Continuity mistake: The first exterior shots of the spacecraft in the desert lake show the spaceship's hatch door already gone... before the astronauts blow it off with an explosive charge minutes later in the movie.
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Ending / spoiler
Starring: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans
Riding on horseback along the beach (The Forbidden Zone), Taylor and Nova come upon the rusted and worn top half of the Statue of Liberty lying in the sand. Taylor and his buddies had travelled into Earth's future...
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George Taylor: You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!
Trivia: Taylor's first name, George, is never mentioned in the film. He is referred to only as "Taylor."
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Answer: He's in the same location as Ellis Island. Thousands of years have resulted in significant changes geographically.