George Taylor

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George Taylor is the cynical, misanthropic astronaut protagonist of the 1968 science fiction film "Planet of the Apes," whose journey exposes a dystopian world ruled by intelligent apes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronaut
fictional character
film character
allies Cornelius NERFINISHED
Nova NERFINISHED
Zira NERFINISHED
antagonisticForce ape society
appearsIn Planet of the Apes NERFINISHED
appearsInFilm Planet of the Apes (1968 film) NERFINISHED
basedOn concepts from Pierre Boulle's novel Planet of the Apes
capturedBy gorilla soldiers
characterTrait cynical
misanthropic
communicationStatus initially mute to apes due to injury
conflictWith ape religious dogma
createdBy screenwriter Michael Wilson NERFINISHED
screenwriter Rod Serling NERFINISHED
discovers that the ape planet is actually future Earth
enemy Dr. Zaius NERFINISHED
filmGenre science fiction
firstAppearance Planet of the Apes (1968 film) NERFINISHED
franchise Planet of the Apes franchise NERFINISHED
gender male
hairColor brown
iconicScene kneeling before the ruined Statue of Liberty
imprisonedIn ape city
languageOfWork English
laterSpeaksTo Cornelius NERFINISHED
Zira NERFINISHED
medium film
narrativeRole protagonist
nationality American
notableQuote Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!
notableScene trial before the ape tribunal
occupation astronaut
portrayedBy Charlton Heston NERFINISHED
realizes human civilization destroyed itself
romanticInterest Nova NERFINISHED
settingEncountered dystopian future Earth
spaceMission deep-space mission that time-travels to future Earth
species human
symbolizes alienation from humanity
human self-destruction
worldEncountered planet ruled by intelligent apes
yearOfFirstAppearance 1968

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