The Phantom Planet
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| The Phantom Planet | |
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | William Marshall |
| Produced by | Fred Gebhardt Hugo Grimaldi Leo A. Handel Robert Kinoshita |
| Screenplay by | William Telaak Fred De Gorter Fred Gebhardt |
| Story by | Fred Gebhardt |
| Starring | Dean Fredericks Coleen Gray Francis X. Bushman |
| Cinematography | Elwood J. Nicholson |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 13, 1961 (United States) |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Phantom Planet (1961) is a science fiction film directed by William Marshall.[1]
Footage from the film was used in a 2010 advertising campaign for La Quinta Inns and Suites, an American hotel chain. The film was also riffed in a 1998 episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.[2]
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[edit] Plot
The lead character, astronaut Frank Chapman, played by Dean Fredericks, while traveling through space encounters a race of tiny people on a distant planet. Due to the planet's unusual atmosphere, he is shrunk to six inches in size. Before he finds the remedy to this situation, he is lured by two beautiful women and decides to help the inhabitants of the planet battle an invading race of monsters known as the Solarites.
[edit] Cast
- Dean Fredericks as Capt. Frank Chapman
- Coleen Gray as Liara
- Anthony Dexter as Herron
- Francis X. Bushman as Sessom
- Richard Weber as Lt. Ray Makonnen
- Al Jarvis as Judge Eden
- Dick Haynes as Col. Lansfield
- Earl McDaniels as Capt. Leonard
- Mike Marshall as Lt. White
- Richard Kiel as The Solarite
- Dolores Faith as Zetha
- Merissa Mathes as Juro
[edit] DVD releases
- The original cut of The Phantom Planet has had multiple "bargain bin" releases.
- The MST3K version of the film was released by Rhino Home Video as part of the Collection, Volume 8 DVD set.
- A colorized version was released by Legend Films.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ The Phantom Planet at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ The Phantom Planet footage used by La Quinta hotels at You Tube.
[edit] External links
- The Phantom Planet at the Internet Movie Database
- The Phantom Planet is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
- The Phantom Planet trailer at You Tube
