Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962)

Earth sends a five-man team to explore the frozen planet Uranus, only to find a temperate forest and sultry women from their past on it, courtesy of an alien brain with evil designs.

Director:

Sidney W. Pink

Writers:

Sidney W. Pink (original story), Ib Melchior (screenplay),

Stars:

John Agar, Greta Thyssen, Carl Ottosen

Cast

Cast overview:
John Agar	...	Capt. Don Graham
Greta Thyssen	...	Greta
Carl Ottosen	...	Commander Eric
Peter Monch	...	Karl (as Peter Mönch)
Ove Sprogøe	...	Barry O'Sullivan
Louis Miehe-Renard	...	Svend (as Louis Meihe Renard)
Ann Smyrner	...	Ingrid
Ulla Moritz	...	Lise
Mimi Heinrich	...	Ursula
Annie Birgit Garde	...	Ellen
Bente Juel	...	Colleen

Storyline

A U.N. space expedition to the planet Uranus discovers a bizarrely familiar world right out of their own heads, featuring places and people the crew members recall from their past. It's all part of a fantasy created by the planet's master, a giant, pulsating brain that can also turn their worst thoughts into reality.

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Plot Keywords:

planet | brain | forest | united nations | quicksand | 

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Taglines:

What is this monstrous THING? With the power of mind over matter?... There beyond the stars your unspeakable fears...deepest desires...come alive...and you are trapped in a spectacle of terror- your secret fears pitted against you!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA Denmark

Language:

Danish English

Release Date:

10 March 1962 (USA)

Also Known As:

Monstro do Planeta Perdido

Filming Locations:

Denmark

Box Office

Budget:

$74,600 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinemagic Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The major contribution made to the American International version by Jim Danforth and Wah Chang was the giant cyclopean rodent monster. The monster's roar was actually Rodan's roar taken from Rodan (US title: "Rodan").

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Goofs

The spider attack used footage borrowed from Earth vs. the Spider, and is in black and white. As such, the spider attack scene goes back and forth between black and white and color.

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Quotes

Eric: We're going to pay that mirage a little visit.

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Connections

Referenced in Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)

User Reviews

" OK men. let's explore the Planet, . . . Bring your guns "

In the year 1962 this Science Fiction film arrived in our small home town at the local theater. It was called " Journey to the Seventh Planet. " All the kids ran to see it. Most of us were innocent youngsters and few knew anything of Science and fewer of the Solar System. During the movie with a large box of 10 cent popcorn and 5 cent coke, we watched in awe at the planet monsters, screaming in terror. The story was interesting enough, Earthmen of the future (2001) unite under the United Nation Flag, build a space ship, blast off to visit Uranus, the 7th planet. There the four spacemen wearing flimsy rubber suits, plexi-glass helmets and kitchen gloves, encounter a Blob or Mind-Creature who plans to conquer Earth and enslave the population. The giant creatures they encounter in the movie were exactly what attracted small children. As adults today, we wonder just how a cheesy, simple and hokey movie could produce such ear-splitting screams from an audience full of kids. John Agar stars as Capt. Don Graham, with Carl Ottosen, Peter Monch, Karl Ove Sprogøe as the crew. If you're an adult today, you too can create some modern nightmares in your kids, if they promise not to laugh too hard. Recommended for very young monster-seeking five-year-olds. *