Question 1

Which TV show famously skewered the 20-minute rock climbing sequence?

Accepted Answer

The rock climbing sequence was mercilessly skewered on Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988).

Question 2

How is Lost Continent referenced in Stephen King's Dark Tower series?

Accepted Answer

It is mentioned in The Dark Tower VII as a movie that scared Jake Chambers as a child and is used against him in a mind-trap as his deepest fear.

Question 3

What did Whit Bissell say about the film in a 1990 interview?

Accepted Answer

He called it a horrible memory, saying it was a really phony movie with terrible special effects, though some talented people were involved.

Question 4

Which earlier film provided the opening shot and some rocket scenes for Lost Continent?

Accepted Answer

The opening shot of White Sands Missile Base and some rocket scenes were lifted from Rocketship X-M (1950), also released by Lippert Pictures.

Question 5

Why were the lost continent sequences originally tinted green, and when was the tint restored?

Accepted Answer

The original green tint was not reproduced for TV prints (shown in black-and-white); it was restored for home video in the late 1980s, over 30 years after release.

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