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The Phantom Planet

1961Movie1 h 22 minNR

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Summary

After an asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's exotic atmosphere.

Good for

Friends night
Teens
Drop-in friendly

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Keeps you on edge.

Not for comfort, laughs or warmth.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 26GoodWatch 30
IMDb3.9
Audience score12%
Running time
1 h 22 min
Shorter than most sci-fi movies, −17 min on the typical 99
typical 9982
Half of all sci-fi movies run 90–112 min.
Reach
Streams in 138 countries
+128
Released
1961
December 13, 1961
65 years ago
Genres
Science FictionHorror
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceModerate
Gore, disturbing imagesMild
Frightening scenesModerate
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 26
Directing · 4
William Marshall Director, Additional Dialogue
Lindsley Parsons Jr. Second Assistant Director
Maurice Vaccarino Assistant Director
Hazel W. Hall Script Supervisor
Writing · 3
Fred De Gorter Screenplay
Fred Gebhardt Screenplay, Original Story, Producer
William Telaak Screenplay
Production · 3
Leo A. Handel Executive Producer
Hugo Grimaldi Producer
Robert Kinoshita Associate Producer, Production Design
Camera · 2
Elwood J. Nicholson Director of Photography
Ned Davenport Camera Operator
Sound · 3
Al Overton Sr. Sound Mixer
Gordon Zahler Music Supervisor
Ted Roberts Music Editor
Art · 1
Joseph Kish Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
David Newell Makeup Artist
Mary Westmoreland Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 1
Louis DeWitt Visual Effects
Other crew · 1
Charles Duncan Special Effects

Tropes

Disintegration ChamberRare · in 10 titlesHere called "high gravity plates", which functionally just disintegrate anyone who steps onto them.Fantasy KeepsakeRare · in 53 titlesBefore Chapman leaves the planet, Zetha gives him a stone as a keepsake.All 32 tropes

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