Battle for the Planet of the Apes 1973   PG, 92 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Severn Darden, John Huston, Natalie Trundy, Paul Williams, Claude Akins, Lew Ayres, France Nuyen, Austin Stoker, Noah Keen, Richard Eastham, Paul Stevens, Heather Lowe, Bobby Porter, Cal Wilson
The year is 2670 A.D., and human civilization has collapsed following a nuclear war. The new world features intelligent apes–led by Caesar (Roddy McDowall) who encourages coexisting with the mutant humans. But, when gorilla leader General Aldo (Claude Akins) wants to overthrow Caesar and attack the mutant humans, war is inevitable. This is the final episode in the "Planet of the Apes" series, and shots from earlier "episodes" highlight the film.
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The Final Comedown 1972  R, 83 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Oscar Williams
Cast: Billy Dee Williams, Raymond St. Jacques, D'Urville Martin, Celia Kay, R.G. Armstrong, Maidie Norman, Pamela Jones, Morris D. Erby, Ed Cambridge, Billy Durkin, Cal Wilson, John Johnson, Judy Morris
Jimmy Johnson (Billy Dee Williams) is a Black youth who is upset when he loses out on a job opportunity to an unqualified White man. After he joins forces with Imir (Raymond St. Jacques) and Billy Joe Ashley (D'Urville Martin), the incident concerning Jimmy's loss of a job accelerates into a race war when Black revolutionaries infiltrate the White suburbs.
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