Women of the Prehistoric Planet (1966)

Director:

Arthur C. Pierce

Writer:

Arthur C. Pierce (writer)

Release Date:

15 April 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Action | Adventure | Romance

Tagline:

It's the battle of the sexes as savage planet women attack female space invaders!

Plot:

A spaceship crashes upon an unexplored planet, and the rescuers sent to search for survivors discover that decades have passed due to time dilation.

Plot Keywords:

MST3K | Amazon Tribe | Father Daughter Relationship | Interracial Relationship | Beautiful Woman

Cast

Wendell Corey	...	Adm. David King
Keith Larsen	...	Cmdr. Scott
John Agar	...	Dr. Farrell
Paul Gilbert	...	Lt. Red Bradley
Merry Anders	...	Lt. Karen Lamont
Irene Tsu	...	Linda
Robert Ito	...	Tang (as Roberto Ito)
Stuart Margolin	...	Chief
Todd Lasswell	...	Lt. Charles Anderson, Tang's Father (as Todd Laswell)
Kam Tong	...	Jung
Ron Stokes	...	Sgt. Allen
Adam Roarke	...	Harris
Paul Hampton	...	Wilson
Ronald Lyon	...	Sgt. Nevins (as Ron Lyon)
Sally Frei	...	Sally

Also Known As:

Prehistoric Planet Women

Runtime:

90 min | West Germany:88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:12

Company:

Standard Club of California Productions Inc.

Trivia:

The original script by Arthur C. Pierce was called simply "The Prehistoric Planet", but producer Jack Broder later added "Women of..." to the title for marketing purposes. To justify this title change, brief scenes were filmed of three actresses in native garb, prancing and swimming semi-nude in the pond and waterfall on the planet. These scenes were only used in foreign release prints, but are visible briefly in the US trailer for the film.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Rocks and stones squash underfoot and wobble.

Quotes:

Lt. Red Bradley: Hi-keeba!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Sidehackers (#3.2)" (1990)

I have problems with this film's title!

There's only one woman featured prominently in this movie...and she isn't from the prehistoric planet. What a rip-off!

There are a couple of hokey effects but you'll want to hit the fast-forward button to see them. The majority of this film, like so many bad sci-fi movies of the 50's and 60's, is extended walking sequences! No one ever imagined that a prehistoric planet would be this boring. Never did a film need process shots of alligators and lizards more. Or women, for that matter!

However, it is worth noting that this is the movie that started the popular "Hi-Keeba!!" catch phrase on MST3K.

There's also twist ending in this movie that the average viewer will be able to spot about 2 minutes into the film. John Agar's in this film, too. 'Nuff said.