Just days before shes to be married to the odious lord quinn, sashas latest experimental device backfires and opens a dimensional gateway between our world and a prehistoric planet. Planet of dinosaurs 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Planet of dinosaurs was one of those movies which i wanted for ages but got hold of it eventually. Larry bird and bill laimbeer have genuinely hated each other for over 30 years duration. Released 1978, planet of dinosaurs stars james whitworth, pamela bottaro, louis lawless, mary appleseth the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 24 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Read famous quotes from planet of dinosaurs, 1978, directed by james k. Centuries ago on earth, wolves used to wipe out whole villages until men went out and. On 6242011 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 shut off, while the local progressive jazz band blue cranes performed a new, original musical soundtrack live, and voice actors from willamette radio workshop recreated the dialogue with live foley. Soon the crew discovers that there are dinosaurs on the planet, and bloodthirsty buggers at that. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of planet of dinosaurs with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. The planet looks much like earth, only with no trace of civilization.
Distributed by, cineworld pictures 1978 usa theatrical. Planet of dinosaurs is a cheesy, fun 1978 flick that tells the story of the crew of the spaceship odyssey who are marooned on a primitive earthlike planet when a reactor explosion destroys their ship. I had always wondered what the full bodied creature looked like. From the magyarsaurus, which showed an amazing adaptation to island life, to the nothronychus, a carnivore that gave up meat eating. Set 70 million years ago in the cretaceous period in north america, this animated docudrama follows the journey of a young edmontosaurus named scar and his herd as they. This astonishing capacity to evolve meant that dinosaurs not only spread throughout the world, but also, dominated life upon it for more than 160 million years. It seems wellnigh impossible that i could miss a movie that won the coveted science fiction film award. Lots of really cool stopmotion dinosaurs but that is frankly the only thing about this movie that is cool. Planet of the dinosaurs is a 1978 science fiction film.
On 6242011 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 shut off, while the local progressive jazz band blue cranes performed a new, original musical soundtrack live, and. Pamela bottaro is an actress, known for planet of dinosaurs 1977 and death dimension 1978. Set in an unspecified future, the film follows the journey of captain lee and his crew after they crash land on a planet with similar life conditions as earth, but millions of years behind in time. The tyrannosaurus rex, or trex for short, is the main antagonist of the 1978 film planet of dinosaurs. The crew hopes to be found and rescued, but they have to struggle to survive until then. The valley of gwangi 1969 official trailer dinosaur western movie hd. Honestly, this is like any number of lost in dinoland stories, but the music is some early synth, so its good enough for me. But i still would have noticed a movie called something like planet of dinosaurs. Id give the whole package a very commendable 4 out of 5. It was filmed entirely in the vasquez rocks area of california. A spaceship gets lost and is forced to make an emergency landing on an unknown planet. Low budget scififlick about a group of survivors from a destroyed spaceship that end up on planet of dinosaurs.
Soon the crew discovers that there are dinosaurs on the planet, and. Another well respected animator, jim danf orth, also worked on the movie as a matte artist a s well as animating at least one sequ ence. Planet of dinosaurs is a cool movie, i even did a few sound effects for the movies dinosaurs and even found a few on some websites. Movie details trapped on a lost world of prehistoric monsters. Planet of dinosaurs is a cheesy, fun 1978 flick that tells the story of the crew of the. Planet of dinosaurs is the sort of movie you enjoy as a kid, but upon getting older, you recognize its deficiencies, yet still maintain appreciation for what made you love it as a kid in the first place. Planet of dinosaurs is a 1977 1978 usa science fiction film. I wasnt exactly surprised to find that the cheezy movies release of planet of dinosaurs is. When a spaceship has to make an emergency landing on an earthlike planet, they must fight for their lives against large stopmotion dinosaurs.
