History Film / LandOfTheLost

''Land of the Lost'' is the 2009 [[TheFilmOfTheSeries motion picture version]] of the [[Series/LandOfTheLost1974 1974 series of the same name]], directed by Brad Siberling and starring Creator/WillFerrell, Creator/Creator/AnnaFriel and Creator/DannyMcBride.

''Land of the Lost'' is the 2009 [[TheFilmOfTheSeries motion picture version]] of the [[Series/LandOfTheLost1974 1974 series of the same name]], directed by Brad Siberling and starring Creator/WillFerrell.

The story focuses on Rick Marshall (Ferrell), a somewhat pompous paleontologist whose career was waylaid after a disastrous TV interview where his theories of time warps were ridiculed, to which he now works as a lowly job at a Tar Pit tourist attraction. However, he's approached by a college student, Holly Cantrell (Creator/AnnaFriel), who believes his theories could be right after showing him proof via a fossil of a cigarette lighter, and a crystal that gives off tachyon energy. After building an amplifier for it, they head for a cave that gives off the same energy. Joined by Will Stanton (Creator/DannyMcBride), the gift shop owner where the cave is located, the three venture in and discover a time warp which they fall into. Winding up in the alternate world where objects of various cultures and periods litter the land and populated by primate-like beings (such as their friend, Cha-ka), dinosaurs and lizard people. It's the find of a century! But can the group survive the world's dangers and more importantly, find a way back to their world.

* {{Flanderization}}: The Sleestaks are little better than shambling zombies in the film while in the series they were slow-moving and technologically primitive but still had a society and used tools such as arrows.

%%* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler:Will]]

-->'''Stanton:''' Yep, this is definitely between him and you...

-->'''Will''': Well, obviously this is between you and him.

%%* TyrannosaurusRex

%%* UrineTrouble

* CompositeCharacter: Enik is one of the original Enik and the [[Series/LandOfTheLost Sleestak Shung from the 1991 series]], fulfilling the latter’s role as the primary antagonist with plans of domination.

* ChekhovsGun: Two major ones - the fossil of a lighter is a perfect fit for Marshall's lighter, which he will drop later in the movie. The tachyon crystal Holly's wearing also becomes important.

* BizarreSexualDimorphism: [[spoiler:The females of Cha-ka's race are {{Nubile Savage}}s.]]

* DumbDinos: Parodied. When a TyrannosaurusRex attacks the protagonists, but they outwit it by crossing a log bridge, Marshall notes as it walks away that it only has a brain the size of a walnut. The ''T. rex'' takes it as a personal insult and attacks the protagonists again. Later it drops a gigantic walnut in front of the cave where the protagonists are hiding, just to prove a point.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Enik in the show, while a bit of a jerk, was one of the Marshalls' allies. The same can't be said for his incarnation in the movie.

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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: How Marshall escapes after being eaten by Grumpy.

* AdaptationalVillainy
** Enik in the show, while a bit of a jerk, was one of the Marshalls' allies. The same can't be said for his incarnation in the movie.
** Inverted in the case of the Zarn, who is a good guy in the movie and was murdered by Enik while giving a warning against him.

The story focuses on Rick Marshall (Ferrell), a somewhat pompous paleontologist whose career was waylaid after a disastrous TV interview where his theories of time warps were ridiculed, to which he now works as a lowly job at a Tar Pit tourist attraction. However, he's approached by a college student, Holly Cantrell (Creator/AnnaFriel), who believes his theories could be right after showing him proof via a fossil of a cigarette lighter, and a crystal that gives off tachyon energy. After building an amplifier for it, they head for a cave that gives off the same energy. Joined by Will Stanton (Danny [=McBride=]), the gift shop owner where the cave is located, the three venture in and discover a time warp which they fall into. Winding up in the alternate world where objects of various cultures and periods litter the land and populated by primate-like beings (such as their friend, Cha-ka), dinosaurs and lizard people. It's the find of a century! But can the group survive the world's dangers and more importantly, find a way back to their world.

The story focuses on Rick Marshall (Ferrell), a somewhat pompous paleontologist whose career was waylaid after a disastrous TV interview where his theories of time warps were ridiculed, to which he now works as a lowly job at a Tar Pit tourist attraction. However, he's approached by a college student, Holly Cantrell (Anna Friel), who believes his theories could be right after showing him proof via a fossil of a cigarette lighter, and a crystal that gives off tachyon energy. After building an amplifier for it, they head for a cave that gives off the same energy. Joined by Will Stanton (Danny [=McBride=]), the gift shop owner where the cave is located, the three venture in and discover a time warp which they fall into. Winding up in the alternate world where objects of various cultures and periods litter the land and populated by primate-like beings (such as their friend, Cha-ka), dinosaurs and lizard people. It's the find of a century! But can the group survive the world's dangers and more importantly, find a way back to their world.

''Land of the Lost'' is the 2009 [[TheFilmOfTheSeries motion picture version]] of the [[Series/LandOfTheLost 1974 series of the same name]], directed by Brad Siberling and starring Creator/WillFerrell.

* ActionDressRip: Holly, after they arrive in the jungle, rips her pant legs off and turns them into shortshorts.

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''Land of the Lost'' is the [[TheFilmOfTheSeries motion picture version]] of the [[Series/LandOfTheLost NBC series of the same name]], released in the summer of 2009, featuring Will Ferrell.

The story focuses on Rick Marshall, a somewhat pompous paleontologist whose career was waylaid after a disastrous TV interview where his theories of time warps were ridiculed, to which he now works as a lowly job at a Tar Pit tourist attraction. However, he's approached by a college student, Holly Cantrell, who believes his theories could be right after showing him proof via a fossil of a cigarette lighter, and a crystal that gives off tachyon energy. After building an amplifier for it, they head for a cave that gives off the same energy. Joined by Will Stanton, the gift shop owner where the cave is located, the three venture in and find a time warp where they fall in. Winding up in the alternate world where objects of various cultures and periods litter the land and populated by primate-like beings (such as their friend, Cha-ka), dinosaurs and lizard people. It's the find of a century! But can the group survive the world's dangers and more importantly, find a way back to their world.