Women of the Prehistoric Planet (1966)

Director:

Arthur C. Pierce

Writer:

Arthur C. Pierce (writer)

Release Date:

15 April 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Action | Adventure | Romance

Tagline:

It's the battle of the sexes as savage planet women attack female space invaders!

Plot:

A spaceship crashes upon an unexplored planet, and the rescuers sent to search for survivors discover that decades have passed due to time dilation.

Plot Keywords:

MST3K | Amazon Tribe | Father Daughter Relationship | Interracial Relationship | Beautiful Woman

Cast

Wendell Corey	...	Adm. David King
Keith Larsen	...	Cmdr. Scott
John Agar	...	Dr. Farrell
Paul Gilbert	...	Lt. Red Bradley
Merry Anders	...	Lt. Karen Lamont
Irene Tsu	...	Linda
Robert Ito	...	Tang (as Roberto Ito)
Stuart Margolin	...	Chief
Todd Lasswell	...	Lt. Charles Anderson, Tang's Father (as Todd Laswell)
Kam Tong	...	Jung
Ron Stokes	...	Sgt. Allen
Adam Roarke	...	Harris
Paul Hampton	...	Wilson
Ronald Lyon	...	Sgt. Nevins (as Ron Lyon)
Sally Frei	...	Sally

Also Known As:

Prehistoric Planet Women

Runtime:

90 min | West Germany:88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:12

Company:

Standard Club of California Productions Inc.

Trivia:

The original script by Arthur C. Pierce was called simply "The Prehistoric Planet", but producer Jack Broder later added "Women of..." to the title for marketing purposes. To justify this title change, brief scenes were filmed of three actresses in native garb, prancing and swimming semi-nude in the pond and waterfall on the planet. These scenes were only used in foreign release prints, but are visible briefly in the US trailer for the film.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Rocks and stones squash underfoot and wobble.

Quotes:

Lt. Red Bradley: Hi-keeba!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Svengoolie: Women of the Prehistoric Planet" (1996)

Women of the Plastic-and-Paper Mache' Planet!

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?