In which out intrepid hero is introduced;
Sent on a mission by King Narode Shareen of the Gnome people, our hero must find out what happened to the 10th Squad of the Royal Guard that disappeared entirely while on a mission to dismantle the shipyard set up by the evil Glough bent on fomenting hostility between humans and Gnomes (‘The Grand Tree’).
His adventures take him though the sky, over the water, into secret places no man has seen, deep into passages underground, and to the atoll of the Apes, where humans are caged and Apes rule the land! The finale battle scene of the movie is a tense spectacular, and the surprise ending is a shocker!
Combat, magic, stealth and great special effects mark this first episode of the Atoll tales.
Production Notes:
A Jagex Ltd. production, Atoll of the Apes (’Monkey Madness’) was arguably a high mark of production. Exquisite attention to detail was achieved in the sets, and much was done with outdoor locations.
Production was troubled when the actor playing the Gnome Sergeant for a time refused to cooperate, but things were smoothed over in the editing process.
Executive producer Andrew Gower, score and incidental music by Ian (not Ian Gower).
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UNDERNEATH THE
ATOLL OF THE APES
In the sequel to AOTA, three agents are sent as peace envoys to
King Awowogei, now deposed but still wielding influence over his simians.
Expecting to find a land of peace, they instead uncover an alliance
forming between Padulah, leader of the Ninja Monkeys, and the evil Monks
of Zamorak. Together they search for a legendary weapon of old that would
give it’s user ultimate power!
All-out melee climaxes in a battle for power in the hidden caverns
below Ape Atoll!
Production Notes:
A Jagex Ltd. production, the second in the series was a box
office success but not a critical favorite. Production was hampered when
the star lost his pay-to-play status and had to be replaced halfway into
filming. The battle scenes were some of the costliest ever for Jagex,
using hundreds of extras, suits of armor, swords, over 15k balls of wool,
and lines of code.
Executive producer Andrew Gower, score by Ennio Morricone, with
music by AC/DC, Ernie Kovacs, the song ‘I’m an Ape Man’ by the Kinks,
incidental music by Ian (not Ian Gower).
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