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The Phantom Planet

  • 19611961
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
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The Phantom Planet (1961)
After an invisible asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's exotic atmosphere.
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After an invisible asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's exotic atmosphere.After an invisible asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's exotic atmosphere.After an invisible asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's exotic atmosphere.
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • William Marshall
  • Writers
    • William Telaak(screenplay)
    • Fred De Gorter(screenplay)
    • Fred Gebhardt(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Dean Fredericks
    • Coleen Gray
    • Anthony Dexter
Top credits
  • Director
    • William Marshall
  • Writers
    • William Telaak(screenplay)
    • Fred De Gorter(screenplay)
    • Fred Gebhardt(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Dean Fredericks
    • Coleen Gray
    • Anthony Dexter
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 88User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
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  • Videos1

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    Trailer 2:45
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    Francis X. Bushman, Anthony Dexter, and Dean Fredericks in The Phantom Planet (1961)
    "Phantom Planet"
    The Phantom Planet (1961)
    Dean Fredericks in The Phantom Planet (1961)
    The Phantom Planet (1961)
    The Phantom Planet (1961)
    Richard Kiel, Francis X. Bushman, and Dolores Faith in The Phantom Planet (1961)
    Richard Kiel, Dolores Faith, and Dean Fredericks in The Phantom Planet (1961)
    Dolores Faith, Dean Fredericks, and Coleen Gray in The Phantom Planet (1961)
    The Phantom Planet (1961)
    Dolores Faith and Dean Fredericks in The Phantom Planet (1961)
    The Phantom Planet (1961)

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    Dean Fredericks
    Dean Fredericks
    • Capt. Frank Chapmanas Capt. Frank Chapman
    Coleen Gray
    Coleen Gray
    • Liaraas Liara
    Anthony Dexter
    Anthony Dexter
    • Herronas Herron
    • (as Tony Dexter)
    Francis X. Bushman
    Francis X. Bushman
    • Sessomas Sessom
    Richard Weber
    • Lt. Ray Makonnenas Lt. Ray Makonnen
    Al Jarvis
    Al Jarvis
    • Judge Edenas Judge Eden
    Dick Haynes
    Dick Haynes
    • Col. Lansfieldas Col. Lansfield
    Earl McDaniel
    • Capt. Leonardas Capt. Leonard
    Mike Marshall
    • Lt. Whiteas Lt. White
    • (as Michael Marshall)
    John Herrin
    • Capt. Beecheras Capt. Beecher
    Mel Curtis
    • Lt. Cutleras Lt. Cutler
    Jimmy Weldon
    • Lt. Webbas Lt. Webb
    Akemi Tani
    • Communications Officeras Communications Officer
    Lori Lyons
    • Radar Officeras Radar Officer
    Richard Kiel
    Richard Kiel
    • The Solariteas The Solarite
    Susan Cembrowska
    • Juroras Juror
    Marissa Mathes
    • Juroras Juror
    • (as Merissa Mathes)
    Gloria Moreland
    • Juroras Juror
    • Director
      • William Marshall
    • Writers
      • William Telaak(screenplay)
      • Fred De Gorter(screenplay)
      • Fred Gebhardt(screenplay) (original story)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Film debut of Richard Kiel.
    • Goofs
      When the astronauts leave their spaceship to make a repair, they are untethered by any restraint and freely walk on the spacecraft's wing in defiance of the laws of physics.
    • Quotes

      Lt. Ray Makonnen: You know, Captain, every year of my life I grow more and more convinced that the wisest and best is to fix our attention on the good and the beautiful. If you just take the time to look at it.

    • Crazy credits
      Instead of "The End," the end title reads "The Beginning."
    • Alternate versions
      Also available in a colorized version.
    • Connections
      Edited into Spacemen, Go-go Girls and the True Meaning of Christmas (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Caliban and Ariel
      (uncredited)

      Music by Desmond Leslie

      [Plays repeatedly in the score.]

    User reviews88

    Review
    Top review
    Goofy low budget 60s sci fi schlock. Stupid but entertaining.
    'The Phantom Planet' is almost your archetypal silly low budget 50s/60s sci fi movie. Set in 1980(!) the story concerns a couple of astronauts on a mission to search for some colleagues who have inexplicably vanished. The team is led by the fearless Captain Chapman (a wooden Dean Fredericks), who soon finds himself a prisoner on "the phantom planet", shrunk to miniature size, and forced to choose between two alien beauties (one of whom is played by 'The Killing's Coleen Gray), while clashing with suspicious planet person Herron (Anthony Dexter, who also appeared in the supremely silly 'Fire Maidens From Venus'), all the while plotting his escape. The acting is poor, the dialogue lame brained, the special effects as inept as you can imagine, all in all great fun if you dig this kind of moronic camp fun (and I do!). The cast also includes veteran Francis X. Bushman who already had a film career spanning fifty years(!!) when he made this, and an uncredited Richard Kiel (best known to most movie goers as "Jaws" in a couple of 1970s Bond films, but also fondly remembered by trash fans for the idiotic horror flick 'Eegah' made shortly after this) as the utterly ludicrous Solonite monster. This may not be the best bad movie I've ever seen, but fans of the genre will have a great time watching it.
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    • Dec 10, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 13, 1961 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El planeta fantasma
    • Filming locations
      • Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    • Production company
      • Four Crown Productions Inc.
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1(original ratio)
      • 1.85 : 1

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