The Phantom Empire is a 1988 sci-fi fantasy horror movie about man-eating cave creatures and a vein of worthwhile diamonds.
Directed and co-produced by Fred Olen Ray (Piranha Girls; Tremendous Shark; Dire Wolf; Glass Lure; The Unliving/Tomb of the Werewolf; Evil Toons; Haunting Concern; Alienator; Cyclone; Deep House; Star Slammer; The Tomb; Biohazard; Scalps) from a screenplay co-written with T.L. Lankford. Additionally produced by Tony Brewster. The cinematography was by veteran Gary Graver.
The American Unbiased Productions film stars Ross Hagen, Jeffrey Combs, Daybreak Wildsmith, Robert Quarry, Suzy Stokey, Russ Tamblyn, Sybil Danning, Michelle Bauer and Tony Lorea.
Fred Olen Ray bought the thought for this film whereas filming in a collapse Bronson Canyon for his earlier movie Commando Squad (1987). He co-wrote the script over a weekend, after which began filming the day after ending Commando Squad, utilizing the identical crew and a lot of the solid. He then oversaw enhancing and last manufacturing for Commando Squad, earlier than enhancing this one when it was full.
Plot:
When a man-eating cave creature seems with a fortune in uncut diamonds round his neck, Physician Chambers’ daughter Denae (Suzy Stokey) hires a salvage firm to seek out the underground supply of the gems.
Accompanied by archaeological intern Andrew Paris (Jeffrey Combs), mineralogist Professor Strock (Robert Quarry), and the salvage firm’s Cort Eastman (Ross Hagen) and Eddy Colchilde (Daybreak Wildsmith), Denae’s hopes of rising from her well-known father’s shadow turn out to be as distant as getting out of the caves alive!
Trailer [1080p HD]:
Selection dialogue:
Denae Chambers: “Oh, it’s as black as caviar in right here.”
Professor Strock: “By no means look a present cave lady within the mouth.”
Denae Chambers: “Oh my God. Is there no finish to this nightmare?”
Cort Eastman: “It’s champagne time and I’m shopping for!”
Solid and characters:
Ross Hagen … Cort Eastman; Jeffrey Combs … Andrew Paris; Daybreak Wildsmith … Eddy Colchilde; Robert Quarry … Professor Strock; Suzy Stokey … Denae Chambers; Russ Tamblyn … Invoice; Sybil Danning … The Alien Queen; Michelle Bauer … Cave Bunny; Tony Lorea … Pedro
Technical specs:
1 hour 23 minutes
Mono
Side ratio: 1.85: 1
Filming areas:
Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park – 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California (shot over six days)
Vasques Rocks, Santa Clarita, California (extra footage requested by a distributor)
Movie details:
The enormous spit Suzy Stokey is tied to was initially made for and utilized in Mel Brooks’ Historical past of the World: Half I (1981).
Robby the Robotic is credited as ‘Himself’, despite the fact that he’s purported to be one other alien robotic; is sporting a distinct head and is rarely known as Robby.
The alien automobile was a Landmaster initially created for Logan’s Run (1977).
Contains footage from Planet of Dinosaurs (1977).
The tip credit start with: “Filmed on location on the centre of the Earth.’
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