
Through a series of coincidences, Carrie, Dan and Dr. Hartmann all fall through a teleporter device Hartmann has invented. Transported to a what appears to be a prehistoric world in a parallel universe and unable to find the Doctor, Dan and Carrie must figure out a way to get back home. Before they can do that, however, they must deal with tribes of savage cavemen, as well as brutal warlord named Kleel who has taken a liking to Carrie and seems to be unusually well-supplied w... (Full plot summary below)
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Through a series of coincidences, Carrie, Dan and Dr. Hartmann all fall through a teleporter device Hartmann has invented. Transported to a what appears to be a prehistoric world in a parallel universe and unable to find the Doctor, Dan and Carrie must figure out a way to get back home. Before they can do that, however, they must deal with tribes of savage cavemen, as well as brutal warlord named Kleel who has taken a liking to Carrie and seems to be unusually well-supplied with Earth technology.
Leave your thoughts about Prisoners of the Lost Universe.
| Sci-Fi Movie PageJames O'EhleyHorrendously bad, dull early 1980's fantasy adventure film starring Richard Hatch, Apollo in the original Battlestar Galactica TV series. |
| User Reviewdrain bnow heres a classic low budge sci-fi flick that has been lost in another dimension for over 25 years. a fun movie which has been forgotten by many..in it, we have an evil john saxon,cavemen,scientists,aliens,monsters,action and adventure.very entertaining. |
| User ReviewKurt AB movie at its best. My wife got me this for Valentine's Day. The ending is classic. It's the only DVD I own that doesn't have a DVD menu! Loved it. |
| User ReviewWes SCrap, but fun crap. Overall campy with a decent cast and dumb humor, which to me, makes the film entertaining. Plot isn't too original, and the characters stink, and there are some pretty crazy moments. |
| User ReviewShawn Wthis is almost like a violent wizard of oz...some folks stumble into an alternate universe and then become friends with various beings...the lady gets captured and the guy and his new friends go to save her. anyway, it's decent....it's pretty cheesy....it's worth a watch. |
| User ReviewFabien D4.5/10. Rather dated and very 1980's. The stars seem to have fun and they do an adequate job. Nothing special, it has a lightness about it, which was a plus. |
| User ReviewMichael WA couple is transported into an alternate dimension by a scientist, one ruled by the evil warlord John Saxon. Some may find camp value here, although the comic relief is off the mark. Kay Lenz is good but Saxon is not up to his usual standards of excellence. |
| User Reviewogn dWatched the RiffTrax version (on Amazon Prime), which was stellar. |
| User ReviewJake CWatched the RiffTrax version (on Amazon Prime), which was stellar. |
| User ReviewAdam RWell, now I know from whence the template all SyFy original movies follow came. Idiot local TV hostess Carrie (Kay Lenz) and dullard handyman Dan (Richard Hatch, not to be confused with the season one winner of "Survivor") are -- through wacky coincidences -- transported to an alternate dimension (not a "lost" universe) where medieval barbarism and advanced technology rule the land. After Carrie is kidnapped by the villainous, Sean Connery-in-"Zardoz"-resembling Kleel (John Saxon, making the most of a truly unfortunate role), the story more or less follows the trajectory most RPGs in an ancient land do. Dan takes up with the conniving comic relief thief (Peter O'Farrell); the stoic, magically knowledgeable Greenman (who might have been the inspiration for "Star Trek: The Next Generation's" Data) (Ray Charleson); and the brutish but kind-hearted Manbeast (think Hagrid with no speech capabilities) (Philip Van der Byl) to rescue Carrie from the nefarious Kleel. After many cloying, derivative action sequences, the team completes their mission (spoiler alert). To sum it up, "Prisoners of the Lost Universe" is standard adventure fare done poorly. |