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In 1970, 20th Century Fox released a sequel that wasn't designed to continue a franchise—it was designed to kill it. Beneath the Planet of the Apes is famous for its apocalyptic ending, but the real disaster happened behind the scenes.

In this Golden Flicker investigation, we open the files on one of the most chaotic productions in sci-fi history. We uncover how a budget slashed in half forced the crew to reuse sets from Hello, Dolly!, why Roddy McDowall vanished from the film, and the specific contractual demand Charlton Heston made that doomed the entire planet.

From the rejected "Planet of the Men" script to the eerie practical effects of the Mutants, we explore why this "broken" sequel is actually a fascinating miracle of cinema survival.

Chapters:
00:00 The Sequel Designed to Die
01:22 Development Hell: A Studio on the Brink
02:32 The Script Graveyard (Circus Apes & Hybrid Babies)
04:35 The Heston Ultimatum
05:35 The Opening Deception: Where is Roddy McDowall?
06:51 The "Budget" Hero: James Franciscus
08:04 Why The Apes Live in "Hello, Dolly!" Sets
09:45 The Censored Cuts You Weren't Meant to See
11:07 Fascist Gorillas vs. Pacifist Chimps
12:43 Worshiping the Bomb
14:20 Why Critics Hated It
15:29 The End... Or Was It?

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