History Film / EscapeFromThePlanetOfTheApes

* HenpeckedHusband: Disscussed and PlayedForLaughs:
-->'''Interrogator''' (to Cornelius): Can you talk as well?

* {{Fainting}}: Zira, due to her pregnancy.
** And Dr. Branton, upon hearing Zira talk for the first time.

''Escape from the Planet of the Apes'' is the third installment of the ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes'' series, released in 1971.

** And dr. Branton, upon hearing Zira talk for the first time.

* CruelMercy: The President's Committee of Inquiry decided (on a majority vote) that Cornelius and Zira are allowed to live, but their unborn child has to be aborted and they must be sterilize to prevent another pregnancy.

* RedShirt: Dr. Milo -- although in fairness, his death wasn't actually meant to happen until much later in the film. The actor had trouble working with the makeup prosthetics however, and the character's death was bought forward.
* RuleOfSymbolism: The series started having racial conflicts overtones, and in this one also did Biblical parallels (it's even lampshaded with a line mentioning Herod).

* RealitySubtext: While trying to find Cornelius and Zira:
-->'''Hasslein:''' ''(crossing out every possible locations)'' Negative, negative, negative!\\
'''E-1:''' Don't worry, we'll catch them sooner or later.\\
'''Hasslein:''' That's what I'm worried about: later. Later, we'll do something about pollution. Later, we'll do something about the population explosion. Later, we'll do something about the [[WorldWarIII nuclear war]]! We think we've got all the time in the world!! ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion How much time has the world got?!!]]'' [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped Somebody has to begin to care!]]

'''Hasslein:''' That's what I'm worried about: later. Later, we'll do something about pollution. Later, we'll do something about the population explosion. Later, we'll do something about the nuclear war! We think we've got all the time in the world!! ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion How much time has the world got?!!]]'' [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped Somebody has to begin to care!]]

'''President:''' He also became very unpopular. Historically unpopular.

* SequelHook: the ending scene was meant to simply connect this movie to the future. ExecutiveMeddling led to more movies.

* CruelMercy: The President's Committee of Inquiry decided (on a majority vote) that Cornelius and Zira are allowed to live, but their child has to be killed and they must be sterilize to prevent another pregnancy.

* CruelMercy: The President's Committee of Inquiry decided (on a majority vote) that Cornelius and Zira are allowed to live, but their child has to be killed and sterilize to prevent another pregnancy.

* HenpeckedHusband: Disscussed and PlayedforLaughs:

'''Hasslein:''' That's what I'm worried about: later. Later, we'll do something about pollution. Later, we'll do something about the population explosion. Later, we'll do something about the nuclear war! We think we've got all the time in the world!! ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion How much time has the world got?!!]]'' Somebody has to begin to care!

* MosesInTheBullrushes: The unassuming chimp baby [[BlatantLies that was the first to be born in a circus]] sitting in a cage, saying "Mama".

* HenpeckedHusband: Disscussed:

-->'''Cornelius''': [[DeadpanSnarker When my wife tells me to.]]

* GuiltByAssociation: One of the interrogators believes it doesn't make if the chimps aren't as warmongering as the gorillas since they're "all monkeys".

''Escape from the Planet of the Apes'' is the third installment of the ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes'' series.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Dr. Otto Hasslein; he believes the only way to prevent the fall of mankind (and by extension, the destruction of Earth) is to kill the apes and their child.

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[FantasyIsland Mister Roark]] now manages a circus.
** [[TheYoungAndTheRestless Victor Newman]] as Dr. Hasslein.