Hunt Leader
From The Sacred Scrolls
| Hunt Leader | |
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| Actor | Norman Burton |
| Gender | Male |
| Race | Gorilla |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | Unknown |
| Continuity | Movies |
| Appearances | |
| First Appearance: Planet of the Apes
Last Appearance: Planet of the Apes | |
- "What's Dr. Zira trying to prove?"
- --The Hunt Leader
When Taylor, Dodge and Landon reach the primitive human inhabitants of this planet, they are almost immediately interupted by the sound of hunting horns and run away with the terrified humans. Taylor cannot believe his eyes when he sees the Hunt Leader - a gorilla, dressed, armed, and on horseback.
The Hunt Leader appears in close-up shortly into the hunt scene, dropping his arm to signal the use of the nets. He's then the middle gorilla when the three gorilla hunters get their picture taken by the photographer, and is seen again chatting with Zaius in the 'outside cages' scene, where he says he "doesn't understand these animal psychologists."
[edit] Notes
- In Pierre Boulle's original novel the hunters arrive in landrovers and dressed in the uniforms of the British hunting elite, but the overall essence is much the same.
- Though the Hunt Leader and Marcus are often assumed to be the same character, this is not the case, as they were played by two different actors.
- Norman Burton would later play a General in Escape from the Planet of the Apes, and Yalu, Galen's father, in the Planet of the Apes TV Series.
[edit] Trivia
- The Hunt Leader speaks to Zaius as a friend and almost as an equal, unlike any other gorilla; he must be one of the most senior ranking gorillas and a leading member of society, somewhat similar to the role of Ursus in the follow-up, Beneath the Planet of the Apes.
[edit] Appearances
- Planet of the Apes
- Planet of the Apes Magazine: Planet of the Apes (issue #2)
- Adventures on the Planet of the Apes: Planet of the Apes (issue #2)
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