June 5, 2009
Land of the Lost is a 2009 American science fiction adventure comedy film directed by Brad Silberling, written by Chris Henchy and Dennis McNicholas and starring Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, Anna Friel and Jorma Taccone, loosely based on the 1974 Sid and Marty Krofft television series of the same name. The film was theatrically released on June 5, 2009 by Universal Pictures.
The film received generally negative reviews from critics, although some praised Friel's performance. The film was a commercial failure, grossing just $68.8 million against its $100 million budget. It received seven Golden Raspberry Award nominations, including Worst Picture, winning Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel.
Storyline[]
Palaeontologist Dr Rick Marshall, along with his assistant and a bumpkin, accidentally gets transported back in time to a world of danger, intelligent dinosaurs and lizard people.
Also See[]
- Land of the Lost (1974 TV Series)
- Land of the Lost (1991 TV Series)
Sound Effects Used[]
- Hollywoodedge, Bear Polar Growl Inha AT032201
- Hollywoodedge, Bird Hawk Single Scre PE020801
- Hollywoodedge, Car Crash Small 1 Shor PE111901 (Heard once in a slightly lower volume when Big Alice's head hits the back of the ice cream truck before her and Grumpy see Rick, Will and Holly.)
- Hollywoodedge, Crash Metal Shatter PE110201 (The squealing element is heard once in a slightly higher pitch when Alice is stomping on the Hummer Rick is inside before Grumpy rams her.)
- Hollywoodedge, Rottweiler Vicious B PE023601 (Used once for a couple of Dromeosauruses as they attack the ice cream truck before they break a window.)
- Hollywoodedge, Wood Impact Debris Fa PE113601
- Pro Sound Effects, Animal Screams, Mammals, Large Cat, Vicious, Warning, Angry (The last half of the 1st scream or a very similar sound is used once for a Dromeosaurus in a slightly lower pitch and volume when it swipes its tail onto 3 Compsognathuses as they attack the ice cream truck.)
- SKYWALKER, ANIMAL - CERATOSAURUS GROWLS, SNORTS (Unless confused with nearly identical sounds.)
- SKYWALKER, ANIMAL - HAL SQUEAKING, CHITTERING (Only the trilling sounds are used a few times for the Compsognathuses when they run past Rick, Will and Holly before an ice cream truck falls out of the sky.)
- SKYWALKER HIGH-PITCHED CLUSTERING BIG BOULDER CRACKLE SOUND (The 1st half of this sound or a nearly identical sound is used thrice as Grumpy's footstep sounds when he delivers a giant walnut to Rick after he says to Will that dinosaurs have brains the size of a walnut.)
- SKYWALKER, HUMAN - SMALL BURP (An edited variant or a very similar sound is used once for a Compsognathus when it burps at Rick before he says "Gross.".)
- SKYWALKER, METAL - HEAVY, ECHOEY CLANG (The very high pitched variant is heard once in a very low volume alongside a slightly edited variant of WB CAR CRASH 01 when Alice is stomping on the Hummer Rick is inside before Grumpy rams her.)
- SKYWALKER, METAL - HUGE GROANING, MOVEMENT (A small portion of this sound is heard once when Grumpy bursts through an abandoned clothing shop while Rick hides from Big Alice by pretending to be a mannequin inside it.)
- SKYWALKER, MUSIC - DEEP, OMINOUS BASS TONE
- SKYWALKER, ROAR - TOOTHLESS SCREAM (Unless confused with a nearly identical sound.)
- SKYWALKER, RUBBLE - SMALL ROCKS SHUFFLING, VARIOUS
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, CALL - MOURNFUL CRY OR WAIL 01
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, CALL - MOURNFUL CRY OR WAIL 02
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, CALL - MOURNFUL CRY OR WAIL 03
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, CREATURE - DINOSAUR: SQUEAL, HORROR, MONSTER, 6 TAKES, DINOSAURS, CREATURES BELLOWS, CALLS & CRIES (Used for the Sleestak in a high pitch when they fall into a fiery pit and are incinerated.)
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, SCREAM - INTENSE, STRAINED, COMPLEX SCREAM: BATTLING DINOSAUR 01
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, SCREAM - INTENSE, STRAINED, COMPLEX SCREAM: BATTLING DINOSAUR 04
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, SCREAM - INTENSE, STRAINED, COMPLEX SCREAM: BATTLING DINOSAUR 05
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, SCREAM - INTENSE, STRAINED, COMPLEX SCREAM: BATTLING DINOSAUR 06
- Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - VARIOUS SNORTS, GROWLS, TRUMPETS, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, FIRE, BALL - IMPACT AND LARGE FIRE BURST, RUMBLE (Heard once in a very high pitch when one of the Sleestak falls into a fiery pit and incinerates.)
- Sound Ideas, MONSTER - BIRD MONSTER SCREECHING, CREATURE, CARTOON, ANIMAL (The 1st screech is used twice in a slightly lower volume with a reverb effect added for a Pteranodon when it snatches the tachyon amplifier after Big Alice explodes.)
- Sound Ideas, MONSTER - ROAR, ANIMAL 07 (An edited and extended variant of the last half or a very similar sound is used once for either Grumpy or Big Alice off-screen after Holly says "I got it!" to Rick.)
- Sound Ideas, RACCOON, TRILLS - SNIFFS, SNORTS & GLOTTAL TRILLS, ANIMAL (Higher pitched and sped-up variants are used for the Compsognathus.)
- Sound Ideas, REPTILE, LIZARD - 7 SNORTY GROWLS, ANIMAL
- Unknown Sound Effects Library, Dinosaur Screaming (Either the 1st half of this sound or a very similar sound is used a few times for Grumpy.)
- WB CAR CRASH 01 (A slightly edited variant is heard once when Alice is stomping on the Hummer Rick is inside before Grumpy rams her.)
Image Gallery[]
Audio Samples[]
(The (supposed) higher pitched variant of the 1st half of the groaning of SKYWALKER, ANIMAL - CERATOSAURUS GROWLS, SNORTS as heard in the film, along with a slowed down version to reveal the original.)
(The trilling sounds of SKYWALKER, ANIMAL - HAL SQUEAKING, CHITTERING as heard in the film.)
(The (supposed) edited variant of SKYWALKER, HUMAN - SMALL BURP as heard in the film.)
(The (supposed) higher pitched variant of the last half of SKYWALKER, ROAR - TOOTHLESS SCREAM as heard in the film, along with a slowed down version to reveal the original.)
(The (supposed) 1st half of Unknown Sound Effects Library, Dinosaur Screaming as heard in the film.)