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August 1957 (USA) moreTagline:
DEEP IN THE ANTARCTIC WILDERNESS! (original print ad - all caps) morePlot:
Three men and a woman crash-land in a deep crater in Antarctica, where they find a prehistoric world. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Skull Island at the South Pole moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Jock Mahoney | ... | Cmndr. Harold 'Hal' Roberts |
| Shirley Patterson | ... | Margaret 'Maggie' Hathaway (as Shawn Smith) |
| William Reynolds | ... | Lt. Jack Carmen |
| Henry Brandon | ... | Dr. Carl Hunter |
| Douglas Kennedy | ... | Capt. Burnham (as Douglas R. Kennedy) |
| Phil Harvey | ... | Machinist's Mate Steve Miller |
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Fun Stuff
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The cover photo of Best Buy's "Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection - Volume 2" is adapted from Maggie's encounter with a man-eating squid-plant. moreGoofs:
Continuity: As Dr. Carl is kidnapping Maggie and bringing her to his cave for the first time, we see a long shot of the mouth of the cave - look close and you can see the rubber raft that Maggie will row there later in the film, tied up next to Dr. Carl's reed boat. At this point the rubber boat should be back at camp, with the crew. moreFAQ
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A rip-roaring sci-fi adventure that has quite a lot going for it: a novel premise, a square-jawed hero, a lovely blond heroine, and several dinosaurs presented in a bizarre landscape.
Universal's ace effects artist Clifford Stine did a terrific job. The sets are also remarkable. The film's explanation for the presences of a tropical prehistoric world in the frozen Antarctic is intelligent and plausible. The character don't act like stereo-types, so the plot avoids being predictable. Be kind when you view the dinosaurs; they serve the story well, despite the fact that they're puppets, men in suits, and enlarged lizards.
If at all possible, see the wide-screen version. There's nothing worse than watching a dinosaur's mid-section attack somebody off-screen because the dino's head and tail have been cut