Land of the Lost (film)

Land of the Lost
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBrad Silberling
Screenplay by
Based onLand of the Lost
by Sid & Marty Krofft, Allan Foshko and David Gerrold
Produced by
  • Sid & Marty Krofft
  • Jimmy Miller
Starring
CinematographyDion Beebe
Edited byPeter Teschner
Music byMichael Giacchino
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • June 5, 2009 (2009-06-05)
Running time
102 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$100 million[2]
Box office$68.8 million[3]

Land of the Lost is a 2009 American science fiction adventure comedy film directed by Brad Silberling, written by Chris Henchy and Dennis McNicholas and starring Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, Anna Friel and Jorma Taccone, loosely based on the 1974 Sid and Marty Krofft television series of the same name. The film was theatrically released on June 5, 2009 by Universal Pictures.

The film received generally negative reviews from critics, although some praised Friel's performance. The film was a commercial failure, grossing just $68.8 million against its $100 million budget. It received seven Golden Raspberry Award nominations, including Worst Picture, winning Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel.

  1. ^ "LAND OF THE LOST (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  2. ^ Robert W. Butler (2009-06-04). "'Land of the Lost': Don't waste your time". Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on June 12, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
  3. ^ "Land of the Lost (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 17 August 2021.