Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

August 3, 2011 (GB) • Thriller, Action, Drama, Science Fiction • 105m

Overview

A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caesar decides to revolt against those who have harmed him.

Director

Rupert Wyatt

Writers

Amanda Silver, Rick Jaffa

Top Billed

Andy Serkis

Keywords

san francisco, california solidarity gorilla intelligence dystopia zoo chimpanzee alzheimer's disease death of father cage anthropomorphism golden gate bridge disease ape orangutan medical research primate duringcreditsstinger sign languages virus animal testing contagion father son relationship animal human friendship cgi-live action hybrid violence against animals meddling neighbor medical trials exhilarated

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Top Billed Cast

Andy Serkis

Caesar

James Franco

Will Rodman

Freida Pinto

Caroline Aranha

John Lithgow

Charles Rodman

Brian Cox

John Landon

Tom Felton

Dodge Landon

Tyler Labine

Robert Franklin

Karin Konoval

Maurice / Court Clerk

Terry Notary

Rocket / Bright Eyes

Christopher Gordon

Koba

Richard Ridings

Buck

Devyn Dalton

Cornelia

Jay Caputo

Alpha

David Hewlett

Douglas Hunsiker

David Oyelowo

Steven Jacobs

Jamie Harris

Rodney

Ty Olsson

Chief John Hamil

Joey Roche

Todd Hunsiker

Madison Bell

Alice Hunsiker

Makena Joy

Alice Hunsiker (Teen)

Kevin O'Grady

Animal Control Officer #1

Sean Tyson

Animal Control Officer #2

Kyle Riefsnyder

CHP #1

Anthony McRae

CHP #2

Jesse Reid

Donnie Thompson

BJ Harrison

Dottie

Leah Gibson

Party Girl #1

Tracy Spiridakos

Party Girl #2

Ivan Wanis-Ruiz

Handler @ Lab #1

Trevor Carroll

Handler @ Lab #2

Chelah Horsdal

Irena - Charles' Nurse

Mattie Hawkinson

Linda - Lab Tech

James Pizzinato

Lab Tech

Ryan Jefferson Booth

South Side Commander

Gordon Douglas Myren

Local Guy

Elizabeth Weinstein

Mom in Muir Woods

Jeb Beach

Dad in Muir Woods

Jack Kuris

Boy in Muir Woods

Meredith Grantier

New Aide

Javier Caballero Cano

Newspaper Dad

Peter Bundic

Newspaper Boy #1

Dylan Nouri

Newspaper Boy #2

Derek Morrison

Security Guard #1

Dean Redman

Security Guard #2

Hector Johnson

Security Guard #3

David Richmond-Peck

Board Member #1

Adrian Hough

Board Member #2

Evans Johnson

Board Member #3

Qayam Devji

Todd's Buddy

Riel Hahn

Zoo Guide

Michael Kopsa

Jerk Driver

Steve Lawlor

SFPD #1

Chris Shields

SFPD #2

Sandy Robson

SFPD #3

Mike Dopud

Northside Officer

Stacey Schmidt

Jogger

Willy Miles

Guy with Newspaper

Adrian Hein

Sharp Shooter

Trevor Addie

Ape (uncredited)

Jeffery Aro

Ape (uncredited)

Trevor Jones

Ape (uncredited)

Camille Atebe

Playground Mom (uncredited)

Rufus Dorsey

CHP #3 (uncredited)

Sonja Bennett

Mother on Sidewalk (uncredited)

Loyd Bateman

Ape (uncredited)

Tom Franco

Mounted Officer (uncredited)

Scott Lang

Ape (uncredited)

Matteo Mariotti

Child in Car (uncredited)

Kis Yurij

Worker (uncredited)

Frédéric North

Camera Ship Pilot (uncredited)

Sean Connor Roche

Teen Todd Hunsiker (uncredited)

Luc Roderique

SWAT (uncredited)

Lauren Watson

Scared Girl in Stairway (uncredited)

Timothy Webber

Janitor / Stan Timko (uncredited)

Linda Watters

Primate Lab Technician (uncredited)

Monica Mustelier

Lab Tech #3 (uncredited)

