Phantom Planet
by William Marshall
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Actor: Anthony Dexter, Coleen Gray, Dean Fredericks, Francis X. Bushman, Richard WeberDirector: William Marshall
Brand: Alpha Video
Writer: William Marshall
Producer: Fred Gebhardt
Writer: Fred Gebhardt
Producer: Hugo Grimaldi
Producer: Leo A. Handel
Writer: Fred De Gorter
Writer: William Telaak
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 82 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-11-19
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Alpha Video
Movie Reviews of Phantom Planet
Movie Review: A FiveStar B Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Everything a 50's B movie should be. Monsters, space ships, bizarro plot, an overall strange and trippy throughout, unintended notes of surrealism, tough talkin' 50's B-movie hero types. So much fun, so much old school trippy craziness - just campy enough. These movies can never be replicated. Like vintage wines, they have to "ferment" for a number of decades to reach the peak of their entertainment value. I savored this one, which I somehow missed on UHF TV growing up. It's new old stock! Yeah! What makes this one especially great is that - while not a high-budget production, it wasn't so poverty stricken that it detracted. To the contrary, this one had some surprisingly competent and effective pre-CGI special effects, decent acting and acceptable production values. A great time at the movies for those who appreciate this vintage. A five star wine of a B film that has reached maturity.
Summary of Phantom Planet
Platform: DVD MOVIE Publisher: ALPHA VIDEO Packaging: DVD STYLE BOX American rockets disappear with no explanation each reporting a mysterious asteroid moments before vanishing. Captain Frank Chapman sent to find the missing astronauts loses control of his ship and crashes on the planetoid. When he recovers from the impact he discovers he has shrunk to the size of an insect. The asteroid turns out to be populated by a race of miniature people the Rehtons who enslave the captain in order to protect their secret. He becomes entangled in the struggle against the Solarites inhuman creatures intent on destroying the Rehton civilization. As the alien assaults intensify Chapman is torn between his love for a beautiful space woman and his desire to return to Earth. During a final spectacular battle with an escaped Solarite monster the captain makes a noble sacrifice for the good of both worlds.Starring: Dean Fredericks & Coleen GrayProduced by: Fred GebhardtCinematography by: Elwood J. NicholsonDirected by: William MarshallScreenplay by: William Telaak Fred Gebhardt & Fred De Gorter DVD Details: Music Supervisor Gordon ZahlerDirector Of Photographic Efffects Louis DewittRun Time: 82 minutesNumber of Discs: 1Originally Released in 1961Black & WhiteNo region encoding; For global distribution.Similar DVD Movies
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