Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 the criterion collection. The show was first aired in germany in october 1964 under the title robinson crusoe as. Had byron haskin waited a year to shoot 1964s robinson crusoe on mars, it might have been a very different filmor gotten scrapped altogether. Our fascination with the red planet is seemingly inexhaustible. The criterion collections dvd of robinson crusoe on mars is a handsome treatment of a minor classic. Robinson crusoe on mars original theatrical trailer youtube. Byron haskin, nathan van cleave, irvin talbot, and fred steiner.
A malfunction forces them to eject with only draper and a monkey named mona surviving. Robin crusoe 1966, which took place on an earthbound island. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 feature video dailymotion. Audio commentary from 1994 featuring screenwriter ib melchior, actors paul mantee and victor lundin, production designer al nozaki, oscarwinning special effects designer and robinson crusoe on mars historian robert skotak, and excerpts from a 1979 audio interview with director byron haskin. Robinson crusoe on mars, released in 1964, is not a movie that i would guess anyone has seen, but on a sunday afternoon, it was the only interesting thing on tv. Robinson crusoe en marte dvd 1964 robinson crusoe on mars format. Spun from daniel defoes tale of the titular character, this scifi story involves a spaceship commander, chris draper paul mantee in a similar situation to the original robinson crusoe but rather than being stranded on an island, our hero is on a hostile planet.
He only needs to take a breath of fresh air every hour or so and can get by without a helmet most of the time. May 09, 2016 sw 1964 the adventurous robinson crusoe 18 yrs. Robinson crusoe on mars is 110 minutes, which is long for a movie of this genre, made in this era. Flf television paris and based on the first of daniel defoe s robinson crusoe novels. Handanimated spaceships of course dont fly in todays cineplex, but as a piece of nostalgia, robinson crusoe on mars fits the bill perfectly. Just around the corner was a different breed of sf. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 the movie database tmdb. A malfunction forces them to eject with only draper and a monkey, named mona, surviving. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 was the brainchild of ib melchoir angry red planet, who conceived it as the first in a series of literary classics updated to the 20th century and set in outer space. Given the scarcity of information then available, the filmmakers did a remarkable job of representing some of the conditions on our nearest planetary neighbor, nearly a year before. One such movie is robinson crusoe on mars, a largely forgotten scifi flick from the 1960s that might have remained forgotten without any great loss.
Paramount pictures made this film in 1964 never in its wildest dreams thinking it would be a cult classic, but it has. The adventures of robinson crusoe tv series wikipedia. Paul mantee, a busy tv actor, works hard carrying almost all the dialog as marooned astronaut christopher draper, our robinson crusoe. A futuristic retelling of daniel defoes classic story, robinson crusoe on mars has gained a beloved cult reputation ever since its debut in the. It was directed by byron haskin conquest of space and featured stunning martian vistas designed by art directors arthur lonegan, hal pereira. Gallery of 31 movie poster and cover images for robinson crusoe on mars 1964. Robinson crusoe on mars directed by byron haskin written by ib melchior and john c. Robinson crusoe on mars is a 1964 independently made american science fiction film in technicolor and techniscope, produced by aubrey schenck, directed by byron haskin, that stars paul mantee, victor lundin, and adam west. This 1964 hollywood sciencefiction film was released a year before nasas mariner 4 spacecraft took the first closeup images of the planet.
This 1964 hollywood sciencefiction film was released a year before nasas mariner 4. Rent robinson crusoe on mars 1964 on dvd and bluray dvd. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 the title does the film no favours at all because it kind of reeks of daft z movie origins, in fact if i hadnt looked up some research on the film prior to viewing it, i would have expected a comedy. Ib melchiors original script adapted daniel defoes classic novel robinson crusoe for the spacerace age, populating it with armadillolike martian beasts and threefingered space travelers. Restored highdefinition digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the bluray edition. Draper must learn to survive in this hostile environment fighting thirst, hunger, and even hostile aliens, if he expects to see home again. Jun 26, 2017 1964 robinson crusoe on mars stranded on mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen, water, and food on the lifeless planet. Paul mantee, vic lundin, adam west, mona the woolly monkey 1964, 109 minutes, directed by. So it was quite surprising to view the 1964 film robinson crusoe on mars for the first time in decades and find that it scores most highly for its verisimilitude. Robinson crusoe on mars soundtrack cd details and availability. To take one example, much is made of how accurate a vision of mars this was, at a time when the planet had yet to be explored.
A commentary track stitches together comments from a variety of participants, including mantee, haskin in a 1979 interview, and original screenwriter ib melchior disagreements between haskin and melchoir are included. The plot is obviously a version of robinson crusoe. With paul mantee, victor lundin, adam west, the woolly monkey. Also, comic books, music, pin up girls, full feature films and a podcast.
Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 flickers in timeflickers in. Dated, but fun movie mostly with just 1 character 2 if you count the monkey. Flf television paris and based on daniel defoes 1719 novel robinson crusoe. Higgins from a novel by daniel defoe 1964usa aubrey schenck productions first viewingnetflix rental. Robinson crusoe en marte dvd 1964 robinson crusoe on mars. Commander kit draper, and colonel dan mcready, are orbiting mars in an exploratory surveyor. The show was first aired in germany in october 1964 under the title robinson crusoe as four 90minute episodes by coproducers zdf television, and. Rent robinson crusoe on mars 1964 on dvd and bluray. After his rescue from captivity, he comes in brazil. This is a good example of not judging a movie by its title.
