You lose.
Again.
I changed your flight sequence.
That's enough.
Pay attention.
Pericles, stop! Or no treat!
How well do I know you?
Hey, there you are.
Was the homo sapien mean to you?
We all know it's just rocket envy.
- I'll stick with my chimps.
Hey.
- I'm teaching him.
- You're teasing him.
He's gene-spliced, chromosome-
enhanced. He can handle it.
When you frustrate them, they lose
focus. They even get violent.
Hey, Pericles,
you're gonna be a daddy.
Hey, Leo. You got a postcard.
Leo!
It's been two years.
When are you coming home?
Not too quick.
I'm enjoying that apartment.
- No, we miss you!
- Are you flying yet?
- Or are the chimps doing the work?
- We got something to tell you.
When you gonna make
that kind of commitment...
Captain Davidson,
report to the bridge.
Found it.
It's moving like a storm.
It is. It's an electromagnetic storm.
The digital clocks are stopped.
It's beautiful.
This is weird.
I hear frequency patterns.
It's electronic communication
from Earth, from all time.
The storm's bouncing it back to us.
We'll start with a pass
through the core.
Take radiation gamma-ray reading.
Get your monkey ready.
Sir, this is a waste of time.
We have standard procedures...
- I'm aware of the procedures, but... Put it up.
We send an ape. If it's safe, Mayday! Mayday! Come in!
we talk about a pilot. Request... We're going down! Mayday!
Why don't you just allow me Delta pod, abort.
to do my job? This one looked at me.
He's the canary, that's the coal mine. Take your stinking hands off me,
He launches at 16:00. you damn dirty human!
Just follow your sequence Stinking humans!
and come home. Understand? Home. You guys smell!
Stand by. Alpha pod launch Hey, where am I?
in 30 seconds. What is this place?
Chart his course Here! I'm open! Come on!
to the eye of the storm. Dribble it down! Take it!
Okay, Pericles, start sequence one. Make way! Clear the path!
Activate reading systems. Get the humans!
Ignition. You guys smell!
Have him start Take this!
taking perimeter readings. Stupid human!
- What's wrong? Stop it!
- He's off-course. Well, he's wrong.
Lock on him. Move along!
He can't respond, sir. Are you trying
- There's a surge in the heart rate. to put me out of business?
I can't. These are the skankiest, scabbiest...
He's gone. ...skuzziest humans I've ever seen.
He's trained to come back. - You don't want them?
You think he's still alive? - I'll take the whole lot.
I'm gonna run some sequences I must be out of my mind.
to see what he did wrong. I'll have to make it up on volume.
The signal is breaking up. All right, get them out...
He must be panicking. ...and get them clean! Chop, chop!
He'll return to the Oberon. Let's go!
I can 't hold him. Keep it moving!
That's it, we lost him. Come on! Hurry up!
Wanna send up another chimp? Gentlemen to the left!
- It's too dangerous. Ladies to the right, please!
I won 't waste another pod. Don't be afraid.
Shut down launch operations. Come on.
Sir? Very touching. I can't see
Delta pod has launched. for the tears in my eyes.
Your flight is not authorized! Come on. That one's
I'm going to get my chimp. crawling with lice.
Bring that thing back here! Check the teeth
Return to base! on that little one. Nice.
Never send a monkey to do a man's job. Stay back. Back!
I got a visual on Alpha pod. Get in there!
Oberon, come back! Move! You too!
Oberon, come in! How many times have I told you to
- I'm getting a mayday, sir. wear gloves when you handle humans?
- I don't know, but it's strong. You normally hack off a limb, Limbo.
Yes, general. That's true.
Unfortunately,
they're worth more intact.
Keep your eye on this one.
He's feisty.
Were these the ones
raiding the orchards?
I know an old country remedy
that never fails.
You gut one human,
and you string the carcass up.
The Human Rights faction
is on me already.
Do-gooders. Who needs them?
I'm for free speech as long as they...
...keep their mouths shut.
My niece wants one
for her birthday.
Excellent. The little ones
make wonderful pets.
But be sure
you get rid of it by puberty.
One thing you don't want in your
house, it's a human teenager.
Any one you'd like, sweetheart.
That one.
