Lost in Space (1998) USA
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Director:Stephen Hopkins
Studio:New Line Home Video
Producer:Akiva Goldsman, Carla Fry, Chris Carreras, Kris Wiseman McIntyre, Mace Neufeld
Writer:Irwin Allen, Akiva Goldsman
Rating:3.0 (252 votes)
Rated:PG-13
Date Added:2007-10-19
ASIN:0780622650
UPC:9780780622654
Price:$9.98
Awards:1 win & 11 nominations
Genre:Science Fiction & Fantasy
Release:1998-10-06
IMDb:0120738
Duration:130
Picture Format:Anamorphic Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
Sound:Dolby Digital 5.1
Languages:English
Subtitles:English
Features:Deleted scenes
Featurette "The Future of Space Travel"
Production designs
Biographies of current and original cast members
Stephen Hopkins  ...  (Director)
Irwin Allen, Akiva Goldsman  ...  (Writer)
 
William Hurt  ...  Prof. John Robinson
Mimi Rogers  ...  Dr. Maureen Robinson
Heather Graham  ...  Dr. Judy Robinson
Lacey Chabert  ...  Penny Robinson
Jack Johnson (II)  ...  
Jack Johnson  ...  Will Robinson
Gary Oldman  ...  Spider Smith
Matt LeBlanc  ...  Maj. Don West
Jared Harris  ...  Older Will Robinson
Mark Goddard  ...  General
Lennie James  ...  Jeb Walker
Marta Kristen  ...  Reporter #1
June Lockhart  ...  Principal Cartwright
Edward Fox  ...  Businessman
Adam Sims  ...  Lab Technician
Angela Cartwright  ...  Reporter #2
Comments: Danger Will Robinson!

Summary: Packed with more than 750 dazzling visual effects, this $70 million adventure does more (and less) than give the 1965-68 TV series a state-of-the-art face-lift. Aimed at an audience that wasn't born when the series originally aired, the sci-fi extravaganza doesn't even require familiarity, despite cameo appearances by several of the TV show's original cast members. Instead it's a high-tech hybrid of the original premise with enough sensory overload to qualify as a spectacular big-screen video game, supported by a time-travel premise that's adequately clever but hardly original. It's certainly never boring, and visually it's an occasionally awesome demonstration of special effects technology. But in its attempt to be all things to all demographics, the movie's more of a marketing ploy than a satisfying adventure, thankfully dispensing with the TV show's cheesy camp but otherwise squandering a promising cast in favor of eye-candy and ephemeral storytelling. In keeping with the movie's high-tech appeal, the DVD is a feature-packed marvel, including two audio commentaries, deleted scenes, two featurettes covering special effects and the original TV series (featuring complete biographies and episode guides), the original screenplay, and interactive games. "--Jeff Shannon"