Land of the Lost (2009)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Brad Silberling

Writers (WGA):

Chris Henchy (written by) &
Dennis McNicholas (written by) ...

Release Date:

5 June 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Right place. Wrong time.

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Primate | Dinosaur | Crab | Show Tune | Forest Ranger

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Will Ferrell	...	Dr. Rick Marshall
Anna Friel	...	Holly Cantrell
Danny McBride	...	Will Stanton
Jorma Taccone	...	Chaka
John Boylan	...	Enik
Matt Lauer	...	Matt Lauer
Bobb'e J. Thompson	...	Tar Pits Kid
Sierra McCormick	...	Tar Pits Kid
Shannon Lemke	...	Tar Pits Kid
Stevie Wash Jr.	...	Tar Pits Kid (as Steven Wash Jr.)
Brian Huskey	...	Teacher
Kevin Buitrago	...	Teenager
Noah Crawford	...	Teenager
Jon Kent Ethridge	...	Teenager (as Jon Kent Ethridge II)
Logan Manus	...	Teenager

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, and for language including a drug reference.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #45364) | UK:12A | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:PG | New Zealand:PG (original rating) | Ireland:12A | South Korea:All | New Zealand:M (re-rating on appeal) | Japan:G | USA:R (original cut) | Hong Kong:IIA | Finland:K-11 | Mexico:B | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Sweden:7 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Dumont Dunes, San Bernardino County, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The original Land of the Lost series was remade in the 1990s, with Timothy Bottoms as the father, although in this version his name was Tom Porter, not Will Marshall. Bottoms and Will Ferrell are both well known for their impersonations of George W. Bush.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Holly finds Rick on the floor after his all night food binge, you can see Rick is sleeping on his back (the position of his feet indicate that). However, when Holly rushes in to his assistance, Rick is now on his side (the position of his feet changes) and wakes up.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Astronaut: Mission Control, come in. Mission Control, do you read?

Movie Connections:

References "Iron Chef America: The Series" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Goodies

First time I've ever asked for a refund on a movie - it's that bad!

I can't think of a single positive thing to say about this movie. I've never seen the TV series. So I'm not someone who was disappointed that the movie didn't live up to whatever expectations one may have for a connection with the series. I didn't know anything about the movie going into it other than Will Ferrell was in it. Complete waste of time. I walked out about 3/4 of the way into the movie and got a refund. This movie didn't just stink - it wreaked!!! Bad acting. Bad graphics/special effects. Stupid humor aimed at warped Jr High age boys, e.g., monkey man "cha-ka" grabbing Holly's breast. I was burned on this movie going experience. I won't walk into another movie without checking a few reviews first.