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The Land That Time Forgot
Why this pick
A rugged expedition into an isolated prehistoric world, with survival pressure, monster encounters, and the same cheerfully pulpy 1970s adventure texture.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1977 1h 46m JPN
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
Its rescue expedition, hostile lost valley, dinosaurs, and rough-hewn practical effects closely echo the remote-world peril and B-movie grandeur of The Last Dinosaur.
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At the Earth's Core
Why this pick
A mechanical drilling vehicle opens the way to a subterranean civilization and prehistoric creatures, matching the source film’s outlandish science-fiction setup and brisk serial-style adventure.
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Planet of Dinosaurs
Why this pick
A stranded crew confronts dinosaurs on an alien world in a lean, survival-focused creature feature with similarly earnest effects-driven 1970s pulp appeal.
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The Land Unknown
Why this pick
An Antarctic mission discovers a tropical hidden world full of prehistoric threats, sharing The Last Dinosaur’s polar-to-lost-world premise and compact expedition suspense.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Wealthy big-game hunter Maston Thrust (Richard Boone) has a multimillion-dollar company, Thrust Inc., which drills for oil under the polar caps with a manned laser drill, called the "Polar Borer". Following one expedition, only one man, geologist Chuck Wade (Steven Keats), returns; he explains that the drill was going through a routine check in the icecaps when it surfaced into a valley super-heated by a volcano. When the crew, except for Wade, began exploring the area, they were devoured by a giant ''Tyrannosaurus''. Thrust decides to go there himself to study the creature. He brings with him Chuck; Bunta (Luther Rackley), a Maasai tracker; Dr. Kawamoto (Tetsu Nakamura (actor)); and Frankie Banks (Joan Van Ark), a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer selected by the Press Pool. Thrust is initially unwilling to let Frankie join the crew, but she manages to convince him to allow her on the expedition by sleeping with him.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Richard Boone
Masten Thrust Jr.
Joan Van Ark
Francesca Banks
William Ross
Hal - Mother 1 Technician
Don Maloney
Mother 1 Captain
Steven Keats
Chuck Wade