The Phantom Planet

Infobox Film
name = The Phantom Planet


caption = "The Phantom Planet" DVD box cover
director = William Marshall
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starring = Dean Fredericks
Coleen Gray
Francis X. Bushman
Richard Kiel
Merissa Mathes
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released = 1961
runtime = 90 min.
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country = USA
language = English
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imdb_id = 0055294

"The Phantom Planet" is a (1961) science fiction film.

Plot

The lead character, astronaut Frank Chapman, played by Dean Fredericks, while traveling though space encounters a race of tiny people on a distant planet. Due to the planet's unusual atmosphere, he is shrunk to six inches in size. Before he finds the remedy to this situation, he is lured by two beautiful women and decides to help the inhabitants of the planet battle an invading race of monsters known as the Solarites.

The movie was later featured in an episode of movie-mocking television series "Mystery Science Theater 3000" ("MST3K"). Amongst other things, Mike and the 'bots ridiculed the silliness of the Solarites' appearance (repeatedly compared to that of puppies) and the titular Phantom Planet's resemblance to a fried chicken wing.

DVD releases

* The original cut of "The Phantom Planet" has had multiple "bargain bin" releases.

* The "MST3K" version of the film was released by Rhino Home Video as part of the "Collection, Volume 8" DVD set.