Return to the Planet of the Apes Logo 'Mission of Mercy'


by Larry Spiegel
Return to the Planet of the Apes

Realising that the dog-fight with the flying monster has used up most of their plane's fuel, the astronauts and humans set about locating a new supply. But after Bill and Jeff set off in an abandoned gorilla truck, Nova falls seriously ill, and Brent diagnoses her symptoms as Acute Infectious Streptococholus, a highly contagious lung disease – which will kill her within seventy-two hours. In a race against time, Judy leaves in the plane and heads for Ape City, hoping that Zira and Cornelius will be able to help make a serum that will cure Nova…

Richard Blackburn (Bill Hudson / Doctor Zaius), Henry Corden (General Urko), Phillippa Harris (Zira), Edwin Mills (Cornelius), Claudette Nevins (Judy Franklin / Nova), Austin Stoker (Jeff Carter)

Directed by Doug Wildey
Produced by David DePatie and Friz Freleng
Associate Producer Doug Wildey
A DePatie-Freleng Enterprises production

TX (US): 1st November, 1975

Notes:
*Featuring Bill Hudson, Jeff Carter, Judy Franklin, Zira, Cormelius, Doctor Zaius and General Urko