Back in 1964, robinson crusoe on mars was certainly a landmark of special effects, combining animation with elaborate sets and costumes. While robinson crusoe on mars is more a kitsch curio than a classic movie, there is much entertainment to be had comparing this 1964 story of a lone astronaut pitted against all odds beyond this. Jasons rating of the film robinson crusoe on mars jason an at least halfway serious contribution to postwar scifi pax americana, the trend already well established, much of robin crusoe on mars was shot on location in death valley, the sky used as a natural blue screen. As the title indicates, it is a science fiction retelling of the classic. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 tt0058530 stranded on mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen, water, and food on the lifeless planet.
Scifi drama 1964 110 minutes color commander kit draper, and colonel dan mcready, are orbiting mars in an exploratory surveyor. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 byron haskin synopsis. Its one of the alltime great titles, even though it sounds like a temporary one that the studio forgot to change at the last minute. Dec 17, 2007 robinson crusoe on mars is a science fiction adaptation of the daniel defoe classic. Robinson crusoe on mars the 1964 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Mar 21, 2018 robinson crusoe on mars 1964 posted on march 21, 2018 by bea.
Robinson crusoe on mars is a latterday retelling of the famous daniel dafoe novel, dropping commander kit draper paul mantee on martian soil with only a monkey as a companion. Stranded on mars with only a monkey as a companion. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 james higgins 20091129. It feels like a capper to the age of space movies that began with destination moon 1950 and its ilk. It was directed by byron haskin conquest of space and featured stunning martian vistas designed by art directors arthur lonegan, hal pereira and al nozaki the war of the worlds. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 flickers in timeflickers. Robinson crusoe on mars trailer 1964 trailer for robinson crusoe on mars. Ok, we now know that its nothing like the real mars in terms of temperature and oxygen levels draper finds he can. But even though crusoe has one leg in 50s pulp, it has another in the. Rent robinson crusoe on mars 1964 starring victor lundin and paul mantee on dvd and bluray. Set sometime in the future, its a surprisingly modern and compelling imagining of space travel between the earth and mars. The premise is that a lone human survivor of a spaceship crash, an astronaut is stranded on mars with only a monkey who happened to be traveling with the humans. Your one stop for obscure and cult movies and the people who make them.
The film is so given more a more thoughtful treatment by hollywood than would normally have been the case. Yes, such is the lot of the poor unfortunate spaceman who becomes stranded on mars, forced to find shelter, food, water, oxygen while trying desperately not to go insane from. Robinson crusoe on mars is an upmarket early 1960s movie much beloved and sadly overrated by many science fiction fans. In 1964, audiences flocked to cinemas to see robinson crusoe on mars the scifi version of the classic novel by author daniel defoe. Isolated, much like the films hero, in a vacuous lowpoint of serious science fiction filmmaking and virtual nonproduction of movies of this type, robinson crusoe on mars 1964 is a true original, the missing link between the fanciful yet scientificallygrounded wonders of producer george pals 1950s films destination moon, war of the. Robinson crusoe on mars is a science fiction adaptation of the daniel defoe classic. I saw it in the spring of 1968, on the familys brand new color tv set. Byron haskin criterion under license from paramount home entertainment special effects pioneer and famed director, byron haskin, is the welldeserved focal point of criterions splendid dvd release of robinson crusoe on mars. Isolated, much like the films hero, in a vacuous lowpoint of serious science fiction filmmaking and virtual nonproduction of movies of this type, robinson crusoe on mars 1964 is a true original, the missing link between the fanciful yet scientificallygrounded wonders of producer george pals 1950s films destination moon, war of the worlds, the conquest of space and the stanley kubrick.
Years before the mariner 4 spacecraft beamed back the first views of the red planet, director byron haskin portrayed mars as a. Given that when robinson crusoe on mars was released, the first images from the planet were still twelve years away, the movie does a pretty good job of imagining the look of the place. Robinson crusoe on mars is a 1964 science fiction film that adapted the classic novel robinson crusoe to an in space. For a significant portion of the film as kit explores the terrain with no other life to communicate with except for his first aired in germany in october 1964 under. As the title indicates, it is a science fiction retelling of the classic 1719 novel robinson crusoe by daniel defoe. Aug 30, 2015 even if you havent seen the film, you probably know the title robinson crusoe on mars 1964. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 posted on march 21, 2018 by bea. Stranded on mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen, water, and food on the lifeless planet. This film is an adaption of daniel defoes classic tale of a sailor stranded on a deserted island. A commentary track stitches together comments from a variety of participants, including mantee, haskin in a 1979 interview, and original screenwriter ib melchior disagreements between haskin and melchoir are. The critical voices have to work very hard selling this one. Prior to directing, haskin served as the head of warner bros. The criterion collection dvd of this film was released in september.
The term mars curse originally referred to a large number of failed mars space missions, but has lately come to be more associated with a line. Watch robinson crusoe on mars online 1964 movie yidio. Mondo mond031 country united states format lp release date 23mar2016 upn 616892206040 2 lps. Ask any male boomer when he realized that he was gay, and hell most likely say when he saw robinson crusoe on mars 1964. More robinson crusoe on mars 1964 james higgins 20091129. We know mars isnt really like this, but just pretend it takes place on a planet in another solar system. Robinson crusoe on mars bluray criterion 404 1964 color 2. Commander kit draper and colonel dan mcready are orbiting mars in an exploratory surveyor. In this innovative retelling of daniel defoes classic, the intrepid adventurer is a marooned astronaut who crash lands on mars with his pet monkey in.
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