the Apes

[chris]

John Lithgow was in another movie about a giant ape, Harry and the Hendersons (1987) his costar in that movie M. Emmet Walsh, had played a bit part early in his career as a military officer aide in Escape from the Planet of the Apes).

[eli]

WILHELM SCREAM: When the helicopter crashes into a police car, during the ape battle scene.

[morris]

Despite Caesar ordering Buck not to kill any humans, the battle on the Golden Gate Bridge ended with him throwing a human off the bridge.

[lonnie]

The small labels on the Gen-Sys cages have the information for the chimps which include name, year of birth, test number, months acquired and sex; Bright Eyes' year of birth is 1997, Number 9, FM, 4 months and Koba's is 2000, Number 6, and ML.

[wesley]

Caesar's father name was Alpha, which refers to his rank as the dominant male of his troop of chimpanzees. Alpha's son, Caesar, eventually became an alpha himself, hence the connection to the titles of both father and son.

[frances]

Caesar's speaking voice was produced by sound designer Chuck Michael, who mixed the sounds of fully grown male chimps' vocalizations recorded at Chimp Haven with Andy Serkis's voice.

[kenneth]

The appearance of the dome where the apes escape is based on the appearance of the cage where humans are caged in Planet of the Apes (1968).

[kim]

Buck, Luca, and Red are the only known gorillas to have been given the ALZ-113 (off-screen) as the other gorillas in the ape colony were not given this drug (on-screen).

[ruby]

In one scene under the vault, Caesar is taking the pose of The Thinker, by French sculptor Auguste Rodin.

[jessie]

One of the first movies to use motion-capture in an on-location setting. Previously, motion-capture was limited to special studio set-up with special motion-capture cameras in very clearly defined surroundings.

[carla]

The first ape you see is called "Bright Eyes", which is what Dr. Zira called Taylor in Planet of the Apes (1968), before he first spoke.

[kim]

At nineteen years old, Buck is the oldest of the apes, surpassing Koba, who was sixteen.

[jesus]

It is possible that Charles Rodman's name, and medical condition, may be an homage to Charlton Heston, from Planet of the Apes (1968), who was also diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease several years before his death.

[ronnie]

Gen-Sys is a possible abbreviation for Genetical Synthesis or Genetical System(s).

[violet]

Shia LaBeouf and Tobey Maguire were considered to play Will Rodman.

[brent]

The jigsaw puzzle that Caesar has nearly completed is a depiction of Taylor and Nova from Planet of the Apes (1968), riding on a horse down the beach, just before coming upon the Statue of Liberty.

[aaron]

Bonobos are similar to chimpanzees, except they are darker, slightly smaller and tend to have longer limbs and longer hair on the tops of their heads. While Koba acts aggressively in the film, in reality this would be unlikely as bonobos are far less violent than chimpanzees.

[kristen]

The original post-credits scene had Koba discovering John Landon's shotgun in the woods and learning to shoot it.

[ruby]

Terry Notary: The actor who plays Caesar's mother Bright Eyes and the former dominant chimpanzee Rocket also has an uncredited cameo as one of the gorillas on the Golden Gate Bridge action sequence.