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Planet of the Apes (1966) studio pitch/makeup test by mofrakker is ranked #33 among Film & Animation videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club with 77.49K views.

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Planet of the Apes (1966) studio pitch/makeup test

Name: Planet of the Apes (1966) studio pitch/makeup test
Uploaded: 2008-12-26T04:21:30+00:00
Duration: 8 min 55 s
Channel: mofrakker
Description: "Planet of the Apes (1966) studio pitch/makeup test" by mofrakker has now passed 0.00 billion views, ranking #1,062 of 1,061 videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club. It is the #33 most-viewed Film & Animation video among 32 in the club. Over the last 30 days it has added about 150 views. It was published about 17.8 years ago.

"Planet of the Apes (1966) studio pitch/makeup test" by mofrakker has now passed 0.00 billion views, ranking #1,062 of 1,061 videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club. It is the #33 most-viewed Film & Animation video among 32 in the club. Over the last 30 days it has added about 150 views. It was published about 17.8 years ago.

77,488 views

680 likes

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mofrakker

Quick Facts

Overall Rank: #1062 of 1061 videos
Film & Animation Rank: #33
Total Views: 77,488
Total Likes: 680
Like Ratio: 0.88%
Channel: mofrakker
Published: December 26, 2008
Duration: 8:55
Last Updated: October 05, 2026

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Estimated Earnings

October 2026

$0.05 · ~$1.80 RPM

30 views gained this month

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The original makeup test with Charlton Heston as Thomas (not Taylor), Edward G. Robinson as Dr. Zaious, James Brolin as Cornelious and Linda Harrison (who played Nova in the finished movie) as Zira. This test was used to get the greenlight from Fox executives and has narration and conceptual art based on the original Rod Serling adaptation of the Pierre Boulle novel. This version shows a more modern ape civilization which would of been too expensive to film. The final product would eventually re

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How many views does Planet of the Apes (1966) studio pitch/makeup test have?

Planet of the Apes (1966) studio pitch/makeup test by mofrakker currently has 77,488 views on YouTube. It is ranked #1062 among all 1061 videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club.

How many likes does Planet of the Apes (1966) studio pitch/makeup test have?

Planet of the Apes (1966) studio pitch/makeup test has 680 likes on YouTube, which gives it a like-to-view ratio of 0.88%.

When was Planet of the Apes (1966) studio pitch/makeup test published?

Planet of the Apes (1966) studio pitch/makeup test was published on December 26, 2008 by mofrakker.

What rank is this video among Film & Animation videos?

Planet of the Apes (1966) studio pitch/makeup test is ranked #33 among Film & Animation videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club with 77.49K views. See full Film & Animation ranking →