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The chimpanzee that played Elijah was terrible.

posted 15 years ago by Beetfields_1
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I thought he was terribly miscast there.

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[–] puschit-1 15 years ago

It's rumoured that he slept with the director to get this role.

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[–] Liljan-2 15 years ago

I've got no opinion about whether or not it was miscast, but I can safely say that I would not like to be locked up with a chimp. They're five times stronger than average humans, and they can get violent when angry.

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[–] ewd76-944-614898 11 years ago

It was pretty hot seeing Cameron tied up in a cage though.

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[–] Six-Shooter 15 years ago

Yeah, he really needs to learn how to BE the character if he's gonna make it far in this industry.

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[–] krsnik_33 12 years ago

Donald, don't use the word "industry"

[–] jlird808 11 years ago

+1

Woulda been +2 if u spelled "use" correctly.

[–] krsnik_33 11 years ago

Typos happen late at night ^_^

[–] CokeBottle_Glasses 11 years ago

He was so over-the-top.

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[–] PenTheater 11 years ago

He went full ape, Every body knows YOU NEVER go full ape.

[–] adamknox 11 years ago

:( Its rather sad but after the film his career went down hill. he was type cast as a Chimp. Just shows how shallow minded the directors of this world are. he could have been so much more.

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[–] IcySpoon 11 years ago

Actually, after years of being typecast he turned to directing-I heard he's directing the final installment of "Dark Knight Rises". It might only be a rumor though..

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[–] HouseOfStark10 11 years ago

He's been working on his acting though.

I heard he's being casted as Old Caesar in the next Planet of the Apes film.

[–] HoldTheCock 9 years ago

Turns out he's making a comeback, he did some of the puppet work on Anomalisa.

[–] philr46 9 years ago

This ruined the film for me. They mentioned a childhood trauma - baby chimps are stolen from the wild and their mothers and family killed in front of them. Many then die in transit.

I know this isn't a modern-modern film but animal rights had come a long way by '99. No primates should be used as entertainment.