Question: Did they give John Lithgow's character Alzheimer's disease in remembrance of Charlton Heston?
GalahadFairlight
27th Aug 2011
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
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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.
GalahadFairlight