Since bad acting has no effect on the marauding beasties, the earthlings must find other means of combating the giant saurians in this goofy scifi cheesefest. Planet of dinosaurs is a 1977 science fiction film. Planet of dinosaurs page 21 classic horror film board. A space ship gets lost and is forced to make an emergency landing on an unknown planet. Jan 11, 2017 planet of dinosaurs 1977 pg 1h 24min scifi, drama 27 august 1979 sweden a spaceship gets lost and is forced to make an emergency landing on an unknown planet. Encountering a wide variety of dangerous dinosaurs, the crew decides that. I caught a screening of planet of the dinosaurs at the old encore theater in hollywood if memory serves. Jul, 2019 a hasbeen rock star hosts horror films in his haunted mansion. Sep 21, 2012 planet of dinosuars1978 tyrannosaurus rex nikkolas mical. The centrosaurus is the large dinosaurs and the main antagonist in the 1978 film planet of dinosaurs. Planet of dinosaurs film planet of dinosaurs wiki fandom. Planet of dinosaurs 1977 mary appleseth, harvey shain.
The 1978 sciencefiction film planet of dinosaurs follows the stranded astronauts as they try. Planet of dinosaurs 1978 stream and watch online moviefone. Set in an unspecified future, the film follows the journey of captain lee and his crew after they crash land on an earthlike planet, but millions of years behind in time. Planet of dinosaurs 20th anniversary edition widescreen. However, thats not to say that even a truly bad movie about dinosaurs or prehistoric animals not to mention a pretty good one cant have a truly memorable tag line that packs people into theaters or netflix queues. Planet of dinosaurs 1978 cast and crew a spaceshuttle pilot james whitworth and his colleagues bail out on a planet full of prehistoric monsters. All the trivia you can handle about planet of dinosaurs, 1978, directed by james k. Planet of dinosaurs 1977 pg 1h 24min scifi, drama 27 august 1979 sweden a spaceship gets lost and is forced to make an emergency landing on an unknown planet. He is an extraterrestrial dinosaur living on a planet where the inhabitants evolved to resemble prehistoric dinosaurs from earth, through convergent evolution. Although set in the future, planet of the dinosaurs, is pure 1970s camp, with hairstyles and. Encountering a wide variety of dangerous dinosaurs, the crew decides that its best chance for. Kathy coleman, who portrayed holly on land of the lost. Set in an unspecified future, the film follows the journey of captain lee and his crew after they crash l. A spaceship crashes onto a mysterious planet and its occupants discover they are millions of years into the past as this planet is occupied by dinosaurs more of which later.
They have like alien history taking a break from helping lay out space reflectors, derna went for a walk. However, she was soon found by an centrosaurus which decided to make a meal out of her. Planet of dinosaurs 1977 pg 1h 24min scifi, drama 27 august 1979. Centrosaurus planet of dinosaurs all species wiki fandom. Planet of dinosaurs 1977 mary appleseth, harvey shain, derna.
Now not only are the surviving men and women stranded with little to sustain them, but must also find a way to. The crew hopes to be found and rescued, but they have to. With mary appleseth, harvey shain, derna wylde, max thayer. Planet of dinosaurs is a 1978 science fiction film. Soon the crew discovers that there are dinosaurs on the planet. After all, according to the video box, this movie won the prestigious science fiction film award. Fortunately, the stars of mystery science theater 3000 and, kevin murphy, bill corbett and mike nelson are here to sharpen some sticks, put on their least smelly animal furs and prepare to poke at the planet of dinosaurs. The cinematic magic and wizardry of willis obrien and ray harryhausen inspired a number of young monster movie fans to dabble in the art of stop motion effects. This is a list of films that feature nonavian dinosaurs that is, not featuring birds and other prehistoric mainly mesozoic archosaurs, pterosaurs and prehistoric mainly mesozoic marine reptiles such as mosasaurs and plesiosaurs. A spaceshuttle pilot james whitworth and his colleagues bail out on a planet full of prehistoric monsters. Oct 26, 2019 not all dinosaur movies are equal, as anyone whos seen both jurassic park and tammy and the t. Captain lee and his daring band of astronauts crash land on an alien planet full of dinosaurs. Planet of the dinosaurs victorian teen and intrepid inventor sasha strange found the doorwayto danger.
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