History Trivia / RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes

* ActorSharedBackground: Douglas Hunsiker being a family man who goes PapaWolf to protect his kids from Ceasar alludes to MeanCharacterNiceActor David Hewlett who plays him being a family man in real life, albeit much nicer then Hunsiker, as he has a (as of October 6th, 2009) 2-year-old son whom he adores - to the point where he merrily Twitters about his latest antics at least once a day.

** Likewise, John and Dodge Landon are played by Angus-born Brian Cox and Surrey-born Creator/TomFelton.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Very interesting interpretation in [[http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/i-wish-i-knew-how-it-would-feel-to-be-free-on-rise-of-planet-of-the-apes-and-the-help/discrimination/2011/08/21/25639 this review]]. Watching the film with this in mind, it is hard not to see the comparisons as intentional.

** English-Canadian David Hewlett plays Douglas Hunsiker.
** Likewise, John and Dodge Landon are played by the Scottish Brian Cox and the English Creator/TomFelton.

** British-Canadian David Hewlett plays Douglas Hunsiker.
** Likewise, John and Dodge Landon are played by the Scottish Brian Cox and the British Tom Felton.

* ShownTheirWork: ''Possibly''. A leading theory for the cause of the rapid spread of AIDS in North America is "a promiscuous flight attendant". With even more air travel, and an easier route of transmission, the spread isn't that hard to believe.
** Rocket makes noise with a gas can to reinforce his position as leader. Later, Caesar uses the same gas can to hit Rocket, and ends becoming new leader of the sanctuary. This is reminiscent of a real case studied by Jane Goodall, where a clever young chimp realized that the noise made with a gas can scared the other chimps and used it to become the tribe's leader.
* ViralMarketing: [[http://www.simianflu.com/ Simian Flu]], a in-universe website to promote the sequel.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy Harry Osborn]] lives next door to [[Series/StargateAtlantis Rodney McKay]]! And his dad is [[Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun Dick Solomon]]
** [[Film/HarryPotter Draco]] [[Creator/TomFelton Malfoy]] works with monkeys.

** Will died in the first cut of the film, but test audiences didn't like it.

*** Andy Serkis as [[Film/KingKong another Ape]], no less, (if smaller and smarter).

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/{{Spider-Man Trilogy}} Harry Osborn]] lives next door to [[Series/StargateAtlantis Rodney McKay]]! And his dad is [[ThirdRockFromTheSun Dick Solomon]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Tobey Maguire was originally intended for the lead human role, but when it fell through, they settled for James Franco instead. [[{{Film/Spider-Man Trilogy}} It's not the first time Harry Osborn has been second best to Peter Parker.]]

** [[TomFelton Draco]] [[Film/HarryPotter Malfoy]] doesn't seem too friendly towards the non-humans either.
*** [[TomFelton Draco]] [[Film/HarryPotter Malfoy]] holding the electrocution wand, anyone?
*** [[TomFelton Draco]] [[Film/HarryPotter Malfoy]] saying "You think that's ''funny?''" and "You're ''next!''"

** [[Film/HarryPotter Draco]] [[TomFelton Malfoy]] works with monkeys.

** The most ironic part is that the first script wasn't even written as part of the ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes'' franchise but was based on reports of real people raising chimps as pets (or ''babies'') and then getting mauled in their homes when they become [[TeensAreMonsters teenagers]]. The first incarnation of what would become Caesar was '''evil''' and talked [[spoiler:only]] in sign language; its gender was probably closer to a sci-fi horror than the drama/adventure movie it ended being.

** The most ironic part is that the first script wasn't even written as part of the ''Francgise/PlanetOfTheApes'' franchise but was based on reports of real people raising chimps as pets (or ''babies'') and then getting mauled in their homes when they become [[TeensAreMonsters teenagers]]. The first incarnation of what would become Caesar was '''evil''' and talked [[spoiler:only]] in sign language.

** The most ironic part is that the first script wasn't even written as part of the ''PlanetOfTheApes'' franchise but was based on reports of real people raising chimps as pets (or ''babies'') and then getting mauled in their homes when they become [[TeensAreMonsters teenagers]]. The first incarnation of what would become Caesar was '''evil''' and talked [[spoiler:only]] in sign language.

** The most ironic part is that the first script wasn't even written as part of the ''PlanetOfTheApes'' franchise and was based on reports of people raising chimps as pets (or ''babies'') and then getting mauled in their homes when they become [[TeensAreMonsters teenagers]]. The first incarnation of what would become Caesar was '''evil''' and talked [[spoiler:only]] in sign language.

** Rocket makes noise with a gas can to reinforce his position as leader. Later, Caesar uses the same gas can to hit Rocket, and ends becoming new leader of the sanctuary. This is reminiscent of a real case studied by Jane Goodall, where a young chimp deliberately used an abandoned gas can to scare other stronger chimps and ended becoming the tribe's leader.

** The most ironic part is that the first script wasn't even written as part of the ''PlanetOfTheApes'' franchise and was based on reports of people raising chimps as pets (or ''babies'') and then getting mauled in their homes when they become [[TeensAreMonsters teenagers]]. The first incarnation of what would become Caesar was '''evil''' and talked only in sign language.

** They also had earlier drafts with a sympathetic vet character working at the lab who becomes involved with Will, but this was later replaced by the zoo vet character. Before the character of Will's father with Alzheimer's, there was a draft with the lead humans being a geneticist and his wife with the disease.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Tobey Maguire was originally intended for the lead human role, but when it fell through, they settled for James Franco instead. [[{{Film/Spider-Man Trilogy}} It's not the first time Harry Osborn has been second best to Peter Parker.]]

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/{{Spider-Man Trilogy}} Harry Osborn]] lives next door to [[Series/StargateAtlantis Rodney McKay]]!

** [[Film/HarryPotter Draco Malfoy]] works with monkeys.

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/{{Spiderman}} Harry Osborn]] lives next door to [[Series/StargateAtlantis Rodney McKay]]!

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Tobey Maguire was originally intended for the lead human role, but when it fell through, they settled for James Franco instead. [[Film/SpiderMan It's not the first time Harry Osborn has been second best to Peter Parker.]]

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/Spider-ManTrilogy Harry Osborn]] lives next door to [[Series/StargateAtlantis Rodney McKay]]!

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Tobey Maguire was originally intended for the lead human role, but when it fell through, they settled for James Franco instead. [[Film/SpiderMan It's not the first time Harry Osborn has been second best to Peter Parker.]]
* ShownTheirWork: ''Possibly''. A leading theory for the cause of the rapid spread of AIDS in North America is "a promiscuous flight attendant". With even more air travel, and an easier route of transmission, the spread isn't that hard to believe.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Tobey Maguire was originally intended for the lead human role, but when it fell through, they settled for James Franco instead. [[Film/SpiderMan It's not the first time Harry Osborn has been second best to Peter Parker.]]