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Danger Will Robinson! morePlot:
The Robinson family was going into space to fight for a chance for humanity. Now they are fighting to live long enough to find a way home. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 11 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(21 articles)
LeBlanc Shuns Movie Career (From WENN. 10 February 2005)
Cruise Hoping To Find Wife Number Three (From WENN. 28 June 2004)
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The title says it all. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| William Hurt | ... | Prof. John Robinson | |
| Mimi Rogers | ... | Dr. Maureen Robinson | |
| Heather Graham | ... | Dr. Judy Robinson | |
| Lacey Chabert | ... | Penny Robinson | |
| Jack Johnson | ... | Will Robinson | |
| Gary Oldman | ... | Spider Smith | |
| Matt LeBlanc | ... | Maj. Don West | |
| Jared Harris | ... | Older Will Robinson | |
| Mark Goddard | ... | General | |
| Lennie James | ... | Jeb Walker | |
| Marta Kristen | ... | Reporter #1 | |
| June Lockhart | ... | Principal Cartwright | |
| Edward Fox | ... | Businessman | |
| Adam Sims | ... | Lab Technician | |
| Angela Cartwright | ... | Reporter #2 |
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Rated PG-13 for some intense sci-fi action.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
130 minCountry:
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EnglishColour:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:L | USA:PG-13 (certificate #35916) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Belgium:KT | Finland:K-8 | France:U | Germany:12 | Mexico:A | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | Canada:PGMOVIEmeter: 
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Originally, all surviving cast members of the TV show were meant to have cameo appearances. Mark Goddard, the original Major Don West, plays the General. June Lockhart, the original Maureen Robinson, plays Will Robinson's principal. Marta Kristen and Angela Cartwright, the original Robinson girls, play reporters. Ironically, Bill Mumy and Jonathan Harris, the two actors most supportive of the idea of a new movie (as well as the two most popular characters on the show), did not appear in it. Mumy wanted to play the older Will Robinson but the director thought it would be too distracting from the plot to have the original Will play the older Will. Harris was to have played the man who hired, then betrayed, Dr. Smith. In an interview for "TV Guide" prior to the film's release, it was mentioned that Jonathan Harris bluntly stated, "I will have you know I have never done a walk-on or bit part in my life! And I do not intend to start." He announced that if he could not play his own role in the movie, he wanted nothing to do with it. He did return as Dr. Smith in a one-hour TV special Lost in Space Forever (1998) (TV). moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Dr Robinson analyzes the spider, only its image appears on the screen, but she already knows its a silicone-based life form, even though this information does not show on the monitor yet. moreQuotes:
Dr. Zachary Smith: You can't do it can you? You can't kill the man without becoming the monster. moreSoundtrack:
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Rating: * out of ****
Based off the old 60's television series, Lost in Space certainly had the opportunity to be a suspenseful and imaginative sci-fi adventure, but it ends up feeling like little more than an overlong pilot episode for a failed television series. What the movie does have going for it are some occasionally nifty special effects and a fairly tense scene set on board an abandoned spacecraft packed full of hungry giant spiders.
What the movie has going against it is generally everything else. The cast is thoroughly unconvincing (even William Hurt and Gary Oldman), a good portion of the special effects are second-rate, and the subplot involving time rips and time "bubbles" feels tacked-on and pointless. This is a silly adventure film that lacks tension and fun, or even competent film-making and writing. I'm certain kids will probably enjoy the movie, but most everyone else will probably feel mentally adrift by the time the end credits roll.