Planet of the Apes DVD Press Release

[James Harvey]

A Press Release courtesy of FOX:

FOX RULES THE FOURTH QUARTER WITH ITS $180
MILLION BLOCKBUSTER

PLANET OF THE APES

TIM BURTON'S VISIONARY ACTION ADVENTURE
BLASTS ONTO VHS AND SPECIAL EDITION DVD
NOVEMBER 20, 2001

OUT OF THIS WORLD 2-DISC DVD CONTAINS MORE THAN
13 HOURS OF VIEWING, INCLUDING 28
NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN BONUS PROGRAMS,BEHIND-THE
SCENES/MULTI-ANGLE FEATURES AND MORE

CENTURY CITY, Calif., (September 11, 2001) -- The event film of
2001 evolves into the year's most spectacular home video and DVD
release on November 20, when Twentieth Century Fox Home
Entertainment (TCFHE) launches its $180 million (to date) futuristic
action adventure epic, PLANET OF THE APES VHS (for rent) and
Special Edition DVD (for sale).

Director Tim Burton's visual feast, starring Mark Wahlberg, Helena
Bonham Carter, Tim Roth, Michael Clarke Duncan and Estella
Warren, marked the largest three-day non-holiday gross in history
with an impressive $68.5 million in its opening weekend, and was
hailed as "the summer blockbuster we've been waiting for" (San
Francisco Chronicle) and "not just worthy of comparison to the
original…it's better," (Richard Roeper, "Ebert & Roeper At The
Movies").

Supported by an aggressive, multi-million dollar marketing campaign,
the "must-see" PLANET OF THE APES is primed to be among the
top rental and sell-through releases for holiday 2001. Eagerly
awaited by the millions of original Planet Of The Apes science fiction
fans, as well as the legion of newly introduced general consumers, the
PLANET OF THE APES Special Edition DVD will be available for
$29.98 ($46.98 Canada) and priced for rental on VHS. Pre-book
for both DVD and VHS is October 24.

The highly evolved PLANET OF THE APES Special Edition DVD
is loaded with added-value materials, enhancing the experience for
viewers with 28 never-before-seen programs created specifically for
the DVD during filming, nine behind-the-scenes/multi-angle features,
menus shot on-set by Philippe Rousselot, the film's Director of
Photography, and much more.

MARKETING

Adding to the already high retailer and consumer anticipation for the
PLANET OF THE APES VHS and Special Edition DVD debut,
Fox will launch a colossal multi-million marketing program touting a
robust $10 million nationwide television, print radio and online
advertising campaign as the centerpiece. The release will also be
supported with trailering on upcoming TCFHE releases including the
sell-through release, Dr. Dolittle 2. Several promotional marketing
partners are in the final stages of negotiation and will be announced
shortly.

PLANET OF THE APES SPECIAL EDITION DVD

In keeping with the film's sophisticated visual effects, the world-class
PLANET OF THE APES Special Edition DVD is one of the most
ambitious and technically-advanced DVDs ever produced, providing
unprecedented interactivity for viewers. Presented in Anamorphic
Widescreen (Aspect Ratio 2:35:1) with English 5.1 DTS, English 5.1
Dolby Digital and Spanish Dolby surround sound, both Special
Edition discs contain a multitude of bonus features.

Disc one includes:
· An enhanced viewing mode that enables the consumer to choose
when to go behind the scenes, search cast and crew biographies, or
view the special effects
· An audio track by composer Danny Elfman
· Two Easter Eggs
· DVD-ROM with screenplay/script/storyboard comparison
· NUON-enhanced features such as Viddies and Cool Zooms
· Animated menus

Disc two contains:
· The HBO "First Look" special
· Five extended scenes
· Multiple featurettes – "Simian Academy (Ape Movement)," "Face
Like A Monkey" (A Day in the Make-Up Chair), "Costume Tests,"
"On Location in Lake Powell," "Chimp Symphony Op. 37" (Behind
The Scenes On Scoring The Film), and "Swinging From The Trees"
(Stunt Work)
· Makeup, group and movement tests
· A gallery of multi-angle features that lets the viewer climb into the
director's chair for several key scenes
· Theatrical trailers, a music video, and television spots
· A concept art and design gallery
· Additional DVD-ROM features of a novella and links to Web sites

SYNOPSIS

In the year 2029, interstellar reconnaissance missions are relegated
to chimpanzee pilots from the Space Station Oberon in deep space.
On such a mission, a chimp loses communication and vanishes from
the radar. Fearless astronaut Leo Davidson launches a rescue
mission and, following a malfunction, lands on a jungle-like planet not
unlike the Earth. To Leo's astonishment, English-speaking apes and
primitive humans inhabit the planet. Following his capture by the apes
and subsequent escape, Leo assembles a small band of defiant
humans and empathetic apes in an attempt to re-establish contact
with Oberon, but his focus changes following an unexpected
discovery. Armed with this new information, Leo leads a rebellion
against an overpowering ape force that will result in freedom or
complete annihilation.

PLANET OF THE APES
DVD Price: $26.98 U.S./$46.98 Canada
VHS Price: Priced for rental
Street Date: November 20, 2001
Direct Accounts Order Date: September 26, 2001
Distribution Pre-Packs Order Date: October 3, 2001
Distribution Singles Order Date: October 24, 2001
Feature Running Time: 124 minutes
DVD Catalog Number: 2002896
VHS Catalog Number: 2002292
U.S. Rating PG-13
Canadian Rating: PG
Closed Captioned: Yes

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[Bird Boy]

sweet..I like the movie..and 2 discs sounds good to me..I'm definetly picking this one up..that thing is loaded to the brim..or sounds like it..

I love DVD news..makes me so happy...

-BB

[James Harvey]

I couldn't help but chuckle at the $47 Canadian price tag they gave the POTA DVD. It's funny becuase I went to some Canuck sites listing the pice as a meager $28.99 so far.