Following the success of the 1960’s television series of the same name, New Line Cinema produced a feature length version directed by Stephen Hopkins and written by Akiva Goldsman. The plot takes the audience to 2058. The Earth is on the verge of becoming uninhabitable due to the irreversible affects of global warming. A habitable planet, Alpha Prime has been identified. Professor John Robinson (William Hurt), the lead scientist of the Jupiter 2 Mission, plans to take his wife Maureen (Mimi Rogers) and children Judy (Heather Graham), Penny (Lacey Chabert) and Will (Jack Johnson) to Alpha Prime to prepare it for colonization along with pilot Don West (Matt LeBlanc). Jupiter 2 has a hyper-drive enabling travellers to move faster than the speed of light but there must be hyper-gates for departure and arrival both on Earth and Alpha Prime before the hyper-drive can be used and Earth’s evacuation can begin. Dr Zachary Smith (Gary Oldman) is bribed into sabotaging the mission. In the process he becomes a stowaway on board the spacecraft. As a result of his efforts after liftoff Jupiter 2 is pulled towards the sun. In desperation, the crew use the hyper-drive knowing that without a docking station in place on Alpha Prime they will enter unchartered space. Despite its box office success, audiences and critics gave the picture a mixed response hence to-date no sequel has been made. Lost in space was nominated for the Worst Remake or Sequel category in the Razzie Awards in 1999. There were over 750 special effects which included the mutation of Dr Smith into a massive spider-like creature!

Release / Airing: 31/07/1998