Colouring Book Theatre : Planet of the Apes

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Today's colouring book is courtesy of Sharry AKA Hardygirl on the megomuseum boards, a real kindred spirit when it comes to colouring books.

This is an Artcraft/Saalfield colouring book on one of my favourite subjects of all time, Planet of the Apes.

Even though the first movie deals with a lot of adult themes, we as kids seem to really eat it up. My own kids like Planet of the Apes now. Never underestimate the appeal of taking primates I guess.

According to Sharry the original cost of this book was $0.39, she got it for $3 because some of the pages have been (well) coloured. Personally, I think a few coloured pages adds to the charm but I'm also a fan of store stickers being on the toys I buy.

Theis evening the part of Taylor will be played by Kris Kristofferson.

If I recall this scene correctly, these soldier apes were posing in front the carcasses of slaughtered humans. Artcraft chose to leave that out making this more of a scene you'd see in an Ape's high school year book.





The art is pretty spot on most of the time and Sharry tells me the story is pretty faithful to the movie with a few exceptions.

How many colouring books have court scenes?

It's a mad house! A mad house!

This is an example of deviating from the movie, Taylor gagged in the court scene. Not surprising, this is a colouring book, don't need him filibustering.

As is this, guess they didn't want to include Lucious. I don't want to spoil the ending for those who haven't seen it (It's a real shocker!)

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Thanks again to Sharry for this great book!

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[toys2cool]

Great artwork on that one,I really dig it

[apes3978]

This is an example of deviating from the movie, Taylor gagged in the court scene. Not surprising, this is a colouring book, don't need him filibustering.

Au contraire. Colonel Taylor is indeed gagged in the court room scene in the film per the instructions from the President of the Assembly "Bailiff, gag the animal!"

[HardyGirl]

In the coloring book though, it appeared he was gagged before the court hearing so he couldn't speak. If you'll notice in the picture, Taylor is lying down.

[apes3978]

In the coloring book though, it appeared he was gagged before the court hearing so he couldn't speak. If you'll notice in the picture, Taylor is lying down.

He's not lying down, he is on his knees... I wish I could post pictures on here to show you the picture that illustration is based on/copied from. Then you'd see what I mean.

[HardyGirl]

Hey! Where's the love for the Apes? I can't be the only one who has/had this coloring book! SuperFriends and Batman got more play than this!

(singing) Bump, bump, bud-e-ump, bump, bump, bump, bump, bud-e-ump!

[apes3978]

Hey! Where's the love for the Apes? I can't be the only one who has/had this coloring book!

I've got this coloring book.. I'm only mising one from their set of them.

[jessica]

This is the one I used to have. There is a picture of Zira on page 40 something and I remember that I memorized how to draw that picture in the second grade...

This coloring book and another puzzle are the only two items that I owned as a child that was ape-related. They are long gone now, but when I first saw the cover of the attached coloring book a few weeks ago, my heart skipped a beat.

[HardyGirl]

I did send Brian the cover as well, but maybe it just didn't go through. Mine has Zaius on a horse, and Corny and Zira off to the side.