Play-mate of the Apes Play-mate of the Apes Play-mate of the Apes is a 2002 American direct-to-DVD erotic film directed by John Bacchus. It is a parody of the "Planet of the Apes" media franchise and was released seven months after the Tim Burton-directed 2001 remake of the first film. The film was produced by Seduction Cinema, a division of New Jersey-based production company, E.I. Independent Cinema. The film was shot in September 2001, in New Jersey. It was released via DVD on February 26, 2002. Since its release, it continues to air periodically on premium cable stations such as Showtime and Cinemax. In
Planet of the Apes (video game) progress sooner or later, Fox proceeded with the video game. It was the first ever "Planet of the Apes" video game; Fox had attempted a game for the Atari 2600, but abandoned it amid the video game crash of 1983 (new designers completed and released this game as "Revenge of the Apes" in 2003). Fox Interactive contracted French video game developer Visiware to design the "Planet of the Apes" game. With the film in limbo, the creators developed a new story inspired by Pierre Boulle's original novel "Planet of the Apes" and the 1968 film version. The designers felt an