Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) have teamed up to bring classic films back to the big screen as part of their TCM Big Screen Classics series. This month, they put a spotlight on the seminal sci-fi film Planet of the Apes, and we've been provided with one pair of tickets and five Planet of the Apes figures to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers.
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Prize Details: (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive (2) tickets to a Fathom Events screening of Planet of the Apes at a nearby theater and (1) Planet of the Apes figure (see image below).
(4) Runner-up winners will receive (1) Planet of the Apes figure.
How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Planet of the Apes Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address. Before entering the contest, check Fathom Events' website to make sure the film will be playing at a theater near you. The Planet of the Apes screenings will take place on Sunday, July 24th and Wednesday, July 27th at 2:00pm and 7:00pm local time.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am EST on July 2oth. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted.
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Press Release: DENVER (July 11, 2016) - The legendary 1968 science fiction masterpiece “Planet of the Apes” will return to the big screen, crash landing in U.S. cinemas on July 24 and 27 as part of Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies’ (TCM) yearlong TCM Big Screen Classics series.
As part of this special presentation, TCM host Ben Mankiewicz will provide exclusive commentary before and after the feature, offering an inside look at the out-of-this-world classic. The event will screen at more than 650 select movie theaters nationwide, four times only, at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. local time each day.
Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowall star in this legendary science fiction masterpiece. Astronaut Taylor (Heston) finds himself on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon, Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist (McDowall).
When it was released in February 1968, the film was a commercial and critical success, also breaking ground with its revolutionary prosthetic makeup techniques created by artist John Chambers. The “Planet of the Apes” franchise is still going strong today with the 2011 reboot and its 2014 sequel achieving box office success and strong support amongst critics. The highly anticipated third film in that trilogy will debut in 2017.
Tickets to TCM Big Screen Classics: PLANET OF THE APES can be purchased online from Fathom Events.
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