Crew

Amanda Silver

Screenplay

Rick Jaffa

Screenplay

Rupert Wyatt

Director

Brett Armstrong

Stunts

Patrick Doyle

Original Music Composer

Peter Chernin

Producer

Amanda Silver

Producer

Claude Paré

Production Design

Elizabeth Wilcox

Set Decoration

Dylan Clark

Producer

Renée April

Costume Design

Rick Jaffa

Producer

Debra Zane

Casting

Andrew Lesnie

Director of Photography

Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle

Stunts

Doug Chapman

Stunts

Dan Hermansen

Art Direction

Grant Van Der Slagt

Art Direction

Justin Cornish

Visual Effects Supervisor

Cyndi Ochs

Visual Effects Producer

Taylor Carrasco

Animation Director

Rachel Faith Hanson

Visual Effects Producer

R. Christopher White

Visual Effects Supervisor

Lori Smallwood

Animation Director

Daniel Barrett

Animation Supervisor

Blaine Lougheed

Visual Effects Coordinator

Ron Pogue

Visual Effects Coordinator

Regina Cachuela

Animation Director

Erik Winquist

Visual Effects Supervisor

Conrad Buff IV

Editor

Sharon Thompson

Art Department Coordinator

Derrick Auyoung

Animation Director

Mike Perry

Digital Effects Supervisor

Tom Meade

Animation Director

Eric Reynolds

Animation Supervisor

Brooke Lyndon-Stanford

Visual Effects Supervisor

Jeremy Hollobon

Animation Director

Courtney Daniel

Assistant Costume Designer

Andrea Devaux

Script Supervisor

Dawn Fintor

Foley

Sherry Linder-Gygli

Hair Department Head

Keith Lackey

Animation Director

Jeff Capogreco

Digital Effects Supervisor

Dan Lemmon

Visual Effects Supervisor

Mark Goldblatt

Editor

Paul Guenette

First Assistant Camera

Allan Magled

Visual Effects Supervisor

Larry Blanford

Helicopter Camera

Pamela Pearl

Casting Associate

Amy Nygaard

Casting Associate

Burton 'Joe' Kuchera

Gaffer

Stuart Haggerty

Gaffer

John A. Larsen

Supervising Sound Editor

Karen McVey

Seamstress

Dean Heselden

Camera Operator

Harry K. Garvin

Camera Operator

Dean Des Jarais

Gaffer

Darryl Marko

Boom Operator

John Morris

Sound Effects Editor

Jessica Clothier

Script Supervisor

Stephen Maier

Camera Operator

Taylor Matheson

First Assistant Camera

Lisa Zambetti

Casting Associate

Victoria Down

Makeup Department Head

David Grimaldi

Sound Effects Editor

Anne Burke

Set Costumer

Debra Johnson

Key Hair Stylist

Coreen Mayrs

Casting

Steven R. Mathis

Gaffer

Nicholas McKenzie

First Assistant Camera

Ron Bartlett

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Lynette Schlichting

Seamstress

Tim Bellen

Camera Operator

Jarrod Tiffin

Rigging Gaffer

Peter Wilke

Steadicam Operator

Kevin McCloy

Rigging Grip

Alicia Stevenson

Foley

John Murray

Foley

Smokey Cloud

First Assistant Sound Editor

Jana MacDonald

Costume Supervisor

Phil Pastuhov

Helicopter Camera

Wayne Lemmer

Sound Effects Editor

Carole A. Kenneally

First Assistant Editor

Jeanette Surga

Music Editor

Patrick Doyle

Orchestrator

Curtis Lindersmith

Digital Intermediate

Eileen Godoy

Digital Intermediate

Chris Benstead

Music Editor

Steve Ansell

First Assistant Editor

Jason Dale

First Assistant Editor

Tyler Ruocco

First Assistant Editor

Pamela Cameron

Set Costumer

Eilidh McAllister

Set Costumer

Heike Brandstatter

Casting

Joseph Lederer

Still Photographer

Kieran Humphries

First Assistant Camera

Helen Jarvis

Supervising Art Director

Thomas M. Hammel

Executive Producer

Kevin Clark

Greensman

John Dale

Construction Coordinator

Dean Eilertson

Property Master

Jacques Paradis

Construction Foreman

Jan Kobylka

Construction Coordinator

Rob Fournier

Armorer

Sheila Millar

Set Designer

Dana Dru Evenson

Stunts

Jeff Sanca

Stunts

Corry Glass

Stunts

Mark Vargo

Second Unit Director of Photography

Jim Brookshire

ADR Editor

Mildred Iatrou

ADR Supervisor

Susan Dawes

Dialogue Editor

R.J. Kizer

ADR Editor

Joe Letteri

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

Brian Smrz

Second Unit Director

Chad Sayn

Stunts

Loyd Bateman

Stunts

Graham Binding

Senior Animator

Jerad Marantz

Character Designer

Crystal Dalman

Stunts

Angela Uyeda

Stunts

Duane Dickinson

Stunts

Janina Dall Nenadic

Stunts

Carol Jackson

Stunts

Melissa R. Stubbs

Stunts

Caroline Field

Stunts

Sharon Simms

Stunts

Tarah Paige

Stunts

Jennifer Mylrea

Stunts

Crissy Renaud

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Adrian Millington

Senior Animator

Natalie Leggett

Musician

Stephen Smart

Data Wrangler

Glenn Anderson

Visual Effects Coordinator

Yvan Lucas

Digital Intermediate Colorist

Alexander Nowotny

VFX Artist

Tracey Wilson

Storyboard Artist

Zac Campbell

Compositing Artist

Chris Webb

Stunts

Charles Tait

Compositing Supervisor

Kevin Sherwood

Visual Effects Production Manager

Oliver Ferguson

Visual Effects Technical Director

Collection

Planet of the Apes (Reboot) Collection

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

War for the Planet of the Apes

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 7/10

June 7, 2023

"Rodman" (quite an engaging effort from James Franco) is doing a bit of experimentation on apes to try and find a way to treat his ailing father's Alzheimer's. It's when one of those goes bonkers and is killed that he realises that she had recently given birth. He retrieves the youngster and rears it at the home he shares with dad "Charles" (John Lithgow). It's all going fine until "Caesar" spots a neighbour having a go at the confused old man an… read the rest.