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Planet of Dinosaurs

  • 1977
  • PG
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
3.8/10
2.2K
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Planet of Dinosaurs (1977)
A space-ship gets lost and is forced to make an emergency landing on an unknown planet. The planet looks much like Earth, only with no trace of civilization. Soon the crew discovers that there are dinosaurs on the planet, and blood-thirsty buggers at that. The crew hopes to be found and rescued, but they have to struggle to survive until then.
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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.

  • Director
    • James K. Shea
  • Writers
    • Ralph Lucas
    • Jim Aupperle
  • Stars
    • Mary Appleseth
    • Harvey Shain
    • Derna Wylde
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    • IMDb RATING
    3.8/10
    2.2K
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    • Director
      • James K. Shea
    • Writers
      • Ralph Lucas
      • Jim Aupperle
    • Stars
      • Mary Appleseth
      • Harvey Shain
      • Derna Wylde
    • 67User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Top Cast10

    Mary Appleseth
    • Cindy
    Harvey Shain
    • Harvey Baylor
    Derna Wylde
    • Derna Lee
    Max Thayer
    • Mike
    • (as Michael Thayer)
    Chuck Pennington
    • Chuck
    Charlotte Speer
    • Charlotte
    Louie Lawless
    • Capt. Lee Norsythe
    Pamela Bottaro
    • Nyla
    James Whitworth
    James Whitworth
    • Jim
    Michael Lee
    • Charlotte's Son
    • Director
      • James K. Shea
    • Writers
      • Ralph Lucas
      • Jim Aupperle
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    User reviews67

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    • Trivia
      On 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."
    • Goofs
      A 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.
    • Quotes
      • Mike: It was a hunting call. Something out there is carnivorous. And it sounds very, very hungry.
    • Alternate versions
      In 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.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Phantom Empire (1988)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • August 27, 1979 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Planet of the Dinosaurs
    • Filming locations
      • Pasadena, California, USA(canyon location)
    • Production company
      • Deathbeast Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 24m(84 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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