Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965)

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(Foreign Titles)

Nomination Year: 2003

SYNOPSIS: Ugh. In the vein of Twelve to the Moon and its ilk, we have a pre-1969 film about a rocketship to Venus. It's got all the requisite '50s/'60s sci-fi standbys: antique cutting-edge technology, wooden acting, and moronic astronauts meeting idiotic monsters and robots. Although there are hints of an alien civilization on Venus, this group of dumb-astronauts never manages to encounter any, though they hear some singing. Big deal.

Bryan Cassidy

Smithee Award Nominations

Stupidest-Looking Monster
The Flying Reptile A masterfully dumb pterodactyl on strings. This might get my non-vote.

Worst Acting
The Men are on Venus, Marsha's on Mars The beehive woman (Faith Domergue as "Marsha") manages never to show any emotion and always delivers her lines in a monotone, even during a crisis. Almost every scene she's in would be a decent Worst Acting nomination.	Sorry, this clip has not yet been made available!

Directors

Director	Claim to Fame
Curtis Harrington	Directed TV's Wonder Woman show
Pavel Klushantsev

Cast

Actor	Character	Claim to Fame
Basil Rathbone	<Not Yet in Database>	Skinny actor known best for his movie portrayals of Sherlock Holmes
Faith Domergue	<Not Yet in Database>
Marc Shannon	<Not Yet in Database>
Christopher Brand	<Not Yet in Database>
John Bix	<Not Yet in Database>


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