Primal Force (1999) (TV)

Director:

Nelson McCormick

Writer (WGA):

Michael Thoma (written by)

Release Date:

6 May 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Rescuers try to reach plane crash victims that are trapped on an isolated Mexican island populated by mutant baboons. Ron Perlman stars as a troubled guide hired to lead the mission.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Mission | Plane Crash | Baboon | Experiment

Cast

Ron Perlman	...	Frank Brodie
Mark Kiely	...	Scott Davis
Roxana Zal	...	Tara Matthews
Kimberlee Peterson	...	Kelsey Cunningham
Guillermo Ríos	...	Eddie Mendoza
Richard Fancy	...	Deutsch
Julian Sedgwick	...	Stan Kovacs
Jimy Hefner	...	Pilot
Bruno Danza	...	Captain
Ramiro González	...	Boat mate (as Ramiro Gonzales)
Lorene Noh	...	Baboon patriarch
Gustavo Tecuapetla R.	...	Baboon player 1
Lincy Anahy Avila G.	...	Baboon player 2
Claudia Acosta A.	...	Baboon player 3
Artemio Arzate H.	...	Baboon player 4

Also Known As:

Wild World (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Germany:16 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico

Company:

Singer/White Entertainment Production

Trivia:

The working title for the film was "Wild World".

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the cave explodes, you can see that it is a stuntman jumping out, not Ron Perlman.

Quotes:

Frank Brodie: [Kelsey is dragging a heavy suitcase alongside her] We leave everything here.
[throws it away]
Kelsey Cunningham: That is like a $1000 suitcase.
Frank Brodie: [shoots the suitcase into small pieces] Not any more.

Movie Connections:

References Planet of the Apes (1968)

Good actor, bad film

The movie isn't very good. The baboons are ludicrous. No one survives a fight with a regular baboon, much less a huge mutant. But Ron Perlman is a fine actor, and that made it worth watching. Another example of his talent wasted on inferior material.