Land of the Lost (2009)

On his latest expedition, Dr. Rick Marshall is sucked into a space-time vortex alongside his research assistant and a redneck survivalist. In this alternate universe, the trio make friends with a primate named Chaka, their only ally in a world full of dinosaurs and other fantastic creatures.

Director:

Brad Silberling

Writers:

Chris Henchy, Dennis McNicholas,

Stars:

Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride

1 win & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Will Ferrell	...	Dr. Rick Marshall
Anna Friel	...	Holly Cantrell
Danny McBride	...	Will Stanton
Jorma Taccone	...	Chaka
John Boylan	...	Enik
Matt Lauer	...	Matt Lauer
Bobb'e J. Thompson	...	Tar Pits Kid
Sierra McCormick	...	Tar Pits Kid
Shannon Lemke	...	Tar Pits Kid
Stevie Wash Jr.	...	Tar Pits Kid (as Steven Wash Jr.)
Brian Huskey	...	Teacher
Kevin Buitrago	...	Teenager
Noah Crawford	...	Teenager
Jon Kent Ethridge	...	Teenager (as Jon Kent Ethridge II)
Logan Manus	...	Teenager

Storyline

Palaeontologist Rick Marshall takes Will and Holly into a new world of danger, dinosaurs and big bug-eyed lizard people while trying to find their way back home and, too, save the universe and in doing so saving his reputation. With the dinosaur with brains, brawn and personality and the adventure of scientific advancement and exotic beasts in a far away land, it all adds up to time traveling fun and frolics.

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Plot Keywords:

dinosaur | lizard | primate | liquid nitrogen | tour guide | 

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Taglines:

Universal Studios Invites You to Get Lost

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, and for language including a drug reference

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [fr] Official site [jp]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 June 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

La tierra perdida

Filming Locations:

Dumont Dunes, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£642,553 (UK) (31 July 2009)

Gross:

£1,409,998 (UK) (7 August 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Sid & Marty Krofft Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original Land of the Lost series was remade in the 1990s, with Timothy Bottoms as the father, although in this version his name was Tom Porter, not Will Marshall. Bottoms and Will Ferrell are both well known for their impersonations of George W. Bush.

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Goofs

At the end, when Will is talking while surrounded by the women, his lips do not always match to what he's saying.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Astronaut: Mission Control, come in. Mission Control, do you read?

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Crazy Credits

The early 1970's Universal logo is used in the opening credits.

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Connections

Features Play Misty for Me (1971)

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Soundtracks

"Also Sprach Zarathustra"
Written by Richard Strauss
Performed by Wiener Philharmoniker (as The Wiener Philharmoniker)
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan
Courtesy of The Decca Music Group Limited
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Watch and decide for yourself.

This movie is definitely better then most of the reviews on this page have been saying. From reading the comments it seems like it is mostly due to parents bringing their kids to see a movie including an actor from movies such as Old School and Anchorman and getting mad when they see crude humor. If you like Will Ferrell you will like most jokes in this movie, it is very funny and in my opinion close to The Hangover. This movie is not supposed to be taken seriously and as long as you don't try to compare it to the original show and go along with it you will laugh. Go in with an open mind and don't listen to the critics this movie is for sure worth checking out.