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8	''Land of the Lost'' is the 2009 {{Science Fiction}} {{Adventure}} {{Comedy}} based on the [[Series/LandOfTheLost1974 1974 series of the same name]], directed by Brad Siberling and starring Creator/WillFerrell, Creator/AnnaFriel and Creator/DannyMcBride.
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10	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, thus he now works as a lowly job at a Tar Pit tourist attraction. However, he's approached by a college student, Holly Cantrell (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 ([=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.
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12	The film is more comedic and slapsticky than the series, but also includes drug-use sequences and plenty of sexual humor, making the marketing campaign's partial targeting of children highly confusing. It's more a parody (described as such by Ferrell himself) than actually bearing any relation to the series.
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15	!!''Land of the Lost'' provides examples of:
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17	* ActionDressRip: Holly, after they arrive in the jungle, rips her pant legs off and turns them into short shorts.
18	* ActorAllusion: Creator/WillFerrell, whose character in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'' was named Wildlife Marshal Willenholly in a ShoutOut to the original series, here starring in a loose adaptation thereof. One has to wonder [[WildMassGuessing if he was cast solely for this reason]].
19	* AdaptationalHeroism: The Zarn is a good guy in the movie and was murdered by Enik while giving a warning against him.
20	* 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, who wants to TakeOverTheWorld.
21	* AdvertisingByAssociation: In the wake of this movie's release, Universal Studios released the [[BigDamnMovie 1970 movie adaptation]] of ''Series/HRPufnstuf'', on DVD, which contained a blurb on top of the front cover stating, "From the Producers of ''Land of the Lost''" (Even though [[Creator/SidAndMartyKrofftProductions Sid & Marty Krofft]] completely created both series).
22	* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Enik, the leader of the Sleestaks, is visibly the only one shown speaking in fluent English while the rest of his people largely speak in animalistic reptilian noises.
23	* AlienSky: The Land has three moons.
24	* AlternateUniverse: The eponymous Land of the Lost is described as a [[LandfillBeyondTheStars cosmic dumping ground]] where various things end up after falling through rips in time and space.
25	* AnimalNemesis: Grumpy becomes this to Marshall after he insults the dinosaur's "walnut-sized brain".
26	-->'''Stanton:''' Well, obviously this is [[ItsPersonal between you and him.]]
27	* AnuscapePlan: [[spoiler: When Grumpy the T-Rex and Rick finally confront each other, the battle is cut short by Grumpy simply swallowing Rick whole. Several scenes later, the two return as best pals; Rick explains that he snaked his way through the dinosaur's intestines and, in the process, dislodged an intestinal blocking. By the time he came out, Grumpy was feeling much more affectionate towards him.]]
28	* AppliedPhlebotinum: The tachyon crystals are what allow Marshall to open up a gateway to the Land of the Lost, and Enik plans on using them to lead an army of Sleestaks across time and space.
29	* ArtisticLicenseBiology:
30	** How Marshall escapes after being eaten by Grumpy.
31	** There's also Marshall dumping hadrosaur urine on himself. Dinosaurs are reptiles, which do not urinate.
32	* ArtisticLicensePaleontology:
33	** [[RaptorAttack Scaly dromaeosaurs]].
34	** Broken wrists on all the theropods.
35	** The ''Pteranodon'' has grasping feet.
36	* BerserkButton: Marshall learns what Grumpy's is the hard way after saying Grumpy has a "walnut-sized brain".
37	* BetterThanABareBulb: The movie has a ''lot'' of LampshadeHanging, played for laughs.
38	* BigDamnHero: Right when Holly and Stanton are about to be killed by the Sleestaks, Marshall and Grumpy arrived to save them. Yes, they are both friends now.
39	* BookEnds: Marshall's confrontational ''Today Show'' appearances with interviewer Matt Lauer.
40	* BrickJoke: [[spoiler:Will initially distrusts Enik because he is wearing a tunic that reminds Will of sinister fictional characters. When it turns out that Enik is a convicted criminal, the judges mention that part of Enik’s 10,000 year punishment was being forced to wear a tunic as a symbol of his deceit]].
41	* 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.
42	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Rick Marshall is a serious hardcase, though all three main characters qualify.
43	* ComedicSociopathy: Some moments of in the movie rely on this. When an ice-cream vendor end up on The Land and is attacked by dromaeosaurs, our heroes just watch (and film), not showing the slightest bit of empathy. Likewise, when Rick is drained of blood by a giant mosquito, his companions just stare, never making a move to help him.
44	* CompositeCharacter: Enik is one of the original Enik and the [[Series/LandOfTheLost1991 Sleestak Shung from the 1991 series]], fulfilling the latter’s role as the primary antagonist with plans of domination.
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46	* DenserAndWackier: Compared to the TV show, this film is more comedic and satire-like.
47	* DitzyGenius: Marshall is a great paleontologist, but otherwise lacks common sense, especially when it comes to dinosaurs.
48	* DoomedPredecessor: In the opening scene, a displaced astronaut is attacked by a dinosaur. The heroes later find his space suit in the lair of the dinosaur that killed him.
49	* DressingAsTheEnemy: Done by Marshall and Will with ''molted Sleestak skins.'' It's not as {{Squick}}y as it sounds, though.
50	* DumbDinos: Parodied. When a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' 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. Seeing as real tyrannosaurs actually did ''not'' have brains the size of walnuts and research indicates that they were some of the ''more'' intelligent dinosaurs, he's right to be offended.
51	* TheEndOrIsIt: In TheStinger, [[spoiler:the dinosaur egg Marshall gave to Matt Lauer hatches, revealing that it was actually a Sleestak egg.]]
