Thought I'd forgotten, eh? Sometime back I posted a story about THE MOST BEAUTIFUL APE IN THE WORLD CONTEST. The winner would swing into a bit part in the latest POTA film, BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES. I also mentioned that I would let you know that if I had my own pick in the matter it would be someone . . . related in some fashion to the politically-correct-gone-wild beauty contest held in Century City that fine sunny day back in 1972, a pick worthy to be mentioned here at MONSTER MAGAZINE WORLD. So, without further ado, I give you a scream queen who is more than worth mentioning here (or anywhere else for that matter). I give you --
In an interview entitled "Woman of the Apes" with Tom Weaver in STARLOG #213 , April 1995 (later reprinted in Weaver's IT CAME FROM WEAVER FIVE from MacFarland & Company, 1996), Harrison looked back fondly at her role in one of the most innovative and unique science-fiction/horror films of the 60s: "Nova was a very good part for me, I had kind of the quality for it . . . looking the way I looked, I got those more sexy roles." You'll get no argument from me, there, Nova!
While she isn't as statuesque as say, a Raquel Welch (who never starred in any real horror movies), or as smoldering as a Barbara Steele (who starred in plenty of horror movies), Miss Harrison, in her PLANET OF THE APES roles nonetheless wears her oft-touseled mane of dark hair and feral feline moves on a voluptuous figure that is only amplified by her version of the ONE MILLION YEARS, B.C. skin suit, which I'm sure even got the apes' heads turning during the shooting of this film! In conclusion, I have just two words for Linda Harrison: "Hoo!" and "Ha!"
May you be blessed 1000 times for running pictures of Linda Harrison, the object of many a teenage fantasy!
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