Oh, isn't she pretty.
I'll get that for you, sir.
And I have a pretty new collar...
...just for you.
Compliments of the house.
You stink of humans.
It's disgusting
the way we treat humans.
It demeans us as much as them.
Ari, let's go.
Get them marked!
I got orders to fill!
Next!
Not you again.
I can't stand by while humans
are being mistreated and tortured.
The only reason I put up with your
nonsense is because of your father!
You want me to stop?
Give up the business.
Hey, I do the job
that nobody else wants!
I don't see you bleeding-hearts
spending all day...
...with these dangerous,
dirty, dumb beasts.
They can be taught
to live with us as equals.
I'm gonna prove it.
Don't do that.
Don't do that.
Stay back.
Well, now there's your proof.
Now I'm gonna have to put him down.
Help me.
Please.
Please help me.
You're giving me such a headache.
I don't need this aggravation!
Sell him to me.
Are you crazy? He's wild.
They're both wild.
Then I'll buy them both.
That would be expensive.
That would be...
...very, very expensive.
I'm sure we can...
...you know, come to a deal.
You know?
Deliver them to my house.
Semos, help me!
Rise when your master enters.
Wild humans...
...in my house.
This one seems different.
How could he be different?
You can't tell one from the other!
My guests are here.
Keep the savage ones out of sight.
Especially from General Thade!
You'd better be nice to him!
And wash your hands before dinner.
Senator, good evening.
Dear, you look lovely tonight.
But I'm having a bad hair day.
Yet, she spends a fortune grooming.
And I'm worth every penny.
Would you like to freshen up?
We're fine.
- How'd these monkeys get like this?
- They'd be begging me for a treat.
U.S. Air Force. I'm going back to it.
Finish your work.
Please, everyone sit.
We just returned
from our country house.
I find it relaxing being away
from the bustle of the city.
There was no place to go.
Nothing but trees and rocks.
Time away from politics...
...is what I needed.
We'd lose ourselves for days
in the forest when we were young.
Now I can barely climb a tree.
Trite but true:
Youth is wasted on the young.
Oh, how did I get so old so fast?
Living with your daughter
would age any ape quickly.
You've been a stranger lately.
I apologize for my lateness, senator.
I stopped to see my father.
- How's my old friend?
- Slipping, I'm afraid.
I'd like to see him more,
but these are troubled days.
The humans infest the provinces.
We encroach upon their habitat.
They breed while we grow soft
in our affluence.
They outnumber us four to one!
Why can't we simply
sterilize them all?
The cost would be prohibitive.
Although scientists tell me...
...these humans
carry terrible diseases.
How would we know?
The army burns the bodies
before they're examined.
Father?
At times, perhaps, the senate feels
that the army has been...
...a tad extreme.
Extremism in defense of apes
is no vice, senator!
Your ideas threaten our prosperity!
The human problem
can't be solved with money!
We tried that once,
and all we got was...
...a welfare state that nearly broke us.
I think the city has about
as much diversity as I can handle.
This garment was made
by one of my humans.
And can you deny the skill?
Obviously, they're capable
of a real culture.
Everything in the human culture
takes place below the waist.
Bow your heads!
We give thanks
for the fruit of the land.
Bless us, holy father, who created
all apes in his image.
Hasten the day when you will return
and bring peace to your children.
- Amen.
Amen.
Next you'll be telling us
these beasts have a soul.
Of course they do.
The senator's daughter
flirts with blasphemy.
Is there a soul in there?
Do you have a towel?
I've lost my appetite.
I'm bored by these society dinners.
You've wasted your time.
My feelings haven't changed.
I still care about you.
You only care about my father's
influence. And your own ambition.
I know about the trouble
you caused today.
- I'd do it again.
You feel so much for these humans...
...yet you feel nothing for me.
A moment, sir.
What is it?
We found something.
We think you should see it.
There's a curfew.
If they see you, they kill you.
You stay here, you're already dead.
Can you take me to
where we were caught?
Not without my family.
This is where I saw it.
Go on.
Something fell from the sky
with wings of fire.
There was a thunderous sound
and the ground itself shook.
- You weren't dreaming this?
Look.
No, sir.
We had to come right to you.
You did exactly the right thing.
