Parents Guide for
Planet of the Apes (1968)

4 male buttocks shown

Minor violence such as some gun shooting and minor explosions.

A line towards the end: "God damn you all to hell!"

Many uses of the word damn and god damn.

A man is shown smoking a cigar.

In this classic "ape evolved from man" parable, it was sad to see that the use of tobacco had survived during the 2000 year transition! Not only was Charlton Heston seen smoking on to occasions, but several other stars and co-stars were seen using tobacco. Using a standardized scoring system, this film received a smoking rating of 4 Butts (on a scale of 0-4 Butts). For more information on the impact of onscreen smoking and the initiation of youth tobacco use, or for more information on the rating system, visit www.smokescreeners.org.

Scenes with the apes whipping the humans might frighten young children.