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Return to the Lost World

1992 · 95 min

A breezy, slightly creaky adventure romp with rubbery dinosaurs, bickering professors and a volcano ticking away in the background.

Overview
A young journalist and his two travel mates, both professors, embark on an expedition to return to a lost world of dinosaurs and primitive men.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • greed
  • friendship
  • nature
  • betrayal
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour4
Realism3
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
action, fantasy, horror, science fiction
Directed by
Timothy Bond
Written by
Harry Alan Towers
Starring
John Rhys-Davies, David Warner, Eric McCormack, Nathania Stanford, Tamara Gorski, Kate Egan, Mary Ann Mandishina, Patricia Sanders
Music
Isaiah Sanders, Larry Wolff
Cinematography
Paul Beeson
Runtime
95 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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