Prisoners of the Lost Universe

Prisoners of the Lost Universe
Prisoners of the Lost Universe
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Terry Marcel
Screenplay by	Terry Marcel; Harry Robertson;
Story by	Terry Marcel; Harry Robertson;
Produced by	Harry Robertson
Starring	Richard Hatch; Kay Lenz; John Saxon;
Cinematography	Derek Browne
Edited by	Alan Jones
Music by	Harry Robertson
Production; companies	Marcel/Robertson; United Media Finance Ltd.;
Distributed by	Premier Releasing
Release date	15 August 1983 (United States);
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Prisoners of the Lost Universe is a 1983 British fantasy science fiction action film directed by Terry Marcel and written by Marcel and Harry Robertson. Shot in South Africa,^[1] three people are transported to a parallel universe when an earthquake occurs just as the scientist is experimenting with his "matter" transmitter. The trio must escape the strange world of Vonya while dealing with a number of villains.

Plot

TV personality Carrie Madison goes to visit crackpot scientist Dr. Hartmann who has invented a teleporter to another dimension. On the way she gets into a car accident with electrician Dan Roebuck, mainly caused by earthquake tremors, which effectively destroys Dan's pickup, and they argue. While demonstrating his machine to Carrie, Hartmann disappears. Dan comes to the house looking for help; while he and Carrie examine the machine they, too, disappear. Carrie finds herself alone in what appears to be a prehistoric world in a parallel universe, called Vonya, where time runs differently. Unable to find the Doctor, Dan and Carrie must figure out a way to get back home. Before they can do that, however, they must deal with tribes of savage cavemen, as well as a brutal warlord named Kleel who has taken a liking to Carrie and seems to be unusually well-supplied with Earth technology.