When he demanded her baby at gunpoint, she refused and bolted.He pursued, and then ducked when police helicopters landed nearby and police cars arrived at the pier (along with the two doctors in their vehicle).The opening sequence was parodied at least twice: (1) Neil DeGrasse Tyson""sCosmosscience series, hat used Gershwin music and the Manhattan skyline, and (2) the UK""s Channel 4, low-budget, cult sit-comSpaced (1999-2001) (in Season 2, Episode 1).A flock of gulls rest on the water""s surface in the distance, and faint bird sounds appear on the soundtrack.Thenon-musicalversion of the play, from Shaw""s own screenplay, was first filmed in Britain asPygmalion (1938)by co-directors Anthony Asquith and Leslie Howard (who also co-starred with Dame Wendy Hiller).The officer in charge kept ordering the one-word command: "Home" - but the apes were unresponsive.During the stand-off, Caesar signaled one of the apes to ignite the kerosene, creating a wall of flame that concealed them as they counter-attacked en masse and assaulted the riot officers.