You smell that?
Don't start now. We're off-duty.
And I'm starving.
You're hurt.
How did you get away?
She promised to take me back.
This is a house-human.
He thinks he's better than us.
Hey!
We'll go together.
Good night, little girl.
You go this way.
The rest of you, come with me.
Send a squad to the north gate! Hurry!
Wait! Someone's coming.
You're lucky I found you first.
Come on. I can reason with them.
Don't get involved with these humans.
Why did you help me?
Why would you take that chance?
Because...
...you're not usual.
Show me a way out. I'll show you
something that will change your world.
Trust me.
When I was little...
...I used to sneak outside the city,
where no one could find me.
I can show you.
If we're caught, no one can protect us!
Trust me.
What about her?
- A human child won't survive.
Check every house!
Have you seen any humans?
Hurry!
- I'll be right beside you.
Come on!
No!
Stop!
When you find them, kill them all.
Except for the troublemaker.
I want to talk to him before he dies.
Sir, the senator's daughter is with them.
- She's helping them. I saw her myself.
She had no choice.
They threatened her life.
I'll report to the Senate. They'll beat
their chests and ask for my help.
They are weak without you, sir.
Let me go.
Thade will come soon.
We can still go back.
I can't now.
That's where I flew in.
You did that?
No, my retroburners.
- I'm sure he'll explain.
- He can't explain what can't exist.
Talking monkeys can't exist.
Apes.
Monkeys are further down
the evolutionary ladder.
Just above humans.
Calm down, will you?
- What's wrong?
- Afraid of water. Apes can't swim.
We drown.
That's why every day we pray for rain.
How long can a human
hold its breath underwater?
Thought you were afraid of water.
Two dead monkey...
Apes down at the bottom.
Someone else knows you're here.
- What's that?
...my ship so I can talk to them.
It talks?
With radio waves.
Sorcery.
Not sorcery, science.
I have contact.
They're already here.
They must be waiting for me.
It'll lead us to them.
We're in control now.
We're the 800-pound gorilla.
Who are you?
Captain Leo Davidson.
Pilot, U.S. Air Force.
They live in zoos and do what we say.
This is hostile.
I got 36 hours...
...to find my friends
and I'm out of this nightmare.
What happens to us?
Where do we go?
You go nowhere. He belongs to me!
Stop!
You, I've had enough of!
Take it easy, little fella.
I'm not gonna hurt you.
I wouldn't hurt my property.
But I'll make an exception.
No harm done. Come here, kid.
Come here.
You're not hurt, right? You're young.
Oh, these kids.
They bounce right back.
Play dead.
You kill him, you lower
yourself to his level.
Exactly.
She is extremely smart.
I've heard her talk
about apes and humans.
Separate but equal.
To each his own.
Something like that. Right?
Whatever it is, I agree.
Can't we all just get along?
I'm probably just in the way.
So why don't I just get going?
He'll lead them to us.
Then we'll make him our guest.
Cuff him.
Ow! These things hurt.
- We're better off now.
- You're so difficult.
- That's not what...
- Shut up!
That goes for all species.
If ever I thought those humans were
capable of kidnapping my daughter...
Don't blame yourself, senator.
You've been compassionate with them.
Look how they've repaid you.
Can you find her?
If you untie my hands.
What do you want?
Declare martial law.
Give me absolute power...
...to rid this planet of humans
once and for all.
Now is not the time to be timid
or indecisive.
I'm the one who can bring
your daughter back alive.
He's not in the city.
We underestimate this human.
I'll hunt him down.
Your father sent me.
You must come quickly.
Warn the outposts.
Don't let the humans pass.
I understand, sir.
Apart from my father,
I rely on you most.
We are not just soldiers.
We are friends.
I'll depend on you.
Yes, sir.
These "zoos"...
What are they? This word is
not familiar.
Gone.
After we cut down the forests...
...the ones who survived...
...were locked up in cages.
Used for scientific experiment.
- That's horrible.
I don't understand.
You seem intelligent.
Smarter we get, the more
dangerous our world becomes.
I knew it. You're sensitive.
Uncommon quality in a male.
Why don't your apes object
to the way you treat them?
They can't talk.
Maybe they choose not to,
given the way you treat them.
