| A*P*E | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | A*P*E |
| Directed by: | Paul Leder |
| Written by: | Reuben A. Leder |
| Produced by: | Jack H. Harris; Tony Francis; Reuben A. Leder; Yang Tseng-Hsiu; K.M. Yeung; Paul Leder |
| Music by: | Bruce Mac Rae |
| Cinematography: | Daniel L. Symmes; Tony Francis |
| Edited by: | Paul Leder |
| Production | |
| Production: | Kukje Movies Lee Ming Film Co. |
| Distributors: | Worldwide Entertainment |
| Released: | July 23rd, 1976 |
| Rating: | PG |
| Running time: | 84 min. |
| Country: | USA/South Korea |
| Language: | English |
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A*P*E is an American and Korean co-produced independent feature film of the giant monster & adventure subgenres of horror. It was presented by Jack H. Harris & the Worldwide Entertainment Group and produced through Kukje Movies and Lee Ming Film Co.. It premiered in South Korea on July 23rd, 1976.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Rod Arrants | Tom Rose |
| Joanna de Varona | Marilyn Baker |
| Alex Nicol | Colonel Davis |
| Lee Nak Hoon | Captain Kim |
| Woo Yun Jung | Mrs. Kim |
| Jerry Harke | Lieutenant Smith |
| Larry Chandler | First mate |
| Walt Myers | Seaman |
| J.J. Gould | Soldier in jeep |
| Charles Johnson | American tourist |
| Paul Leder | Film director Dino |
| Choi Sung Kwan | Mister Sung, film producer |
| Bob Kurcz | American actor |
| Jules Levey | Reporter |
Notes & Trivia[]
- "A.P.E." redirects to this page. "APE" serves as a shortcut to this page. One of the alternate titles for this film is Attack of the Giant Horny Gorilla, which also redirects to this page.
- The tagline to this film is "Savage ... Colossal ... Unconquerable ... it's A*P*E".
- Production and shooting on A*P*E took place in February, 1976. Working off of a budget of only $23,000, the movie was shot in Seoul, South Korea.
- The acronym A*P*E stands for Attacking Primate Monster.
- There are a total of fourteen credited actors in this film.
- Actor Park Kwang Nam, who portrays the Ape, is uncredited for his participation in this film.
- Actress Joanna Kerns is credited as Joanna de Varona in this film. Joanna Kerns is best known for playing the role of Maggie Seaver on the 1980s sitcom series Growing Pains.
- This movie does not have a Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes. It has a Popcornmeter score of 10% based on more than 100 posted user reviews, averaging 1.7 out of 5.
- On Letterboxd, this film has a weighted average review score of 1.97 out of 5 based on 1,741 user ratings.
- This is one of the few movies where a gorilla is seen flipping someone the bird. This shot takes place at the 53:30 mark on the film. Another such antic can be found with the character of George - the albino gorilla from Rampage, who flips off Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
- This movie was reviewed on episode 1x15 of Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews on YouTube, which originally dropped on September 13th, 2012.
- The gorilla does not make a sound for nearly all of this movie. The only time the creature makes a noise is at the 46:01 mark when it starts cooing at Marilyn.
Recommendations[]
External Links[]
- A*P*E at IMDB
- A*P*E at Wikipedia
- A*P*E at Letterboxd.com
- A*P*E at Themoviedb.org
- A*P*E at Rotten Tomatoes
References[]
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