Starring the legend that is Peter Cushing, here we have the first of two outings for the great man as the great alien.
Plot: Dr Who (not an alien, old and his surname is 'Who') has invented a time travel devise, disguised as a a blue Police phone box (no explanation given). Upon the arrival at the door of his grand daughters' boyfriend- Roy Castle, the Doctor, and his two grand daughters (one a very adventurous pre-pubescent girl) give a tour of his new toy. The Doctor is quite open to expressing his new creation and they accidentally initiate its maiden voyage. The crew travel through time and space (less the iconic sound effects of the TV series) and land on a post neutron war world. The planet seems desolate, with the only suggestion of life coming from a metal city, just through the forest. The Doctor et al, being a pleasant, inquisitive bunch, boldly investigate, only to be taken hostage by Daleks (mutants in robot bodies with high pitched voices) and used to lure the remaining peoples of the other side of the war.
Well, what can we say. This film was shot for laughs more than anything else and must be seen as an alternate version of the serial created by Terry Nation. Think of it as fan fiction with a comedic slant.
Not bad, but certainly not good, especially when you see the lava lamp set design and the David Bowie inspired make-up (pre-Bowie though, so who influenced who?-ha ha- who).
Budget: $?
Gross: $?
Fun Fact: There was a second film, also starring Cushing- Dr Who- Invasion Earth 2150 AD. Actually slightly better, but not much. A third was intended, but the films faired so poorly at the box office that they decided against it.
Plot: Dr Who (not an alien, old and his surname is 'Who') has invented a time travel devise, disguised as a a blue Police phone box (no explanation given). Upon the arrival at the door of his grand daughters' boyfriend- Roy Castle, the Doctor, and his two grand daughters (one a very adventurous pre-pubescent girl) give a tour of his new toy. The Doctor is quite open to expressing his new creation and they accidentally initiate its maiden voyage. The crew travel through time and space (less the iconic sound effects of the TV series) and land on a post neutron war world. The planet seems desolate, with the only suggestion of life coming from a metal city, just through the forest. The Doctor et al, being a pleasant, inquisitive bunch, boldly investigate, only to be taken hostage by Daleks (mutants in robot bodies with high pitched voices) and used to lure the remaining peoples of the other side of the war.
Well, what can we say. This film was shot for laughs more than anything else and must be seen as an alternate version of the serial created by Terry Nation. Think of it as fan fiction with a comedic slant.
Not bad, but certainly not good, especially when you see the lava lamp set design and the David Bowie inspired make-up (pre-Bowie though, so who influenced who?-ha ha- who).
Budget: $?
Gross: $?
Fun Fact: There was a second film, also starring Cushing- Dr Who- Invasion Earth 2150 AD. Actually slightly better, but not much. A third was intended, but the films faired so poorly at the box office that they decided against it.
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