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Land of the Lost

  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
73K
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A space-time vortex sucks scientist Rick Marshall, his assistant Holly and a survivalist Will into a world populated by dinosaurs and painfully slow creatures called Sleestaks.A space-time vortex sucks scientist Rick Marshall, his assistant Holly and a survivalist Will into a world populated by dinosaurs and painfully slow creatures called Sleestaks.A space-time vortex sucks scientist Rick Marshall, his assistant Holly and a survivalist Will into a world populated by dinosaurs and painfully slow creatures called Sleestaks.

  • Director
    • Brad Silberling
  • Writers
    • Chris Henchy
    • Dennis McNicholas
    • Sid Krofft
  • Stars
    • Will Ferrell
    • Danny McBride
    • Anna Friel
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    73K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,480
    1,481
    • Director
      • Brad Silberling
    • Writers
      • Chris Henchy
      • Dennis McNicholas
      • Sid Krofft
    • Stars
      • Will Ferrell
      • Danny McBride
      • Anna Friel
    • 317User reviews
    • 155Critic reviews
    • 32Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 9 nominations

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    Land Of The Lost: Chaka Warns The Trio Of The Sleestak
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    Land Of The Lost: Grumpy Snaps The Vines They Are Swinging On In An Attempt To Eat Them
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    Land Of The Lost: Grumpy Comes Back To Attack Dr. Marshall After Hearing His Insults
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    Land Of The Lost: Will Poses For Scale Against Grumpy As They Are Being Chased
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    Land Of The Lost: Dr. Marshall Is Bitten By A Mosquito
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    Land Of The Lost: Dr. Marshall Introduces Himself To Chaka And Scares Him Off
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    Will Ferrell in Land of the Lost (2009)
    Will Ferrell in Land of the Lost (2009)
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    Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, and Danny McBride in Land of the Lost (2009)
    Anna Friel and Danny McBride in Land of the Lost (2009)
    Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Brad Silberling, and Danny McBride in Land of the Lost (2009)
    Brad Silberling in Land of the Lost (2009)
    Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Brad Silberling, and Danny McBride in Land of the Lost (2009)
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    Top cast

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    Will Ferrell
    Will Ferrell
    • Dr. Rick Marshall
    Danny McBride
    Danny McBride
    • Will Stanton
    Anna Friel
    Anna Friel
    • Holly Cantrell
    Jorma Taccone
    Jorma Taccone
    • Chaka
    John Boylan
    • Enik
    Matt Lauer
    Matt Lauer
    • Matt Lauer
    Bobb'e J. Thompson
    Bobb'e J. Thompson
    • Tar Pits Kid
    Sierra McCormick
    Sierra McCormick
    • Tar Pits Kid
    Shannon Lemke
    • Tar Pits Kid
    Steven Wash Jr.
    Steven Wash Jr.
    • Tar Pits Kid
    Brian Huskey
    Brian Huskey
    • Teacher
    Kevin Buitrago
    • Teenager
    Noah Crawford
    Noah Crawford
    • Teenager
    Jon Kent Ethridge
    • Teenager
    • (as Jon Kent Ethridge II)
    Logan Manus
    Logan Manus
    • Teenager
    Ben Best
    Ben Best
    • Ernie
    Scott Dorel
    Scott Dorel
    • Elder Pakuni
    Sean Michael Guess
    Sean Michael Guess
    • Elder Pakuni
    • Director
      • Brad Silberling
    • Writers
      • Chris Henchy
      • Dennis McNicholas
      • Sid Krofft
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The lonely road in the desert that the main characters drive down to get to the cave is the same road used in the climax of Se7en (1995).
    • Goofs
      When Marshall examines the lighter imprint in the beginning of the film, the hinge for the lid of the lighter is on the right side of the "Big Cat" text. When the lighter is crushed by Grumpy, the hinge is on the left of the text.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Rick Marshall: This is for you. I signed it.

      [hands his book to Matt Lauer]

      Dr. Rick Marshall: You're supposed to say the title and the publisher.

      Matt Lauer: That's not gonna happen.

      Dr. Rick Marshall: Just say it.

      Matt Lauer: No.

      Dr. Rick Marshall: Just say the damn title.

      Matt Lauer: Fine.

      [shows book to TV audience]

      Matt Lauer: 'Matt Lauer Can Suck It' by Dr. Rick Marshall.

      Dr. Rick Marshall: I was so surprised that your attorney signed off on that. I was like, "Are you sure? Is this gonna be okay?" He said, "Yeah, go for it."

      Matt Lauer: Son of a bitch.

    • Crazy credits
      Halfway through the credits there is an additional scene showing a brought back dinosaur egg hatching to reveal a baby Sleestak.
    • Alternate versions
      Universal Studios released a Family Friendly version on DVD that removes objectionable content. This version has a blue border on the DVD cover.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Land of the Lost/The Hangover/Away We Go/My Life in Ruins/Tennessee (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Land of the Lost Theme
      Written by Linda Laurie

      Performed by Will Ferrell

    User reviews317

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    8/10
    Land of the 50's
    What some reviewers on here don't understand is that this was deliberately made in a 50's style with cheesy characters and dubious special effects, to mock that style, and they give it a low rating because they didn't understand this because they are thick!

    It is actually a very good Sci-Fi Comedy, Will Ferrell does his usual hamming it up in the lead role very well, Anna Friel is excellent as his gullible and innocent "fan" scientist, Danny McBride is great as the stupid "trailer trash" guy, who despite being a bit rough has good intentions and Jorma Taccone does a good Chaka under all the hair. John Boylan's voice is perfect as the 50's style domineering alien.

    Direction is excellent, they keep it to the same 1950's formula almost throughout, It is well timed with great scenes and good photography, my only complaint about that is that they included a couple of music clips that came from the late 1960's, however they did seem to fit the scenes, and the film score was very good.

    My favorite scenes are the after when Will Ferrell states that T-Rex has a brain the size of a Walnut and later the Intelligent T-Rex drops a giant Walnut outside the cave entrance where they are staying, where the bug sucks blood out of Will Ferrell when he is trying to play the banjo, and when they drink the juice out of a fruit which turns out to be a narcotic and 'All Along The Watchtower' by The Jimi Hendrix Experience kicks in (A song usually associated with drug taking), and at the end in the interview with Matt Lauer where Will Ferrell puts him down as a payback for an earlier interview where Matt Lauer puts down Will Ferrell.

    Lighten up reviewers this is one of the best Sci-Fi comedies going.
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    • Dec 23, 2019

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    • Is "Land of the Lost" based on a book?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 5, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site (France)
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Trôi Về Thời Tiền Sử
    • Filming locations
      • Dumont Dunes, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Relativity Media
      • Sid & Marty Krofft Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $100,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $49,438,370
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $18,837,350
      • Jun 7, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $68,777,554
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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