Lost in Space - New Line Platinum Series (1998) Front Cover Actor William Hurt John Robinson Gary Oldman Dr. Zachary Smith Matt LeBlanc Don West Mimi Rogers Maureen Robinson Heather Graham Judy Robinson Lacey Chabert Penny Robinson Jack Johnson Will Robinson Jared Harris Older Will Mark Goddard General Lennie James Jeb Walker Movie Details Director Stephen Hopkins Studio New Line Cinema Language English Audience Rating PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Running Time 131 mins Country USA Color Color Plot Packed with more than 750 dazzling visual effects, this $70 million adventure does more (and less) than give the 1965-68 TV series a state-of-the-art face-lift. Aimed at an audience that wasn't born when the series originally aired, the sci-fi extravaganza doesn't even require familiarity, despite cameo appearances by several of the TV show's original cast members. Instead it's a high-tech hybrid of the original premise with enough sensory overload to qualify as a spectacular big-screen video game, supported by a time-travel premise that's adequately clever but hardly original. It's certainly never boring, and visually it's an occasionally awesome demonstration of special effects technology. But in its attempt to be all things to all demographics, the movie's more of a marketing ploy than a satisfying adventure, thankfully dispensing with the TV show's cheesy camp but otherwise squandering a promising cast in favor of eye-candy and ephemeral storytelling. In keeping with the movie's high-tech appeal, the DVD is a feature-packed marvel, including two audio commentaries, deleted scenes, two featurettes covering special effects and the original TV series (featuring complete biographies and episode guides), the original screenplay, and interactive games. --Jeff Shannon Personal Details Seen It Yes Index 51 In Collection Yes Product Details Format DVD Region Region 1 UPC 794043466724 Release Date 5/7/2002 Nr of Disks/Tapes 1 Extra Features Color Closed-captioned Widescreen