故事发生在1968年,一场意外中,泰勒(查尔登·海斯顿 Charlton Heston 饰)和诺娃(琳达·哈里逊 Linda Harrison 饰)的飞船穿越到了两千年后的时间线中,他们来到了一个被人猿统治的星球上,直到两人在沙滩上发现了自由女神像的残骸之后他们才恍然大悟,原来这里并不是什么外星球,而是人类唯一的家园——地球。地面上突然出现的巨大裂痕让泰勒和诺娃调入了庞大繁杂的地底世界之中,他们要面对的,是猿族首领佐斯博士(莫里斯·埃文斯 Maurice Evans 饰)的无情追杀。 1970年,为了拯救泰勒一行人,救援飞船来到了地球,哪知道也穿越了时空,布伦特(詹姆斯·弗朗西斯 James Franciscus 饰)是飞船上唯一的幸存者,并且最终幸运的和诺娃成功会师。两人于无意之中得知了猿组要从地球上铲除所有人类的计划。
In the backwoods of Ontario lies a town called Kinmount. This little hamlet of only a few hundred residents no longer has a gas station or a school; however, thanks to the singular vision of local septuagenarian Keith Stata, what it does boast is a five-screen cinema palace and memorabilia museum—one that welcomes upwards of 50,000 visitors every summer.
Follows the horrific event that has captivated the public's attention for almost 50 years, as well as a more comprehensive narrative about Los Angeles, the American dream, and the situations in which justice might or not be effective.