Phantom Planet (In Color & Restored)

1961 • 82 minutes

About this movie

Set in the 'distant future' of 1980, The Phantom Planet is a glorious sci-fi trip. Dean Fredericks plays an astronaut sent by the government to investigate a mysterious asteroid. Before he can say 'B-movie cliché,' his ship is caught in a meteor shower, his partner floats away and a tractor beam begins to pull him in. Soon Fredericks is shrunk down to the same size as the asteroid's tiny inhabitants, and that's where the fun starts! The Phantom Planet finds our hero put on trial, caught in a love triangle, and conscripted to fight the terrifying alien menace that is the Solorite (led by character actor Richard Kiel), all before he can return home. It's a hilarious journey into the future of the past and it is presented here is beautiful color for the very first time!

Ratings and reviews

"Hilarious" by today's "standards, but NOT then! 1961 was when masculinity wasn't "toxic!" Note the chest hair wearing, Astronaut's calm confidence, as he wins over both hot women! The Brunette is sad here but NOT to worry. The Brunette and Astronaut really did love each other! 😟 I had strange "feelings" as a 13 year old when i first watched it in B&W. Took me years to realize what those "feelings" were!

Ummm.....who do you have working for you Google? The preview pic is for MST3K the movie..... *insert emoji with self face palm*. And the movie they riffed in it wasn't even this one! This is the type of intelligence that requires us to watch 4 ads for every video on youtube? Get your advertising department in order.