The prospects for continuing life on Earth in the year 2058 are grim. So the Robinsons are launched into space to colonize Alpha Prime, the only other inhabitable planet in the galaxy. But when a stowaway sabotages the mission, the Robinsons find themselves hurtling through uncharted space.
Practical Effects
The robot suit is genuinely great practical work.
Visual Effects
Spider-monkeys aged like milk, but the ship design slaps.
Acting
Gary Oldman understood the assignment and chewed scenery.
Director
Stephen Hopkins
William Hurt
Prof. John Robinson
Matt LeBlanc
Maj. Don West
Mimi Rogers
Dr. Maureen Robinson
Heather Graham
Dr. Judy Robinson
Gary Oldman
Dr. Zachary Smith
Lacey Chabert
Penny Robinson
Jared Harris
Older Will Robinson
Mark Goddard
General
Lennie James
Jeb Walker
Marta Kristen
Reporter #1
June Lockhart
Principal Cartwright
Angela Cartwright
Reporter #2
John Sharian
Noah Freeman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The original TV show's robot actor was inside the 1998 suit for some scenes as an Easter egg.
This bombed so hard it killed big-budget family sci-fi until 2005's 'The Chronicles of Narnia.'
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