With yesterday’s news that Saturday Night Live alum Will Ferrell is set to star in Universal’s big-screen adaptation of the cult ’70s kids series, Land of the Lost, there’s sure to be renewed interest in the classic, animation-heavy show from Sid and Marty Krofft. This should help drive sales of Land of the Lost: The Complete Third Season, which arrives on DVD today.
Land of the Lost aired on Saturday morning TV from 1973 through 1977. The show follows the adventures of a forest ranger and his two children as they struggle to survive in a prehistoric world after their river raft gets sucked into a time warp. In the third season, a devastating earthquake separates Will and Holly from their father, but Uncle Jack arrives to join the expedition and help the kids fight the evil Sleestak. The three-disc collection includes all 17 original broadcast episodes, plus commentary and an interview with actor Ron Harper (Uncle Jack).
The dinosaurs in the show were brought to life by stop-motion animators Gene Warren Sr. (Jack the Giant Killer, The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm), Wah Chang (Dinosaurus!, The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao) and Pete Kleinow (Army of Darkness, Robocop 2). The series was revived for a short time in 1991 with the Chiodo Bros. taking over at the animation table.
Land of the Lost: The Complete Third Season carries a suggested retail price of $29.95. The first two seasons are also widely available on DVD.
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