Ferocious Planet (2011)

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.

Director:

Billy O'Brien

Writer:

Douglas G. Davis

Stars:

Joe Flanigan, Sam O'Mahony, John Rhys-Davies

Cast

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

Storyline

In the Federal Science Institute, Dr. Jillian O'Hara and her assistant Brian Murphy will demonstrate their research to a commission led by the arrogant Senator Jackson Crenshaw and Dr. Karen Fast from the president office expecting to keep the budget of her laboratory. Colonel Sam Synn is responsible for the security with Lieutenant Rivers and Pvt. Jordan Reid. Dr. O'Hara explains that her machine is the fruit of a long research initiated by her father and can show parallel dimensions. During the demonstration, there is a problem in the device and the room is transported to another dimension with everybody that is observing the experiment. Soon the survivors discover that the room is placed in the wilderness of a dangerous dimension inhabited with wild beasts.

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Plot Keywords:

sinking in quicksand | sinking three times | another dimension | alternate reality | scientist | 

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Taglines:

They're Not on Earth Anymore

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The director and/or cinematographer might well be "tree-huggers". Consider how much of the footage shows only tree trunks or treetops - no actors, no creatures, no structures, no action.

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Goofs

The alien dimension is apparently populated by only one type of carnivorous animal. Where are the other animals which would be required as prey?

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Quotes

Lieutenant Rivers: I'm sorry. Let me go get something to wrap that up with.
Pointdexter: You're not qualified!

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Connections

Referenced in Movie Friends: Prashant Prabhakar (2013)

User Reviews

Radiation Theatre Strikes Again

There are a few problems with this TV movie from the emasculated Syfy Channel. I throw up a little in my mouth when I have to write its new name. Overall it's watchable and a traditional Radiation Theatre film. Here are some fun things about Ferocious Planet which I like to call The Quasi-Ferocious Planet.

Most actors had American accents at the beginning but the Irish started coming out toward the end. CarrieFisher-idice!

So this is John Rhys-Davies' new career. Show up for the 100K. Film a scene or two and get killed? He's done that like nine times. I wish I had a job like that.

Apparently there is only one type of creature inhabiting this forest on this random parallel universe. No bugs,snakes or creepy things to give us some cool jump moments. Too bad. Oh well, there was this mushroom but it didn't really do anything.

"We're out of time" is said so often I was truly convinced they were out of time.

The writer(s) apparently loved Jaws, Jurassic Park and Alien as a kid (who didn't!) Too bad writer(s) couldn't find a more appropriate place to use the homage line, "You're gonna need a bigger boat".

The science of how they got to the F. Planet in the first place was unintelligible, like a madman writing on a wall. It was a view scope to other dimensions that suddenly became a transporter device because . . .

Using only one creature (who looked like a Swiss Army Knife) mixed with the unusually high body count resulted in fewer creative kills. Just a Dinosaur with razors everywhere on its body.

Must say the effects were better than an average SyFy crap on a stick. OOps threw up a little again.

In summation, too many missed story opportunities and it drags towards the end.

So I leave you this advice: Don't poke the alien.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 April 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Other Side

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Parallel Film Productions, RHI Entertainment, Syfy

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Chace Surround (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.77 : 1