Land of the Lost (film)

Land of the Lost
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBrad Silberling
Written by
Based onLand of the Lost
by Sid & Marty Krofft
Produced by
  • Jimmy Miller
  • Sid & Marty Krofft
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
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$100 million
Box office$68.8 million

Land of the Lost is a 2009 American science fiction adventure comedy film loosely based on Sid and Marty Krofft's television series of the same name. It was directed by Brad Silberling, and written by Chris Henchy and Dennis McNicholas. The ensemble cast includes Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, Anna Friel, and Jorma Taccone. The film follows a disgraced scientist, his assistant, and a theme park owner who get sucked into a space-time vortex and find themselves surviving in an alternate dimension.

The film was theatrically released on June 5, 2009, by Universal Pictures. It received negative reviews from critics and grossed $68.8 million. The film received seven Golden Raspberry Award nominations, including Worst Picture, winning Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel.