Strange New World (1975) (TV)

Director:

Robert Butler

Writers:

Ranald Graham
Walon Green
(more)

Release Date:

13 July 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Plot:

In the near future, a group of scientists living in a space ship wake up from a hibernation state and come back to an apocalyptic Earth. |

Plot Keywords:

Scientist | Suspended Animation | Astronaut | Unsold TV Series Pilot | Post Apocalypse

Cast

John Saxon	...	Captain Anthony Vico
Kathleen Miller	...	Dr. Allison Crowley
Keene Curtis	...	Dr. William Scott
James Olson	...	Surgeon
Martine Beswick	...	Tana
Reb Brown	...	Sprang
Ford Rainey	...	Sirus
Bill McKinney	...	Badger
Gerrit Graham	...	Daniel
Cynthia Wood	...	Araba
Catherine Bach	...	Lara, the Guide
Norland Benson	...	Hide
Richard Farnsworth	...	Elder

Directed by
Robert Butler

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ranald Graham
Walon Green
Al Ramrus

Produced by
Ranald Graham	....	executive producer
Walon Green	....	executive producer
Bob Larson	....	producer (as Robert Larson)
Ric Rondell	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Richard Clements
Elliot Kaplan

Cinematography by
Michael D. Margulies		(director of photography) (as Michael Margulies)

Film Editing by
David Newhouse
Melvin Shapiro

Casting by
Hoyt Bowers

Art Direction by
Jack Martin Smith

Set Decoration by
Frank Lombardo

Costume Design by
Dodie Shepard

Production Management
Saul Wurtzel	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ric Rondell	....	assistant director

Art Department
Ron Greenwood	....	props

Stunts
Carol Daniels	....	stunts

Music Department
Richard Clements	....	composer: theme

Other crew
John Larson	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Television

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1975) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Unicorn Video (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2010) (USA) (DVD) (DVD-R)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12

Company:

Warner Bros. Television

Movie Connections:

Remake of Planet Earth (1974) (TV)

Strike 3

This was the third attempt to get a series from Gene Roddenberry's Genesis II concept, this time without any involvement from Roddenberry. The basic plot is similar to many SF series with returning astronauts traveling across a new Earth after some sort of cataclysm, searching for remnants of their civilization. As an example of what the regular series might look like, the pilot is broken into two separate stories. The first involving a culture who may have discovered the secret of immortality. But, at what cost? The second, more elaborate episode follows the astronauts into a battle for survival against a tribe of primitive forest dwellers. Well made and cast with well known actors, the pilot is action packed and interesting, but tired at the same time.