Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Wendell Corey | ... | Adm. David King | |
Keith Larsen | ... | Cmdr. Scott | |
John Agar | ... | Dr. Farrell | |
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Paul Gilbert | ... | Lt. Red Bradley |
Merry Anders | ... | Lt. Karen Lamont | |
Irene Tsu | ... | Linda | |
Robert Ito | ... | Tang (as Roberto Ito) | |
Stuart Margolin | ... | Chief | |
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Todd Lasswell | ... | Lt. Charles Anderson - Tang's Father (as Todd Laswell) |
Kam Tong | ... | Jung | |
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Ron Stokes | ... | Sgt. Allen |
Adam Roarke | ... | Harris | |
Paul Hampton | ... | Wilson | |
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Ronald Lyon | ... | Sgt. Nevins (as Ron Lyon) |
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Sally Frei | ... | Sally |
A space ship crash lands on the third planet of a distant solar system, killing all hands except for a young boy named Tang. The rescue ship arrives some 20 years later. One of the crew, a girl named Linda meets Tang and falls in love with him. They are attacked by the native humanoids of the planet and many of them are killed off. Also, the crew encounters many strange beasts on this strange, but somewhat familiar world. Written by Brian Washington <Sargebri@att.net>
Another one of those 1960s sci-fi movies whose poor production standards set your teeth on edge -- but in this case the cast is a hoot!
A space expedition comprised of the prolific John Agar, Wendell Corey ("Cyborg 2087"), Lyle Waggoner ("The Carol Burnette Show"), night club comedian Paul Gilbert (the comic relief), and Stuart Magolin (Angel from "The Rockford Files") lands on an alien world (a studio set), populated by dinosuars (stock-footage lizards) and prehistoric humanoids.
The astronauts provide assistance to two local inhabitants, a man and a woman who serve as a kind of Adam and Eve for this strange world -- which turns out to be Earth! This twist ending was done so often on the Twilight Zone it will never surprise anybody again.
The male humanoid's name is Tang and the female's is Linda ( . . . Linda?). Admittedly the story attempts to interject a few interesting elements; in addition to the roaring lizards, there's a carnivorous plant and a king-sized spider. Remember, I said they TRIED, okay?