Revealing mistake: When the apes jump out of the lab windows out to the street, they don't cast a shadow on any of the glass except the ones on the ground floor.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
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Directed by: Rupert Wyatt
Starring: James Franco, Andy Serkis, Tom Felton, Freida Pinto
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Maurice: Hurt bad?
Caesar: You know signs?
Maurice: Circus orangutan. Careful humans don't like smart ape.
Trivia: Bright Eyes is what they called Caesar's mom in this movie. This was also the name given to Charlton Heston by Dr. Zira in the original movie Planet of the Apes (another tribute to the old film).
Question: Did they give John Lithgow's character Alzheimer's disease in remembrance of Charlton Heston?
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Chosen answer: No they most certainly did not. That wouldn't remotely be considered a particularly respectful homage! They picked Alzheimers because it's specifically a brain condition, which can then be explored in the movie as a plausible way of explaining the intelligence raising properties of the drug used.
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