Ferocious Planet (2011) (TV)

Director:

Billy O'Brien

Writer:

Douglas G. Davis

Release Date:

9 April 2011 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

They're Not on Earth Anymore

Plot:

A groundbreaking device is designed to glimpse alternate universes. But when the machine malfunctions and transports a group of observers into a nightmarish dimension of alien terrors, the travelers must use ingenuity to survive.

Plot Keywords:

Soldier | Senator | Acid | Interracial Relationship | Blood

Cast

Joe Flanigan	...	Colonel Sam Synn
John Rhys-Davies	...	Senator Jackson Crenshaw
Catherine Walker	...	Dr. Karen Fast
Dagmar Döring	...	Dr. Jillian O'Hara
Robert Soohan	...	Brian Murphy
Yare Michael Jegbefume	...	Lieutenant Rivers
Chris Newman	...	Pvt. Jordan Reid
Shashi Rami	...	Al Icia
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kevin Flood	...	Lex Michaels
Sam O'Mahony	...	Josh Burk

Directed by
Billy O'Brien

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Douglas G. Davis

Produced by
Mary Callery	....	executive producer
Mark Grenside	....	executive producer
Robert Halmi Jr.	....	executive producer
Alan Moloney	....	executive producer
Adrian Sturges	....	producer

Original Music by
Ray Harman

Cinematography by
Peter Robertson

Film Editing by
Grainne Gavigan

Casting by
Maureen Hughes

Production Design by
Padraig O'Neill

Art Direction by
Michael Moynihan

Costume Design by
Maeve Paterson

Makeup Department
Rosie Blackmore	....	makeup artist
Carole Dunne	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Dee Collier	....	post-production supervisor
Ciara McGowan	....	unit production manager
Judith Fleeton	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jim Corr	....	third assistant director
Catherine Dunne	....	second assistant director
Sophie Higel	....	trainee assistant director
David Kennedy	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Mick Flood	....	property master
Martin Hayes	....	construction manager
Richard Kennedy	....	modelmaker
Arne Klohn	....	trainee dressing props
Keavy Lalor	....	prop buyer
Sarah McLoughlin	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Peter Blayney	....	sound re-recording mixer
Fionn Higgins	....	dialogue editor
Karl Merren	....	sound mixer
Eddie Quinn	....	boom operator
Nick Roberts	....	foley mixer

Visual Effects by
Fred Burdy	....	visual effects artist
Andy Clarke	....	digital compositor
Jenny Keane	....	digital artist
Doug Kennedy	....	lead animator
Sean McGrath	....	visual effects producer
Tim Morris	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Donal O'Farrell	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Richie Egan	....	grip
Howard Gibson Steele	....	electrician
Ian Madden	....	gaffer
Davie Mayes	....	generator operator
John-Martin O'Flaherty	....	best boy electric

Animation Department
Mário Domingos	....	animator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
T.K. Lang	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Ken Lang)
Tricia Monk	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Matt Branton	....	colorist
Dermot Grace	....	assistant editor
Sean McGrath	....	post-production coordinator

Transportation Department
Paul Cullen	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Jessica Bermingham	....	assistant production coordinator
Eamonn Cleary	....	additional location assistant
Emer Fitzpatrick	....	assistant production accountant
Maura Murphy	....	post production runner
Laerke Sigfred Pedersen	....	script supervisor
Sophie Tebbit	....	production accountant

Production Companies

• Parallel Film Productions
• RHI Entertainment
• Syfy

Distributors

• Eagle Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (DVD) (as "The Other Side")
• I-On New Media (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2010) (Thailand) (all media)
• Panorama Distributions (2011) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Syfy (2011) (USA) (TV)
• Vivendi Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Windmill Lane Pictures  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

"The Other Side" - Hong Kong (English title) (DVD title), International (English title) (working title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.77 : 1

Sound Mix:

Chace Surround (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:MA15+

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company:

Parallel Film Productions

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Colonel Sam Synn shoots the wall, the 9mm bullets somehow create holes which are three to four inches in diameter.

Quotes:

Dr. Jillian O'Hara:Don't... poke... the alien.

Movie Connections:

References Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)

It lacked energy...

"Ferocious Planet" wasn't all entirely bad, it had its moments, though few and far apart.

The story here is about some scientists having found a way to look into other dimensions, but then something goes wrong and a group of people are transported into another dimension, where they are fighting an unknown species of life. Sounds fairly alright, doesn't it? Yes. And the idea is actually good enough, but the movie suffered from a lack of ambition and the element to fully draw you in. And some of the decisions made by the characters in the movie makes you go "what? why would someone do that?" - it just doesn't always make sense.

As for the acting in "Ferocious Planet", well it wasn't too bad either. But frankly speaking, it was mostly mediocre performances. It was like they hadn't enough emotion and sparkling energy with them, and it resulted in that you felt distanced and didn't care about the characters in the movie. And you just got to love the role that John Rhys-Davies had in the movie, and the actual amount of time he was in the movie. But a good way to lure in people, by having a familiar name on the cast list.

For being a SyFy movie, then "Ferocious Planet" could have been worse than it turned out to actually be. The movie is adequate, and provides half-hearted entertainment throughout the entire length of the feature.

One this that really worked well for the movie, was the design of the creature in the other dimension. It looked really cool. It did look fake at times when it was moving, but most of the time it looked believable enough and good enough. So this worked well for the movie.

Having seen "Ferocious Planet" now, then I can say that SyFy have other movies available that are better than this one, and they also have a lot of movies available that are far worse.