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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Phantom
EAN: 0844503000750
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Legend
Manufacturer: Legend
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Legend
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 21, 2008
Running Time: 82 minutes
Sales Rank: 18326
Studio: Legend
Theatrical Release Date: 1961
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Product Description:
Set in the 'distant future' of 1980, The Phantom Planet is a glorious sci-fi trip. Dean Fredericks plays an astronaut sent by the government to investigate a mysterious asteroid. Before he can say 'B-movie cliché', his ship is caught in a meteor shower, his partner floats away and a tractor beam begins to pull him in. Soon Fredericks is shrunk down to the same size as the asteroids tiny inhabitants, and that's where the fun starts! The Phantom Planet finds our hero put on trial, caught in a love triangle, and conscripted to fight the terrifying alien menace that is the Solorite (led by character actor Richard Kiel), all before he can return home. A hilarious journey into the future of the past!
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - "Phantom Planet (1961) ... Dean Fredericks ... Legend Films (2008)"
Legend Films presents "PHANTOM PLANET" (13 December 1961) (82 mins) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) --- now in COLOR and Glorious Black and White --- The mysterious appearance of an unknown planet brings miniature people, giant monsters, beautiful women and undaunted heroes to the screen --- The self-contained planet "Rheton" has the ability to move in and out of galaxies to escape their enemies --- Earth sends an astronaut team to investigate, which discovers miniature people. One astronaut ... Read More
Rating: - This is One Killer Asteroid
Why is it that our portrayals of the future always end up looking quaintly dated, if not ugly, when that future comes? Look to any space-age building built in the `60s. Or, better yet, look to any space-age built made in the `60s.
1961's Phantom Planet is typical of what we today consider the B-movie genre. All the necessary elements are there: a ridiculous story, equally bad acting and even worse special effects. If you don't believe me, I implore you to seek out the film's trailer somewhere ... Read More
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