Fathom/TCM Bringing Planet of the Apes to Theaters Again! Win a Pair of Tickets and/or a Collectible!
The legendary 1968 science fiction masterpiece Planet of the Apes is returning to the big screen, crash landing in U.S. cinemas on July 24 and 27 thanks to Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies (TCM).
The duo are working together to bring classics back to theaters with a year-long “TCM Big Screen Classics” series, and if July’s film, the aforementioned Planet of the Apes, sound like something you want to be a part of, you’ve come to the right place. Not only do we have a pair of tickets plus a collectible NECA Apes figure to give away to a Grand Prize winner, but five runners-up will also win the figure on its own!
As part of this special presentation, TCM host Ben Mankiewicz will provide exclusive commentary before and after the feature, offering an inside look at the out-of-this-world classic. The event will screen at more than 650 select movie theaters nationwide, four times only, at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. local time each day.
Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowall star in this legendary science fiction masterpiece. Astronaut Taylor (Heston) finds himself on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon, Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist (McDowall).
When it was released in February 1968, the film was a commercial and critical success, also breaking ground with its revolutionary prosthetic makeup techniques created by artist John Chambers. The Planet of the Apes franchise is still going strong today with the 2011 reboot and its 2014 sequel achieving box office success and strong support amongst critics. The highly anticipated third film in that trilogy will debut in 2017.
Tickets are available online at FathomEvents.com or at participating theater box offices. For a complete list of participating theaters, click on the “Theater Locations” tab.
So, how can you win? Just send an email to contests@dreadcentral.com including your FULL NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS along with the DATE, TIME, and THEATER of choice. (Click here for the full list of theaters to make sure it’s showing in your area.) You have four choices:
- Sunday, July 24, 2016: 2:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. local time
- Wednesday, July 27, 2016: 2:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. local time
This contest will end at 12:01 AM PT on July 19, 2016. Note: By entering this contest, you are consenting to allow Dread Central and its subsidiaries use of your email address.
Don’t want to take your chances on winning? Tickets to TCM Big Screen Classics: PLANET OF THE APES can be purchased online from Fathom Events.
