Planet of the Apes, 1968

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[James Thomas Rook Jr.]

In 1968 two movies came out with actors in "costume", playing apes.

1.) "Planet Of The Apes" and "2001- A Space Odyssey".

2.) "Planet Of The Apes" won an Oscar for best costumes of that year ... BECAUSE ... it was not understood at that time that "2001's" apes were actually actors in costume.

People thought they were real apes!

The costumes were so real and the actors so good, that people thought they were looking at trained apes, or something. I did not think about it at all, except to marvel at the perfect professionalism.

Of course... excellence is its own reward, and a fully integrated mind does not depend on the approval and recognition by others.