I mean i know it's a dalek movie, but it's not by the bbc and looks like a hammer movie, how was it made?
Is it like the spin offs in the 90's made by gettign characters from the creators?
It's weird and really should exist, i suppose it taught the BBC to be more carfull the how they copyright their property.
I can't believe they still allow you access to the internet.
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How can you possibly think that a film clearly marked (1966) is from the 90's.
Let Zygons Be Zygons.
no i didn't i wanted to know how it was made.
Was the BBC involved or is it like those independant movies formt he 90's becuase it looks like a hammer film?
The 2 "Daleks" films were made by "Aaru", a temporary company set up to do co-productions between AMICUS FILMS and someone else whose name escapes me. AMICUS was like Hammer's biggest competitor. Set up by 2 Americans who decided to work in England for the tax breaks (JUST like the "007" producers at "Eon"), Milton Subotsky & Max Rosenberg, they did a variety of different kinds of films.
Their main claim to fame was "horror anthologies", in the tradition of "DEAD OF NIGHT"-- "DR. TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS", "TORTURE GARDEN", "THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD", "TALES FROM THE CRYPT", "THE VAULT OF HORROR", "ASYLUM", "FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE". Later on his own, Subotsky did "THE UNCANNY" and "THE MONSTER CLUB". All of these were relatively low-budget films with FABULOUS casts-- which is where most of the budgets went to! As long as they made just barely enough to do the NEXT film, Subotsky was happy.
They also did a trio of Edgar Rice Burroughs films, all of which featured Doug McClure-- "THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT" (their most financially-successful film ever), "AT THE EARTH'S CORE", and "THE PEOPLE THAT TIME FORGOT".
In '65-'66 they followed Hammer's example of licensing TV productions to do bigger-budget film remakes. Hammer had done "THE QUATERMASS EXPERIMENT", and "SWORD OF SHERWOOD FOREST" (the latter based on "THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD" with Richard Greene). Amicus did "DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS" and its sequel, "DALEKS' INVASION EARTH 2150 A.D.". While the 1st film was a HUGE hit in England, many fans of the TV show were disappointed that it didn't feature the "real" cast from the show. (That's what sets the 1966 "BATMAN" film apart from these-- it was made by the TV people and included most of the TV actors.)
The 2nd "Dalek" film was VASTLY superior to the 1st, but many of those fans turned off by the lack of William Hartnell & co. seemed to stay away in droves... and I believe I read there were other things that kept people away from the cinemas when it came out. A shame, they had a deal for 3 films. While in recent years it's been repeated suggested "THE CHASE" would have been the 3rd film, back in the 90's I recall very clearly reading an article about the films and the next adaptation they had in mind was another from Terry Nation-- "THE KEYS OF MARINUS". I'd have loved to have seen that.
I keep imagining how much fun it would have been if they'd kept making these right into the Jon Pertwee era. We could have seen Nigel Green as The Brigadier, Jane Asher as Jo Grant, and Christopher Lee as The Master!
Incidentally, some have pointed out that if you watch "AT THE EARTH'S CORE", Peter Cushing seems to be playing the SAME character he played in the 2 "Dr. Who" films. (heeheehee)
Thank you so much. That was really informative and in depth it had all the information i was looking for. AMICUS doesnt seem to be named in the credits i understand they oftern get confused with hammer,
I will check out "AT THE EARTH'S CORE", thank you again.
This was one of the films that often turned up at my local cinema at the Saturday morning picture show and ive always loved it, brilliant if slightly squiffy film!
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