A space-ship gets lost and is forced to make an emergency landing on an unknown planet. Soon the crew discovers that there are dinosaurs on the planet. The crew have to survive until they ho... Read allA space-ship gets lost and is forced to make an emergency landing on an unknown planet. Soon the crew discovers that there are dinosaurs on the planet. The crew have to survive until they hopefully are found and rescued.A space-ship gets lost and is forced to make an emergency landing on an unknown planet. Soon the crew discovers that there are dinosaurs on the planet. The crew have to survive until they hopefully are found and rescued.
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- TriviaOn 6/24/2011 the Portland (OR) composers and musicians collective Filmusik gave this film its full treatment, screening it at the Hollywood Theater in Portland with the sound turned off, while the local progressive jazz band Blue Cranes performed a new, original musical soundtrack live, and voice actors from the Willamette Radio Workshop recreated the dialogue with live Foley. [Jim Aupperle], co-writer, associate producer and head of special visual effects for the original film, was on hand for the show and said later " . . . I don't think I ever enjoyed our film as much as I did that evening."
- GoofsA character in the film says he has to get back to work setting up some reflectors so they can send out a signal. Reflectors cannot send a signal; all they can do is reflect, hence the name.
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Capt. Lee Norsythe: I'll need two volunteers to see what's up there.
Nyla: I'll go.
Capt. Lee Norsythe: Good, take Mr. Baylor with you.
Harvey: I thought this was volunteer work.
Capt. Lee Norsythe: You haven't been carrying any heavy equipment, Mr. Baylor. You look fairly well rested.
Harvey: Well, doesn't being a vice president pull any weight around here?
Nyla: Of course, Mr. Baylor. I mean, you get to walk on the shady side!
Harvey: I suppose rank has its privileges. This is one of the rankest privileges I've ever encountered.
- Alternate versionsIn 2010, Rifftrax released 'Rifftrax: Planet of Dinosaurs'. The Rifftrax version had only minor differences from the original release with the exception of comedic commentary played over the movie's audio track.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Phantom Empire (1987)
This film is so amateurishly done on most levels that the average person would likely rate it pretty low. I grant it 5/10 Stars, however, for five reasons:
- The picture was filmed at Vasquez Rocks, Northeast of Los Angeles (I visited this park in July of 2003). If you're not in the know, this location is where many of the original Star Trek episodes where filmed, such as "Arena" wherein Captain Kirk fights the Lizardman.
- The stop-motion dinosaur animation is very good for the time period and, I hear, won some kind of an award when the film was released in the late '70s. It's pretty much on a par with "One Million Years B.C."
- There are four (count 'em, four) female survivors of the space wreck and two of them are babes (the other two aren't that bad either, that is, if you're stranded on a deserted planet). One beauty unfortunately gets eaten almost immediately, but the other survives for quite awhile. The latter, by the way, appears to be of Native American ancestry and her tight outfit shows off her midrift and bellybutton the entire stint she appears in the film. And, trust me, if you have any doubt that American Indian women can be truly beautiful, you need to see this fine piece of womanhood.
- After the first 20-30 minutes I was able to mentally adjust and accept the film's limitations; I strangely started to get into the story at this point and even care about the characters.
- Lastly, this is definitely not a kiddy flick, nor is it goofy, comedic or even campy. It's a serious sci-fi story.
If "Planet of the Dinosaurs" had better actors, sound, music and worked out various other kinks in the story, direction, etc. I would give it a higher rating.
BOTTOM LINE: It's worth picking up if (like me) you're a sucker for Sci-fi survival-on-deserted-planet type flicks. Just keep in mind it's strictly Grade Z and mental adjustments will have to be made to appreciate it.
"Planet of the Dinosaurs" has garnered a worthy "guilty pleasure" spot in the cult/independent film section of my video library.
GRADE: C+
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