“Planet of the Apes” quotes
(2001)
Tim Burton
directed this movie
in 2001
Title Planet of the Apes
Year 2001
Director Tim Burton
Genre Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adventure, Action
Year 2001
Director Tim Burton
Genre Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adventure, Action
Plot – 2029. Space astronaut Leo Davidson should leave to chimpanzees to probe the cosmos mysteries, but during a galactic storm he follows a primate and jumps into the unknown, sinking to a distant future on an unknown planet. He finds himself surrounded by intelligent apes, while men are enslaved. With the help of Ari, a learned chimpanzee, Davidson will organize the resistance of the human race.
All actors – Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Giamatti, Estella Warren, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, David Warner, Kris Kristofferson, Erick Avari, Lucas Elliot Eberl, Evan Parke
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“- Tival: Apes are afraid of water. They can't swim.
- Ari: We drown!
- Daena: That is why every day we pray for rain.”“One day they'll tell a story about a human who came from the stars and changed our world. Some will say it was just a fairy tale, but it was never real. But I'll know.”
“- Captain Leo Davidson: Our apes couldn't talk.
- Ari: Maybe they chose not to... given the way you treated them.”“Time to explain evolution to the monkeys.”
“Everything in the human culture takes place below the waist!”
“Never send a monkey to do a man's job.”
“- Ari: Maybe we're not so different.
- Captain Leo Davidson: No, we're very different. You care about everybody, but yourself.”“Monkeys are further down the evolutionary ladder... Just above humans.”
“You kill him, and you'll only lower yourself to his level.”
“Extremism in defense of apes is no vice.”
“How many times do I have to tell you? Wear you gloves when you handle humans!”
“The humans infest the provinces. They breed too quickly while we grow too soft in our affluence. Even now, they outnumber us, four to one.”
“Only a human would think riding through an army encampment could work.”
“- Ari: I'd like to see your world.
- Captain Leo Davidson: I know. But they'd probably pry you and poke you and throw you in a cage too.
- Ari: You'd protect me.”“I warn you their ingenuity goes hand in hand with their cruelty. No creature is as devious, as violent.”
“The smarter we get, the more dangerous we become.”
“You're sensitive. An uncommon quality in a man.”
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