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FOREWORD BY FRASER HESTON

In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Planet of the Apes,the classic science-fiction film from 1968, The Making of Planet of the Apes tells the film and offers exclusive, never-before-seen photographs and concept art.

Based on Pierre Boulle's novel La Planéte de singes, the original Planet of the Apes was one of the most celebrated films of the 1960s and beyond. Starring Hollywood icons Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowall, the movie struck a chord with the world and sparked a franchise that included eight sequels, two television series, and a long-running comic book. Now, five decades after its theatrical release, New York Times bestselling author J. W. Rinzler tells the thrilling story of this legendary Hollywood production—a film even Boulle thought would be impossible to make.

With a foreword by Fraser Heston, Charlton Heston's son, The Making of Planet of the Apes is an entertaining, informative experience that will transport readers back to the strange alternate Earth ruled by apes, and bring to life memorable characters such as Cornelius, Dr. Zira, Dr. Zaius, and Taylor, the human astronaut whose time-traveling sparks an incredible adventure. Meticulously researched and designed to capture the look and atmosphere of the film, The Making of Planet of the Apes is also packed with a wealth of concept paintings, storyboards, and never-before-seen imagery—including rare journal pages and sketches from Charlton Heston's private collection—as well as color and black-and-white unit photography, posters, and more unique ephemera.

Comprehensive in scope, The Making of Planet of the Apes is the definitive look at the original blockbuster film, a must-have for fans, film buffs, and collectors alike.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07GDKFZ74
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper; Illustrated edition (October 23, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 23, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 92681 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
Reviewer: Ivan Putsky
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The Only Book POTA Fans Will Ever Need!
Review: Extremely detailed, well-researched, informative and entertaining account of the making of the first "Planet of the Apes" film. This book takes a deep dive into all the day-to-day minutiae of making of the first film. I've read multiple books about the first film series as I have been a lifelong fan since first watching all 5 of them on the big screen in a second-run movie theater in 1974 when I was a kid and this is the very best book of the lot. It's a handsome, large, hard-cover book with tons of cool early concept sketches, illustrations and behind-the-scenes photos that are sure to please fans of the film. Absolutely essential for POTA fans.

Reviewer: Graham Hill
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Going APE for a book that any PRIMATE can enjoy!
Review: As someone who worked at 20th Century-Fox from 1989-2015, and who was also their unofficial historian to boot, I have to say that J.W. Rinzler's MAKING OF THE PLANET APES is one of the best "making of" movie books I have ever read.It takes the reader from the origins of the Pierre Boulle novel all the way through producer Arthur Jacobs vision of making the movie, and director Franklin Schaffner's excellent execution of it. Every detail, every artist conception drawing, production blueprints, make-up tests... production scene construction, stage and location filming... it's all here in one engrossing book that's fully illustrated with behind-the-scenes and candid photos that I've never seen before.Having known and worked with people who were employed on the original, and certainly the very BEST ape movie ever, I can only think that this book does them great credit, and provides a wonderful memento for their families and friends.The B&W and color stills are beautifully reproduced and laid out in the best possible way, and the exhaustive research and the most trivial details of the movie's production are sure to be a wonderful surprise for any fan.The original 1968 PLANET OF THE APES movie is iconic and special for a number of reasons... The fact that it was very original and unique... The fact that it was so innovative and ground breaking in both it's make-up design and music scoring... The fact that every penny spent is right up there on the screen, completed on schedule with a tight budget... And the fact of it's perfect script, casting and directing.They certainly don't make movies like that anymore, and you don't get fabulous books like this one coming along too often either!

Reviewer: Mitch
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A good book and not overpriced
Review: For the money, this book is a bargain for movie lovers who rank the original Planet of the Apes high on their list. It is a large book full of mostly color photographs of the behind-the-scenes process that went into the making of a classic, as well as new insights into that process and never-before-published facts and trivia. I was actually surprised at how affordable the book was in view of its high quality.

Reviewer: Joe S.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent Book for any Apes fan to see how it all began.
Review: J.W. Rinzler did it again with another incredible behind the scenes coffee table book. Whether you are an apes fan or even just a movie fan you will love this book and Rinzler’s attention to detail is incredible. He is and will be missed.

Reviewer: T. Ayer
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Reliable Rinzler Reads Well But Short
Review: This book isn't quite as meaty as his efforts for Star Wars but is still quite good.I took one star off of this as the Kindle version has some very, very poor quality graphics, isolated almost entirely to the movie posters for non-Planet of the Apes films that were done by people related to the movie. I have no idea where they found these but I could find better quality versions of a lot of them quite easily just using the internet. They are blurry when you look at them and if you try to expand them they are just worse. The photo quality for almost all of the PotA material is fine.I've read another book that covers the entire history of the original series and it had some nice stories that I was surprised to not see iterations of here, sadly that book is long out of print and not available as a kindle book. This one will be a good product for delivering the same story for just the first film. Maybe the graphics in the physical book are better, I prefer the Kindle for these because the other books are just too darn big for comfortable and easy reading, you almost need to get the coffee table book version for the pictures and the kindle version for the ease of reading.

Reviewer: David
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Gift for Fans of the Planet of the Apes
Review: I got this book as I've been a fan of the Planet of the Apes since I was a kid, and it sure is a great book, filled with lots of pictures and behind-the-scenes details; whether it be about where they filmed certain scenes, to where they got the inspiration for their costume design.

Reviewer: Amazon Fan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: 4 Enthusiastic Chimp Thumbs Up!!
Review: “Planet of the Apes” was a mind-blowing movie to me as a kid. Little did I realize then, that it would open my young mind to worldly ideas and encourage me to question the status quo. Storytelling at its finest allows us to experience layered themes. And here, in subsequent viewings, more concepts became apparent: anthropocentrism, rights of sentient beings, truth and suppression-of-truth, and even scientific verification of time dilation.And I’m SO THANKFUL I got to experience the movie raw and untainted by those awful-spoiler-video-covers!!Now about the book: The best work is done by passionate people! Just read this book’s foreward and introduction. No mercenaries here.From cover to cover (literally! check out the bookcover underneath the book jacket) is a treasure trove of verifiable accounts, exquisite pre-production art, and candid behind-the-scenes photos.“The Making of Planet of the Apes” is THE definitive homage to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1968 film. Thank you, J.W. Rinzler, Fraser Heston, and everyone involved in the making of this book; and especially the crew and cast of “Planet of the Apes”.

Reviewer: Lance Hogle
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Looks fantastic!
Review: I finally broke down and ordered this incredible book and it was worth the wait!!Mr Rinzler has a number of similar sized & styled titles from the “STAR WARS “ series and this should fit right in!! Recommended!!

Reviewer: FN
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Great book.. lots of information and incredible photos.

Reviewer: Miguel
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Sensacional para os fãs do clássico de 1969!

Reviewer: Alex Ballena
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: He sido fan de Planet of the Apes desde que era niño y tenía que tener este libro, pero superó mis expectativas. Especialmente por la colección de bocetos y de diseños de exploración del universo simio desde que comenzaba a gestarse y antes de el guión tuviera su versión final. La crónica puntual del pequeño milagro que es ésta película.

Reviewer: Alessandro Querci
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Very nice book, lots of beautiful pictures and informations. It really worth the price.

Reviewer: H.M
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Heel mooie uitgebreide uitgave,een boek dat deze filmclassic gewoon verdient,prachtige fotos enheel veel info over de film,gedrukt op mooi papier en stevig gebonden,een aanrader voor elke POTA fan.Absoluut het mooiste boek over planet of the apes dat tot ooit te koop is geweest.