Apes in cages. Right.
Father.
I don't have much time.
Tell me about this human...
...who troubles you.
I will capture him
with little trouble.
No. You're not telling me everything.
You believe he is not born
of this world.
Has he come alone?
Yes.
More will come looking for him.
How can you possibly know?
I have something to tell you.
Something my father told me...
...and his father told him.
Back along our bloodlines to Semos.
In the time before time...
...we were the slaves
and the humans...
...were the masters.
Impossible.
Break it.
What you hold in your hand
is the proof of their power.
Their power of invention.
Their power of technology.
Against this, our strength
means nothing.
This has the power
of a thousand spears.
I warn you.
Their ingenuity goes hand in hand
with their cruelty.
No creature...
...is as devious, as violent.
You must find this human quickly.
Do not let him get to Calima.
The forbidden area?
Calima holds the secret
to our true beginnings.
Damn them.
I will stop him, Father.
Damn them.
Damn them all to hell.
What is it?
They're to keep us away.
What's on the other side?
It leads to the sacred
ruins at Calima.
- Calima? That's where, well...
...according to our holy writings,
creation began.
Where the Almighty
breathed life into Semos...
...the first ape.
In the time before time.
It is where Semos will return.
Most educated apes consider
such religious notions as fairy tales.
Metaphors we use to explain our origins.
I doubt if there ever really was a Semos.
My crew is there, so we're going.
Doesn't he ever stop?
- They're scared of water?
- We'll cross somewhere else.
No time. Gets dark,
we're going right through.
Semos smiles on me.
I win again.
You win too often.
What's hidden up your sleeve?
All of them.
Cheater!
- Who's in charge here?!
- I am, sir!
- I didn't know...
Some humans have escaped!
These humans are different.
They travel with apes.
You find this amusing?
No, sir.
I'm assuming command.
This camp will be prepared!
Just grab the reins.
Hold tight. We're gonna
cross the river.
Horses are great swimmers.
They'll carry you across.
Good luck. Have a nice ride.
Leave me. I'll only slow you down.
- No. He'll ride with us.
No, wait. Wait. This is suicide.
Only a human would think
that this could work.
Hear my prayers, Semos,
father of all apes.
No! No! I'm on your side!
Come on!
Come on! We have to swim.
Hey!
I won't let go of you!
Come on!
No, no, wait. There's no need now.
They tried to kill me like
I was nothing but a miserable...
Human?
Ow.
You're hurt.
She was holding on pretty tight.
The soldiers will cross downstream.
We should move quickly!
They crossed the river.
- You didn't stop them?
Horses carried them.
Horses?
Our horses, sir.
Forgive me, my friend.
I'm not angry with you.
Father was taken from me.
He was a great leader
and a direct descendant of Semos.
Now it's time for you to lead.
Form the divisions.
Form divisions!
Full battle ready!
Sound the call to march!
Tomorrow we reach Calima.
He'll stay like that all night.
A soldier, isn't he?
A general. Well, he was
until he opposed Thade.
When Thade ruined his career,
my father took him in.
He was a great soldier.
Attar was his best pupil.
Now they're enemies.
I'd like to see your world.
They'd probably prod you and poke you
and throw you in a cage.
You'd protect me.
They think you'll save them.
After you meet your friends,
we'll never see you again.
Well, I didn't promise them anything.
No.
You just dropped in from the stars.
They're not here.
Hello?
They were never here.
You said they'd come for us.
That's impossible.
What is it?
It's my ship.
These ruins are
thousands of years old.
I was just here a few days ago.
This is what I was
picking up. The Oberon.
What are you doing?
It has a power source
that lasts forever.
Maybe I can access
the ship's visual log.
Then I can figure out what happened.
Mayday! Come in, guidance!
Request instructions!
Going down!
We were searching for a pilot
in an electromagnetic storm.
I got pushed forward through time.
We haven 't had any communications
since we crashed.
This planet is uncharted, uninhabited.
The apes we've brought along with us
are a lot stronger...
... and a lot smarter...
... than we ever imagined.
Apes are out of control.
One male named Semos...
... who I raised myself,
has taken over the group.
We have weapons but I don 't
think we'll last long.
