Lost In Space

Starring: Mimi Rogers, William Hurt Director: Stephen Hopkins Original UK Premiere: 1998 Dvd Release: 28th June, 1999 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Widescreen, Region 2 Encoding

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In 1998, New Line Cinema produced a feature-length motion picture adaptation of the 1965 - 68 CBS televison series Lost In Space. The main characters were played by William Hurt, Mimi Rogers, Heather Graham, Matt LeBlanc, Gary Oldman & Lacey Chabert. Lavish special effects were incorporated, with a storyline that was similar to the more dramatic early episodes of the TV series & not much like the colorful, fanciful episodes that dominated the TV series second & third seasons. While the movie was marginally successful, audience reaction was mixed & box office results were insufficient to justify a planned sequel.

Packed with more than 750 dazzling visual effects, this US$70 million adventure does more than give the 1965-68 TV series a state-of-the-art face-lift. Aimed at an audience that wasnt born when the series originally aired, the sci-fi extravaganza doesnt even require familiarity, despite cameo appearances by several of the TV shows original cast members. Instead its a high-tech hybrid of the original premise with enough sensory overload to qualify as a spectacular big-screen video game, supported by a time-travel premise thats adequately clever but hardly original. Lost in Space is certainly never boring, & visually its an occasionally awesome demonstration of special effects technology. But in its attempt to be all things to all demographics, the movies more of a marketing ploy than a satisfying adventure, thankfully dispensing with the TV shows cheesy camp but otherwise squandering a promising cast in favour of eye-candy & ephemeral storytelling.

Mimi Rogers is an American movie actress. Her breakthrough role was opposite Tom Berenger in Someone to Watch Over Me. Since then, her career has largely been focused on independent films, most notably the controversial Rapture. Although she continues to do independent films, Rogers is certainly not averse to Hollywood. She has appeared in blockbuster sci-fi films such as Lost in Space, as well as the cult television series The X-Files. She is a member of the Church of Scientology & she was once married to Tom Cruise. She took up competitive poker in 2003 & finished in the money in her first major tournament at the World Poker Tour s 240 player Shooting Stars main event No-Limit Texas hold em tournament in San Jose, California on March 4, 2004. Posters Of Stone Cold

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William Hurt is an American actor. Born in Washington, DC, he is the stepson of Henry Luce, the founder of Time Magazine. He studied theology when young, but turned to acting after attending the Juilliard School. He appeared on stage, then debuted in films in the starring role in Altered States. He has also appeared in Eyewitness, Body Heat, The Big Chill, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Children of a Lesser God, Broadcast News, Gorky Park, The Accidental Tourist, I Love You to Death & Alice. Fluent in the French language, he maintains a home outside Paris, France where he lives with actress Sandrine Bonnaire with whom he has a daughter. Posters Of Do Not Disturb

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