Prisoners of the Lost Universe (1983)

Three people are transported into a parallel universe. There they find that they must use modern technology, but medieval weapons, in order to save the citizenry from a murderous warlord.

Director:

Terry Marcel

Writers:

Terry Marcel (original story and screenplay), Harry Robertson (original story and screenplay)

Stars:

Richard Hatch, Kay Lenz, John Saxon

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Richard Hatch	...	Dan
Kay Lenz	...	Carrie Madison
John Saxon	...	Kleel
Peter O'Farrell	...	Malachi
Ray Charleson	...	The Greenman
Kenneth Hendel	...	Dr. Hartmann
Philip Van der Byl	...	The Manbeast
Larry Taylor	...	Vosk
Dawn Abraham	...	Shareen
Ron Smerczak	...	Head Trader
Charles Comyn	...	Treet
Ian Steadman	...	1st Prisoner
Bill Flynn	...	2nd Prisoner
Danie Voges	...	Giant Nabu
Myles Robertson	...	Waterbeast

Storyline

Through a series of coincidences, Carrie, Dan and Dr. Hartmann all fall through a teleporter device Hartmann has invented. Transported to a what appears to be a prehistoric world in a parallel universe and unable to find the Doctor, Dan and Carrie must figure out a way to get back home. Before they can do that, however, they must deal with tribes of savage cavemen, as well as brutal warlord named Kleel who has taken a liking to Carrie and seems to be unusually well-supplied with Earth technology.

---

Plot Keywords:

parallel universe | warlord | stomp | cave | watch | 

---

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

---

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 August 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Apodrasi hilion kindynon

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Marcel/Robertson Productions Limited, United Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Richard Hatch was ill through part of the dubbing and thus his character's voice can be heard to fluctuate.

---

Goofs

Dan says that he has been in the alternate universe for a week, but his shirt is still crisp and his jeans show no stains or rumples.

---

Quotes

Carrie Madison: [Carrie and Dan are climbing a cliff, and Dan helps her up by pushing on her bottom] I am quite able to do this by myself, so if you don't mind, please take your hand off my butt!

User Reviews

Surprise

First, I can't imagine this can even be found anymore. I saw it one time, in the mid 80s when I was a kid, on T.V. I think it was orginally made for cable. Anyway, my expectations were zero, and instead I enjoyed a great "bad" movie, if you know what I mean. Fun way to spend an afternoon. Why do I even remember it? Because it is so obscure, it is one of those movies I use to test whether a film book (like Maltin) is really comprehensive. Glad to find it on imdb.com.