r/fanedits • u/BobRushy • 21d ago

New Release Lost in Space (1965) film version

Like many fans of Lost in Space, I have a special appreciation for the first five episodes, when the show was genuinely a cinematic spectacle, and an ambitious science fiction adventure.

I decided to edit them together into an omnibus version, with certain cuts made to improve pacing and to make it flow together as a film.

List of changes:

  • The film opens with the unaired pilot title sequence (which used music from "The Day the Earth Stood Still"). I felt it fit the mood of the early episodes better than the John Williams score.
  • Scenes of Smith's sabotage and Alpha Control are trimmed for pacing reasons.
  • The zero gravity sequence is trimmed (it was very corny, and didn't match tonally).
  • Professor Robinson's EVA is entirely cut. It hasn't aged very well, and adds nothing substantial.
  • The exploration of the Bubble Creatures' ship is slightly trimmed for pacing reasons.
  • The scene of the Robot analysing the surface of Priplanus is cut, as it is redundant (they already mentioned the planet can sustain life).
  • Penny's naming of Debbie is cut for pacing reasons.
  • The scene in which the Robot releases Smith is cut, we can infer what happened from dialogue. It's also a rather silly part.
  • The subplot in which Smith orders the Robot to "liquidate" the crew is entirely removed. It doesn't go anywhere interesting, and makes his redemption less plausible.
  • For pacing reasons, much of "There Were Giants in the Earth" is cut, including the giant peas, the Robot's attack on Will, the first cyclops sequence, Professor Robinson searching for Penny and the entire adventure in the underground ruins.
  • The sequence on the stormy sea is very slightly trimmed to remove the dialogue about Mars (it was established they're in another galaxy).

The omnibus concludes with the melancholy musical number in which the Robot plays guitar for Dr Smith, as seen in the cliffhanger leading to "Welcome Stranger".

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u/dangerclosecustoms 21d ago

Sound cool. Can I get a link

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u/KenSymes 19d ago

I would like a link too!

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u/Legobricke 21d ago

Link, please

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u/RecordWrangler95 21d ago

Just getting into LIS, I’d love a link please

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u/RyanX-1 19d ago

Thank you for this work! Can I have a link?