Movies · 1968
Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape.
— George Taylor · Planet of the Apes
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Taylor’s sudden speech challenges a society that has treated him as incapable of language. His anger demands recognition, while the insult shows how quickly a claim to dignity can carry its own contempt.
- AFI100 Movie Quotes, number 66; selected film wording and same-film synopsis.Reference checked
- Wikipedia / AFI-list tableSecondary credit table, number 66; character credit qualified against the primary AFI synopsis. Original media authentication remains unverified.Reference checked
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