History Trivia / BattleForThePlanetOfTheApes

* MoneyDearBoy: According to Creator/JohnLandis, who worked on the film as an extra, not one of the main cast (aside from Creator/SevernDarden and Music/PaulWilliams) or crew gave a damn about trying to make a good film. Everyone saw it as just a chance to earn one last payday from this series.

* ExecutiveMeddling: The original ending would have created a StableTimeLoop with the first film: Aldo would have [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim shot Caesar during their climactic showdown]] and established martial law, executing all the humans except for those who where too weak/stupid to challenge him, who became slaves. Meanwhile, at the Mutant City, Mendez and Alma are overlooking the [[Film/BeneathThePlanetOfTheApes Alpha-Omega Bomb]] and discuss Kolp's orders to [[TakingYouWithMe deploy it in the event of his death]]. They decide against it, deciding instead to preserve it as a symbol. Studio demands to appeal to a younger audience, and the nascent TV series, resulted in numerous changes to make the ending (and the film in general) more upbeat.

* MoneyDearBoy: According to Creator/JohnLandis, who worked on the film as an extra, not one of the main cast (aside from Severn Darden and Paul Williams) or crew gave a damn about trying to make a good film. Everyone saw it as just a chance to earn one last payday from this series.

** The script also had Governor Breck as the leader of the mutants, but actor Don Murray wasn't interested in returning.

** The script also had Governor Breck as the leader of the mutants, but actor Don Murray was interested in returning.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The original script by Paul Dehn, writer of the first three sequels to the original film, was much closer in tone to [[Film/ConquestOfThePlanetOfTheApes the previous film]], and ended with Aldo killing Caesar, instituting martial law over their society, and executing most of the humans outside of a few who were too stupid to pose any threat to him. Producer Arthur P. Jacobs, likely thinking of [[Series/PlanetOfTheApes the TV series]] he was already planning, decided he wanted something LighterAndSofter and more family-friendly, and so hired ''Film/TheOmegaMan'' writers John and Joyce Corrington to essentially rewrite Dehn's script from scratch, retaining only the basic scenario and character names.

* SequelInAnotherMedium: The 1990's ''Planet of The Apes'' comic book takes place after the movie.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The original script by Paul Dehn, writer of the first three sequels to the original film, was much closer in tone to [[Film/ConquestOfThePlanetOfTheApes the previous film]], and ended with Aldo killing Caesar, instituting martial law over their society, and executing most of the humans outside of a few who were too stupid to pose any threat to him. Producer Arthur P. Jacobs, likely thinking of [[Series/PlanetOfTheApes the TV series]] he was already planning, decided he wanted something LighterAndSofter and more family-friendly, and so hired ''Film/TheOmegaMan'' writers John and Joyce Corrington to essentially rewrite Dehn's script from scratch, retaining only the basic scenario and character names.
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* FranchiseKiller: This movie ended the ''Apes'' franchise until [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes2001 a failed attempt at revival in 2001]] and [[Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes a successful one in 2001.]]

* FranchiseKiller: This movie ended the ''Apes'' franchise until [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes2001 a failed attempt at revival in 2001]] and [[Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes a successful one ten years later.]]