52	* {{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.
53	* GiantEnemyCrab: A giant crab appears during one scene in which it tries to attack the protagonists while they are stoned. However, it is killed by a geyser and is then eaten by the protagonists instead.
54	* GodivaHair: Cha-ka's wives, who are {{nubile savage}}s, have only brief loincloths and long black hair which covers both of their breasts on either side.
55	* GreenRocks: The tachyon crystals are shown to have a wide variety of uses. They can be used to open up portals through time and space, locate objects or people, and seemingly browse Earth's internet.
56	* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler:Will opts to remain in the Land, having nothing worth returning to in the original world. He's promptly rewarded for this when Cha-ka brings him to his village and he sees what the women look like.]]
57	* InsufferableGenius: Marshall is an arrogant and rather condescending paleontologist.
58	* ItCanThink: Grumpy doesn't take well to having his brain compared to a walnut. He even dumps a giant walnut outside their cave, just to prove a point.
59	* ItsPersonal: Grumpy pretty much declares war on Marshall after the latter literally insults his intelligence.
60	-->'''Stanton:''' Well, obviously this is between you and him.
61	* {{Jerkass}}: Rick Marshall -- not that his companions are much better. The only time they show any kind of camaraderie is when they're stoned out of their minds.
62	* JustEatHim: During their big showdown, Grumpy rather unceremoniously swallows Marshall whole [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext when he attempts to pole vault and kick the dinosaur in the face.]]
63	* LostWorld: After passing through portal, the protagonists travel "sideways" in time, finding themselves in a world filled with lost objects and creatures from across time and space.
64	* MushroomSamba: While the group is relaxing at a time-displaced motel pool, Chaka finds some fruits and gets Marshall and Will to partake. Holly then translates Chaka's description of them, revealing them to be heavily narcotic. The guys then spend roughly half a day stoned out of their minds while Holly tries to locate a way home.
65	* NewscasterCameo: Matt Lauer interviews Rick on ''Series/{{Today}}''.
66	* NonHumanSidekick: Cha-ka is an ape-like native of the titular lost world who travels alongside the humans as their sidekick during their time there.
67	* OnlySaneMan: Holly to an extent, though she appears at times to not utilize the sense she has been bestowed with.
68	* PeopleInRubberSuits: The Sleestaks are portrayed this way throughout the movie, and this trope is later lampshaded when Marshall and Will use freshly-shed Sleestak skins to blend in and rescue Holly.
69	* PlotHole: It's hard to believe that some of the things that obviously went missing from the present weren't missed by anyone.
70	* ProportionatelyPonderousParasites: Giant blood sucking insects that swell greatly when drinking blood.
71	* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: The sleestaks are humanoid lizards that serve as the main villains of the movie.
72	* SexyDimorphism: Cha-ka's species. The males are ugly and apelike, the females are {{Nubile Savage}}s.
73	* SaharanShipwreck: An ocean liner and Viking longboat are among many seafaring vehicles that found themselves spirited away and dumped in the deserts of the Land of the Lost.
74	* SuperPersistentPredator: Double subverted with Grumpy the ''T. rex''. The first time he goes chasing after the protagonists, he initially proves willing to leave them well enough alone after reaching a point where they appear to be more trouble than they're worth like any modern day carnivore. But then Marshall loudly crows to the other protagonists about Grumpy '[[DumbDinos having a brain the size of a walnut]]' while he's still in earshot...at which point the [[ItCanThink visibly insulted]] dinosaur promptly lunges across the chasm and continues the chase just to get back at Marshall over the insult. [[spoiler:And ultimately, it isn't until Grumpy manages to both ''eat'' Marshall and subsequently end up accidentally getting some preexisting intestinal blockage removed when Marshal...exits out the back door that the [[ItsPersonal angry dinosaur]] finally stops chasing after the group.]]
75	-->'''Stanton:''' He's looking at you.\
76	'''Marshall:''' He's looking at all of us!\
77	'''Stanton:''' No... he's looking at ''[[ItsPersonal you!]]''
78	* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: As it turns out, Marshall pouring himself in hadrosaur urine does not disguise his scent, but just ends up attracting Grumpy and the ''Allosaurus'', dinosaurs that eat hadrosaurs.
79	* SwallowedWhole: Doctor Marshall is eaten by Grumpy (briefly).
80	* TakeThat: "''Matt Lauer can suck it!''"
81	* TemptingFate: Dr. Marshall does it so often that it's lampshaded.
82	* TerrifyingTyrannosaur: Grumpy, the AnimalNemesis of Marshall, is a ''T. rex''.
83	* TooDumbToLive: Rick Marshall is a living breathing example of this trope. He wears Florsheim zipper boots on what was supposed to be a field expedition, repeatedly espouses incorrect information about the intelligence of prehistoric wildlife; even after said wildlife proves to be more intelligent than he gives them credit for, and covers himself in the urine of herbivorous dinosaurs in an attempt to disguise his scent from carnivorous dinosaurs.
84	* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: In the original series, Rick Marshall is the father of Will and Holly, who are a teenager and a preteen, respectively. In this film, they're not related to each other, and the later two get an AgeLift into adults, with their [[AdaptationalNameChange names changed]] from Will and Holly Marshall to Will Stanton and Holly Cantrell.
85	* UrineTrouble: At one point, Marshall dumps dinosaur urine on himself to disguise his scent. It doesn't work.
86	* WeHardlyKnewYe: The ice cream vendor sent into the new dimension is eaten after about ten seconds of screen time.

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