Maybe I saw the truth,
but I wouldn't admit it.
They were good students...
They're all dead
because they looked for me.
We're alive because of you.
Who are they?
Your story is spreading.
They want to see...
...this human who defies the apes.
Send them all back.
Where? They left their homes
to be with you.
I saw them.
How many?
As far as I could see.
Thade has all his legions.
The senate's capitulated.
He answers to no one now.
You're gonna have to get your people
out of here.
They won't listen to me.
This is a fight we can't win.
Break up and scatter.
I'll draw them off.
I'm who they want.
All right? Come on! to put that away... No! Wait!
Let's go! ...and head for the mountains. My fight is with Thade, not you!
Let's go! There's one possibility. Then your fight is with me!
Come on! I want those people behind the ship. Semos.
You've gotta make them understand. You'll be in front. You're the bait. Pericles. A better landing than me.
It's over. No help is coming. - I won't move. Sir, the prophecy is true.
You came. - You won't be there. Semos has returned to us.
Stop! - I can do this! Come on.
Come closer and identify yourself! We got one shot. Let's go explain evolution
How dare you show your face here?! Listen! to the monkeys.
It is not my decision. I got an idea. He'll turn us into slaves!
I wish to speak to Thade. We may have a chance. Kill him!
Why have you come? I need you behind the ship. Listen. This is where you're from.
To be with you. Hey, we can win this. We brought you here. It's true.
A trade? It's been done before. On my planet. We lived in peace together. Semos...
You're proposing that? Men have done amazing things in history. ...killed everybody.
Yourself for the humans? That history belongs to you. He's lying!
Even when you were a child, Sometimes even a few Help me!
you took in stray humans. can make a difference, okay? My friend, kill him!
Your family indulged you. This is the day you've waited for! Everything I have believed is a lie!
Look what you've become. You get to stand up to the apes! You and your family have betrayed us!
I've been... Leo! I won't help you anymore.
...mistaken. You know you can't defeat Thade's army. Ari...
Forgive me. We might confuse them. You okay?
So you want to be human? It could give us a chance. You came home.
Then wear their mark! You don't understand Thade. It's safe.
Let her return. He'll keep coming for you. You can come out now.
She'll die with her friends tomorrow. No matter what. What? It's over?
We were searching for a pilot That's what I'm counting on. I was just getting ready
in an electromagnetic storm. Get behind the ship! to make my move.
We haven 't had any communications Get children behind the ship! We'll leave the graves unmarked.
since we crashed. Come on, move! Now! No one who comes will be able
I'm so sorry. - Let me prove I can help! to tell apes from humans.
I'm responsible for all of this. Help clear them back. They'll be mourned together...
And I'm never going home. - I'm part of this! ...as it should be, from now on.
Just like them. - Get back! Take good care of him, okay?
The apes are out of control. - No! I can promise you
I can't go home, either. I'm staying! I won't put him in a cage.
Maybe we're not so different. Send in the first wave. It found the storm
No. We're very different. Here they come. that brought me here.
You care about everybody but yourself. Now! You know...
Doesn't matter. Apes, humans. Oh, God. ...it would mean much to everyone...
My planet, your planet. Come on. ...if you would stay.
The universe rewards cruelty with power. Jesus! Would mean much to me.
No. Come on. I have to leave now.
Not always. Not if we fight back. Wait. I have to get back.
I'm just not sure how. Now! Go! You know, one day,
Better take care of that. With that weapon, they'll tell a story...
I respect your courage. we cannot defeat them! ...about a human who came
But my advice to you is I'm tired of this human. from the stars...
...and changed our world.
Some will say it was just
a fairy tale...
...that he was never real.
But I'll know.
Oh.
Keep it.
You know, I'd like to thank you...
...for opening my eyes to a brave new
world of trade with the humans.
Yeah, no problem.
Farewell, spaceman.
All right, kids, who wants
to buy some aspirin?
Maybe you'll come back.
Z.D. C. Air Route Traffic
Control to unidentified aircraft.
Unidentified craft, do you copy?
- Copy that.
- You're entering restricted airspace.
- Permission to land!
- You're off-target. Abort!
I can't!
Stay where you are!
Show your hands!
Keep your hands up!