Three people are transported into a parallel reality, where they find they must use modern technology, but medieval weapons, in order to save the citizenry from a murderous warlord.
Check out our breakdown of the movies and shows we're excited about this month, including "Lovecraft Country."
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: Prisoners of the Lost Universe (1983)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Edit
Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Richard Hatch | ... | Dan | |
| Kay Lenz | ... | Carrie | |
| John Saxon | ... | Kleel | |
| Peter O'Farrell | ... | Malachi | |
 |
Ray Charleson | ... | The Greenman |
|
|
Kenneth Hendel | ... | Dr Hartmann |
|
|
Philip Van der Byl | ... | The Manbeast |
| Larry Taylor | ... | Vosk | |
|
|
Dawn Abraham | ... | Shareen |
| Ron Smerczak | ... | Head Trader | |
|
|
Charles Comyn | ... | Treet |
|
|
Ian Steadman | ... | 1st Prisoner |
|
|
Bill Flynn | ... | 2nd Prisoner |
|
|
Danie Voges | ... | Giant Nabu |
|
|
Myles Robertson | ... | Waterbeast |
Learn more
More Like This
Hawk the Slayer
(1980)
Adventure
|
Fantasy
Director:
Terry Marcel
Stars:
Jack Palance,
John Terry,
Bernard Bresslaw
Firehead
(1991)
Action
|
Sci-Fi
|
Thriller
Director:
Peter Yuval
Stars:
Christopher Plummer,
Chris Lemmon,
Brett Porter
The Magic Sword
(1962)
Adventure
|
Drama
|
Fantasy
Director:
Bert I. Gordon
Stars:
Basil Rathbone,
Estelle Winwood,
Gary Lockwood
Action
|
Adventure
|
Fantasy
Director:
John Lyde
Stars:
Danielle C. Ryan,
Kevin Sorbo,
Rocky Myers
Moving Violation
(1976)
Comedy
|
Crime
|
Drama
Director:
Charles S. Dubin
Stars:
Stephen McHattie,
Kay Lenz,
Eddie Albert
The Man with Nine Lives
(1940)
Mystery
|
Sci-Fi
Director:
Nick Grinde
Stars:
Boris Karloff,
Roger Pryor,
Jo Ann Sayers
Space Amoeba
(1970)
Adventure
|
Sci-Fi
Director:
Ishirô Honda
Stars:
Akira Kubo,
Atsuko Takahashi,
Yukiko Kobayashi
Jane and the Lost City
(1987)
Action
|
Adventure
|
Comedy
Director:
Terry Marcel
Stars:
Sam J. Jones,
Maud Adams,
Jasper Carrott
Headhunter
(1988)
Horror
Director:
Francis Schaeffer
Stars:
Kay Lenz,
Wayne Crawford,
Steve Kanaly
Tenebrae
(1982)
Horror
|
Mystery
|
Thriller
Director:
Dario Argento
Stars:
Anthony Franciosa,
Giuliano Gemma,
John Saxon
Stripped to Kill
(1987)
Crime
|
Drama
|
Horror
Director:
Katt Shea
Stars:
Kay Lenz,
Greg Evigan,
Norman Fell
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
Storyline
Through a series of coincidences, Carrie, Dan and Dr. Hartmann all fall through a teleporter device Hartmann has invented. Transported to a what appears to be a prehistoric world in a parallel universe and unable to find the Doctor, Dan and Carrie must figure out a way to get back home. Before they can do that, however, they must deal with tribes of savage cavemen, as well as brutal warlord named Kleel who has taken a liking to Carrie and seems to be unusually well-supplied with Earth technology. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
Certificate:
See all certifications »Parents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Released theatrically internationally, but debuted on cable in the United States. See more »Goofs
When the rock spirits burst out of the ground, the earth opens up along perfect lines, showing them to be trapdoors. See more »Quotes
Carrie Madison: [Carrie and Dan are climbing a cliff, and Dan helps her up by pushing on her bottom] I am quite able to do this by myself, so if you don't mind, please take your hand off my butt!See more »
Frequently Asked Questions
See more »
Edit
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
15 August 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Apodrasi hilion kindynon See more »Filming Locations:
South AfricaCompany Credits
Show more on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1Looking for something to watch? Check out IMDb's "What to Watch" series to find out what's really worth watching.
I can accept that the main characters in this movie are lost and that they become prisoners, but whether this is a separate universe is barely pertinent. Same trees, same animals, same language. Just insert a Hyperborian culture and the necessary mystical villain and you have a reason for Richard Hatch to swing a sword.
Two big things lacking in the budget - props and a director of photography. The sword the hero swings looks like a scrap of chrome, cut to form. The shots throughout reminded me of a soap opera. Probably, these fight scenes are just like the fight scenes from every big-budget blockbuster, with the difference being, the scenes in this movie are from one angle, motionless, and not edited for any effect. Somewhere between properly-staged cinema and poorly-staged theater, you find movies like this, which in addition to lack of funding for any of the special stuff that movies rely on, has no pacing, no urgency, and mostly, no universe.
The action themes were nice, but the silly parts of the score like when bad guys are thrown from a cliff really missed the comedic mark. I mean, really, were those pennywhistles and kazoos?