Island of the Lost (1967)An anthropologist and his family are shipwrecked on a South Seas island. Director:John Florea |
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Island of the Lost (1967)An anthropologist and his family are shipwrecked on a South Seas island. Director:John Florea |
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Richard Greene | ... | |
Luke Halpin | ... | ||
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Sheila Welles | ... | |
Irene Tsu | ... |
Judy Hawllani
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Mart Hulswit | ... |
Gabe Larsen
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Jose De Vega | ... |
An anthropological expedition in the South Pacific discovers an island inhabited by prehistoric, mutant versions of modern animals and come upon a native boy who was left on the island as a survival test by his tribe. Written by Anonymous
There's nostalgic charm if you're a fan of the films of this era. I happen to hugely admire the Ivan Tors film and TV projects. This is possibly a script from the 1950s, as it was co-written by actor Richard Carlson, who made SF films with Tors in the 1950s. It's certainly creaky stuff that seems outdated even by the mid-1960s when it was made. It's far more a fantasy than the usual Tors material, which strove for believability and achieved it. This doesn't. The animal sequences, which were always top-notch in Tors films thanks to trainer Ralph Helfer (inventor of affection training), but here they are awkwardly shot and silly. The cast is likable but the script is just not up to making anything work to its advantage.