Land of the Lost (2009)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Brad Silberling

Writers (WGA):

Chris Henchy (written by) &
Dennis McNicholas (written by) ...

Release Date:

5 June 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Right place. Wrong time.

Plot:

On his latest expedition, Dr. Rick Marshall is sucked into a space-time vortex alongside his research assistant and a redneck survivalist. In this alternate universe, the trio make friends with a primate named Chaka, their only ally in a world full of dinosaurs and other fantastic creatures. |

Plot Keywords:

Primate | Dinosaur | Crab | Show Tune | Forest Ranger

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Will Ferrell	...	Dr. Rick Marshall
Anna Friel	...	Holly Cantrell
Danny McBride	...	Will Stanton
Jorma Taccone	...	Chaka
John Boylan	...	Enik
Matt Lauer	...	Matt Lauer
Bobb'e J. Thompson	...	Tar Pits Kid
Sierra McCormick	...	Tar Pits Kid
Shannon Lemke	...	Tar Pits Kid
Stevie Wash Jr.	...	Tar Pits Kid (as Steven Wash Jr.)
Brian Huskey	...	Teacher
Kevin Buitrago	...	Teenager
Noah Crawford	...	Teenager
Jon Kent Ethridge	...	Teenager (as Jon Kent Ethridge II)
Logan Manus	...	Teenager

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, and for language including a drug reference.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #45364) | UK:12A | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:PG | New Zealand:PG (original rating) | Ireland:12A | South Korea:All | New Zealand:M (re-rating on appeal) | Japan:G | USA:R (original cut) | Hong Kong:IIA | Finland:K-11 | Mexico:B | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Sweden:7 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Dumont Dunes, San Bernardino County, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The original Land of the Lost series was remade in the 1990s, with Timothy Bottoms as the father, although in this version his name was Tom Porter, not Will Marshall. Bottoms and Will Ferrell are both well known for their impersonations of George W. Bush.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Holly finds Rick on the floor after his all night food binge, you can see Rick is sleeping on his back (the position of his feet indicate that). However, when Holly rushes in to his assistance, Rick is now on his side (the position of his feet changes) and wakes up.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Astronaut: Mission Control, come in. Mission Control, do you read?

Movie Connections:

References "Today" (1952)

Soundtrack:

Goodies

Watch and decide for yourself.

This movie is definitely better then most of the reviews on this page have been saying. From reading the comments it seems like it is mostly due to parents bringing their kids to see a movie including an actor from movies such as Old School and Anchorman and getting mad when they see crude humor. If you like Will Ferrell you will like most jokes in this movie, it is very funny and in my opinion close to The Hangover. This movie is not supposed to be taken seriously and as long as you don't try to compare it to the original show and go along with it you will laugh. Go in with an open mind and don't listen to the critics this movie is for sure worth checking out.