An Underrated Will Ferrell Sci-Fi Adventure Movie Is Coming to Hulu Next Month

By Pune Media On Jan 17, 2025 19

Will Ferrell is sucked into a space-time vortex in the 2009 movie Land of the Lost, a take on the classic 1974 Sid and Marty Krofft TV series. Ferrell plays scientist Rick Marshall in the film that can be streamed on Hulu on Feb. 1. It also stars Anna Friel as Rick’s assistant, Holly Cantrell, and Danny McBride as a survivalist named Will Stanton as they are thrust into a world that’s populated by dinosaurs and reptile-like creatures called Skeestaks.

The film was a box office flop earning just over $68 million worldwide against a budget of $100 million, per Box Office Mojo, and it has a 26% Rotten Tomatoes score. Ferrell’s Rick Marshall is the founder of something called “quantum paleontology” and his career takes a dive after a less-than-stellar interview with former Today host Matt Lauer, who plays himself in the movie.

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The Movie Contained a Memorable Line

In the movie, Holly convinces Rick to finish a scientific project he’s been putting off – his tachyon amplifier. They embark into a cave on a small raft with McBride’s Will and detect high levels of tachyons in the cave. They then activate the tachyon amplifier, which creates a time warp that they get sucked into.

While the movie wasn’t a box office or critical darling, it is a bit more appreciated now. CBR named Land of the Lost one of the most underrated sci-fi movies of the 2000s. The pairing of Ferrell and McBride made for an entertaining ride in the movie, and it gave audiences iconic lines like, “It means Matt Lauer can suck it!” Land of the Lost was directed by Brad Silberling (Jane the Virgin) and written by Chris Henchy and Dennis McNicholas (Saturday Night Live), based on the Sid and Marty Krofft series.

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Ferrell, who has won six Emmy Awards, including several as a producer on HBO’s Succession, recently made headlines for bringing another one of his famous movie characters back after more than 20 years. At the tail end of 2024, Ferrell appeared in costume at an NHL game between the Los Angeles Kings and the Philadelphia Flyers in full “Buddy the Elf” costume. The actor, clad in his iconic green outfit from 2003’s Elf, attended the game looking a bit more disheveled than fans of the movie may remember him. Ferrell spoke with FanDuel Sports Network’s Carrlyn Bathe and said, “It was a tough holiday season.”

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“I think Buddy the Elf got laid off, I think from the North Pole,” Ferrell later explained on an episode of Jason and Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast. He explained the stunt to the pair on the show. “I get these weird ideas every now and then. We’re season ticket holders for the L.A. Kings. We have seats right on the glass. I told my wife, ‘Over the break, it would be funny if I just got a Buddy the Elf costume and didn’t shave for a week, and I’m just sitting there with a candy cigarette and I’m just gonna sit there for a period and see how people react,” Ferrell said.

Land of the Lost hits Hulu on Feb. 1. The original 1974 series is streaming on Tubi.

Source: Hulu

Land of the Lost

A space-time vortex sucks scientist Rick Marshall, his assistant Holly and a survivalist Will into a world populated by dinosaurs and painfully slow creatures called Sleestaks.

Director: Brad Silberling
Release Date: June 5, 2009
Cast: Will Ferrell
, Anna Friel
, Danny McBride
Writers: Chris Henchy
Runtime: 101 Minutes

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