Land of the Lost

Plot

On his latest expedition, Dr. Rick Marshall is sucked into a space-time vortex alongside his research assistant and a redneck survivalist. In this alternate universe, the trio make friends with a primate named Chaka, their only ally in a world full of dinosaurs and other fantastic creatures.

Release Year: 2009

Rating: 5.2/10 (26,563 voted)

Critic's Score: 32/100

Director:
Brad Silberling

Stars: Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, Anna Friel

Storyline
Palaeontologist Rick Marshall takes Will and Holly into a new world of danger, dinosaurs and big bug-eyed lizard people while trying to find their way back home and, too, save the universe and in doing so saving his reputation. With the dinosaur with brains, brawn and personality and the adventure of scientific advancement and exotic beasts in a far away land, it all adds up to time traveling fun and frolics.

Writers: Chris Henchy, Dennis McNicholas

Cast:

Will Ferrell
–

Dr. Rick Marshall

Anna Friel
–

Holly Cantrell

Danny McBride
–

Will Stanton

Jorma Taccone
–

Chaka

John Boylan
–

Enik

Matt Lauer
–

Himself

Bobb'e J. Thompson
–

Tar Pits Kid

Sierra McCormick
–

Tar Pits Kid

Shannon Lemke
–

Tar Pits Kid

Stevie Wash Jr.
–

Tar Pits Kid

(as Steven Wash Jr.)

Brian Huskey
–

Teacher

Kevin Buitrago
–

Teenager

Noah Crawford
–

Teenager

Jon Kent Ethridge
–

Teenager

(as Jon Kent Ethridge II)

Logan Manus
–

Teenager

Taglines:
The world's greatest scientists agree: Dr. Rick Marshall is completely nuts. But he's about to show the world he's not as crazy as he looks.

Details

Official Website:
Official site [France] |
Official site [Japan] |

Release Date: 5 June 2009

Filming Locations: Dumont Dunes, California, USA

Box Office Details

Budget: $100,000,000

(estimated)

Opening Weekend: $18,837,350
(USA)
(7 June 2009)
(3521 Screens)

Gross: $49,392,095
(USA)
(9 August 2009)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Did You Know?

Trivia:

At one point, Jack Black and Kirsten Dunst were in talks to play Will and Holly, but plans fell through.

Goofs:

Continuity:
When the T. rex roars at them in the cave, all three end up splattered with dino-spit. In the next close-up they only show a few token dabs of saurus-slobber.

Quotes:

[first lines]

Astronaut:
Mission Control, come in. Mission Control, do you read?

User Review

What did you expect??

Rating: 6/10


I could tell from the trailers that if you were not a committed Will
Ferrell fan, or stoned out of your mind, that this movie would probably
be trashed by the experts. You either find his absurd comedy funny or
find it a senseless insult to your intelligence. For me, there were a
couple times when I really laughed out loud (and I was sober as a
judge), most of the time I simply had a smile on my face as I watched
the master make a complete fool of himself – which is what Will Ferrell
does. I read some of these in-depth critiques in utter amazement. I
mean, really, what were you expecting to see? It is a very light
hearted spoof of one of the most ridiculous TV series in history.
Generally, I thought it was funny, we've been repeating some of the
funnier, albeit, totally ridiculous scenes all day. I do strongly
caution parents with children. When Will Ferrell says PG-13 he isn't
kidding. Sexual innuendo and drug references are going to be quite
uncomfortable for the prudish crowd.