Land of the Lost (2009) on Netflix
PG-1320091h 42mAdventureComedySci-Fi
On his latest expedition, Dr. Rick Marshall is sucked into a space-time vortex alongside his research assistant and a redneck survivalist. In this alternate universe, the trio make friends with a primate named Chaka, their only ally in a world full of dinosaurs and other fantastic creatures.
- Netflix3.0/5
- IMDb5.4/1080,888 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes26%
Trailer
Plot summary
Palaeontologist Rick Marshall takes Will and Holly into a new world of danger, dinosaurs and big bug-eyed lizard people while trying to find their way back home and, too, save the universe and in doing so saving his reputation. With the dinosaur with brains, brawn and personality and the adventure of scientific advancement and exotic beasts in a far away land, it all adds up to time traveling fun and frolics.
Cast
- Shannon Lemkeas Tar Pits Kid
- Kevin Buitragoas Teenager
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Land of the Lost (2009)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Sid and Marty Krofft apologized for the film at a 2017 Comic-Con appearance, calling it "one of the worst films ever made" and saying that they had little involvement in it despite visiting the set.
- At the Savannah Film Festival in 2011, Ron Meyer, then president of Universal Pictures, said of the film: "Land of the Lost was just crap. I mean, there was no excuse for it. The best intentions all went wrong."
- The film led the 30th Golden Raspberry Awards with seven nominations, tied with Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, among them Worst Picture, Worst Actor for Ferrell and Worst Director for Silberling. It won the award for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel.
- Kathy Coleman and Wesley Eure, who played Holly and Will in the original TV series, both filmed cameo appearances for the movie, but the final version of the film does not include these scenes.
- In 2012, Danny McBride answered the purists who complained the film was ruining their childhood, saying he thought the show was awesome and that screenwriters Chris Henchy and Dennis McNicholas kept the mythology intact without taking it too seriously.
