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Cast

Cesar Romero
as Dr. Malic/Lt. Hastings

Joseph Cotten
as Capt. Craig McKenzie/Cdr. Glenn McKenzie

Richard Jaeckel
as Perry Lawton

Patricia Medina
as Lucretia

Linda Haynes
as Dr. Anne Barton

Akira Takarada
as Dr. Ken Tashiro

Masumi Okada
as Dr. Jules Masson

Hikaru Kuroki
as Kroiga

Mari Nakayama
as Tsuruko Okada

Tetsu Nakamura
as Pirate

Akihiko Hirata
as Dr. Sugata

Kin Omae
as Kobo

Susumu Kurobe
as Chin

Haruo Nakajima
as Flying Lion/Giant Rat

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• Feb 24, 2010

  The legendary director Ishiro Honda brings Joseph Cotten (Citizen Kane, The Third Man) with um...Cesar Romero (best known as The Joker from the very kitschy 60's Batman) and Richard Jaeckle (fill in the blank) along with top Japanese special effects man Eiji Tsuburaya together for one of the most high-budgeted, unusual, science fiction/fantasy films ever. The story is sort of a 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (or Meters in this case) meets The Island of Dr. Moreau. The miniature models and special effects are on par with some of the best Godzilla films, but the monster costumes really leave a lot to be desired. Cesar Romero plays the evil Dr. Malic who, in his leather knee-high boots and cape, is in a constant battle to the death with the flamboyant Captain McKenzie, played by Joseph Cotten who looks as if he just stepped off the set of a Swedish Erotica film. A brilliant scientist, a leather-clad asian henchwoman, gold bikinis and go-go boots, a lion with a human brain and surgically attached vulture wings, man-bats, and so on. The film itself is incredibly juvenile, but the awesome sets are done in a flashy 1960's psychedelic style. The costume designs are also out-of-this-world. A feature thrown off balance by budget cuts during filming and effects man Tsuburaya's failing health during the filming process. Still fun if Toho productions are your thing. They are mine. <a href="http://s273.photobucket.com/albums/jj203/goji9000/?action=view¤t=LatitudeZerogoldandgoggles.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj203/goji9000/LatitudeZerogoldandgoggles.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
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