[Brief fadeout to black.]A group of apes scratches and chatters in groups around a slowly diminishing watering hole.A rival, warring band of ape competitors approaches the watering hole, led by an almost-upright, all and bright man-ape [named Moonwatcher in Arthur Clarke""s novel] (Daniel Richter).)The film was based on the 1981 best-selling novel of the same name by Thomas Harris, from a screenplay by Ted Tally (the scriptwriter forThe Silence of the Lambs (1991)).King: No elephants?...No wonder he""s not winning war.When the class resumed, the young Prince stood up and defended the institution of slavery - a practice that was permitted in Siam: "I do not understand how slaves can be set free if heir masters wish to keep them.Carol was very dependent upon her sister, but was continually uneasy and disapproving of Helen""s promiscuous relationship with Michael, including the intrusive evidence of his male presence into her perceived personal space: his toothbrush and straight-edged razor had been left in a glass on the bathroom shelf above the sink.