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)
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Starring: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans
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George Taylor: You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!
Trivia: During breaks, the ape makeup couldn't be removed. It is interesting to note that the chimps naturally hung out with other chimps during breaks, the gorillas natually hung out with other gorillas, and the orangutans naturally hung out with other orangutans.
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Answer: He's in the same location as Ellis Island. Thousands of years have resulted in significant changes geographically.