The Lost World (2001) (TV)

Director:

Stuart Orme

Writers:

Arthur Conan Doyle (novel)
Adrian Hodges (writer)

Release Date:

6 October 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

Plot:

An expedition leaves for the Amazon to prove the existance of dinosaurs.

Plot Keywords:

Dinosaur | Royal Society | Scientist | Skull Crushing | Part Computer Animation

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 nominations

Cast

Bob Hoskins	...	Prof. George Challenger
James Fox	...	Prof. Leo Summerlee
Tom Ward	...	Lord John Phillip Roxton
Matthew Rhys	...	Edward Malone
Elaine Cassidy	...	Agnes Cluny
Peter Falk	...	Reverend Theo Kerr
Nathaniel Lees	...	Indian Chief
Tamati Rice	...	Achille (as Tamati Te Nohotu)
Nicole Whippy	...	Maree
Inia Maxwell	...	Indian Leader
Tessa Peake-Jones	...	Mrs. Hilda Summerlee
Tim Healy	...	McArdle
Joanna Page	...	Gladys
Tom Goodman-Hill	...	Arthur Hare
Robert Hardy	...	Prof. Illingworth

Also Known As:

Die vergessene Welt (Germany)

Runtime:

150 min | Argentina:152 min | Finland:147 min (2 parts) | UK:145 min (DVD)

Country:

UK | USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Germany:12 | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Flock Hill, Canterbury, New Zealand

Company:

A&E Television Networks

Trivia:

Of all the movie versions of "The Lost World", this is the only one set at an earlier time than Doyle's original novel. The book took place in 1912, and this movie is set in 1911.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the scene in the Pterodactyl swamp, Roxton fires his six-shot revolver nine times without reloading.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#32.2)" (2004)

Decent adaptation

This was easily the best version of The Lost World ever made, leaving all of the others trailing in the dust. Though the story was changed, the essence of the original story was strong throughout the movie. But they did have scenes from the book that were not shown in any of the other movies that I have seen (all but the black and white version), like when Malone climbs the tree to get a look at the layout of the plateau, and his encounter with the ape/men during it. They also had the chase scene involving Malone and the Carnivore (in this case, it was an Allosaur), though they changed the time and reason for that occurrance, and they added Agnes Clooney (Elaine Cassidy), a character that never existed in the book. The Movie had a great cast, Including Bob Hoskins and Peter Faulke, but some of the humor in the beginning was very cliche, and so was some of the cinematography, but being a made for TV movie, that is to be expected. All in all, I would have to say that this was a very decent adaptation of the novel.