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Troy and David return to Lake Dalek, in an undisclosed location in the Muskoka Region, in Ontario cottage country. It is August of 2026 when they settled down into their Muskoka chairs, had a few brewskies, and talked about apes in genre movies.

They previously were at the lake when they recorded their Size Matters episode(s) and Shrinkage episode(s).

What makes a film, an ape film? Simian Cinema, anyone?

Can a gorrilla disco?

In this episode, Troy and David, compare their lists of the greatest genre ape films, starting with #10 through #6. PT. 2 of the Ape-isode, Troy and David will reveal their top five.

Which movies will appear on both of their lists?
Will the obvious #1 genre ape film of all time, be #1 on both Troy and David’s lists? Listen to find out.

And what are the films that you cannot believe were made, that were so awful, they were good. How about:

Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952).
Rated 3.6 on IMDB.

Robot Monster (1953).
Rated 3.0 on IMDB.

Troy reads the back cover of a VHS copy he has of Robot Monster.
Here is some info from a google search:.

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The back cover of the classic Rhino Home Video VHS release of Robot Monster (1953) features a short synopsis describing the alien invader’s mission to wipe out humanity.

The Synopsis Summary

The Complication: Ro-Man faces a dilemma when he captures the professor’s daughter (played by Claudia Barrett) and finds himself hesitating instead of completing his orders.

The Invader: An alien creature named Ro-Man—who resembles a gorilla wearing a deep-sea diving helmet—is sent to Earth as the vanguard of an invasion.

The Mission: Armed with a destructive “calcinator death ray,” Ro-Man has successfully wiped out nearly all human life on the planet.

The Conflict: A small handful of survivors, including a professor and his family, remain immune or hidden, and Ro-Man is tasked with hunting them down.

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CAST OF KING KONG (1933)

Fay Wray (Ann Darrow)
Robert Armstrong (Carl Denham)
Bruce Cabot (Jack Driscoll)
Frank Reicher (Capt. Englehorn)
Sam Hardy (Charles Weston)
Noble Johnson (Native Chief)
Steve Clemente (Witch King [as Steve Clemento])
James Flavin (Second Mate Briggs)

CAST OF KING KONG (2005)

Naomi Watts (Ann Darrow)
Jack Black (Carl Denham)
Adrien Brody (Jack Driscoll)
Thomas Kretschmann (Captain Englehorn)
Colin Hanks (Preston)
Andy Serkis (Kong/Lumpy)
Evan Parke (Hayes)
Jamie Bell (Jimmy)

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We hope you enjoy the show!

The 1968 Planet of the Apes film brought Pierre Boulle’s 1963 novel to the big screen, and nothing has been the same since. From the first appearance of apes, right up to the final climactic scene, Troy Harkin and David Clink, with special guest Robert J. Sawyer (see author bio below), will talk about the film, its importance, its legacy, and where it fits in with the ACE (Ape Cinematic Universe). Spoiler alert: specific plot points in the film, the novel, the TV series, and other ape films will be discussed.

Robert J. Sawyer
(photo by Carolyn Clink)

Robert J. Sawyer has won the best-novel Hugo Award (for Hominids), the best-novel Nebula Award (for The Terminal Experiment), and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award (for Mindscan), plus over 60 other writing awards. The ABC TV series FlashForward was based on his novel of the same name, and his 24th novel, The Oppenheimer Alternative, is now out. Rob holds honorary doctorates from the University of Winnipeg and Laurentian University, was one of the initial inductees into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and is a Member of the Order of Canada, his country’s highest honour.