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    The Incomparable Mothership December 8, 2018 “Planet of the Apes”
    436 Most Important Chimpanzee
    Jason Snell with John Moltz, Jean MacDonald, Joe Rosensteel and David J. Loehr

    Consult the lawgiver’s scrolls and watch out for talking dolls! It’s a madhouse! A madhouse! And also, the 50th anniversary of “Planet of the Apes.” Join us as we explore the world of spaceman Taylor (Charlton Heston) and his long journey through an empty desert into a land populated by officious orangutans, plucky chimpanzee scientists, and wry yet violent gorillas. Does it hold up? Why did such a dark vision generate kids’ lunch boxes and multiple sequels and spinoffs? And what are the intricacies of Ape Law?