Quatermass and the pit remake

See all details for the bbc quatermass experiment dvd 2005. The budget for special effects was higher, of course, and the whole story was condensed to about half the length, driving up the tempo and cutting out many subplots entirely. The quatermass experiment is a british television sciencefiction serial, transmitted by bbc television in the summer of 1953, and restaged by bbc four in 2005. The final quatermass story, which most us people may have seen as the edited quatermass conclusion movie, was i believe a fitting end to the. Bbc america is launching a remake of nigel kneales quatermass. The quatermass franchise was undoubtedly an influence on doctor who, and. It ran for four television serials the quatermass experiment, quatermass 2, quatermass and the pit and quatermass. Nigel kneales quatermass tv series spawned a brief film series produced over an elevenyear period. Quatermass and the pits path to the screen was a protracted one, but the production itself was quite serendipitous. This is science fiction, drama and realism at its best, as fresh today as it was back in the 50s. Strangely, however, when you hear people speak of hammer horror, this film rarely gets a mention, and thats a great injustice as it easily ranks up there with the best of them. I had hoped it would be a faithful remake of the original, which was really scary, but this version was lacking in both suspense and horror.

Perhaps votd did too, which is why the remake was so awful. This was largely due to the fact that he was much happier with andrew keirs performance as the title character than he had been with brian donlevys in the quatermass xperiment 1955 and quatermass 2 1957. Five million years to earth is the americantitled relaease of the hammer studios 1967 remake of quartermass and the pit, a serial in the popular science fiction franchise quatermass, and the third in the hammer films quatermass film series. Cult bbc scifi show quatermass experiment is getting a movie. Its a thoughtful attempt to provide a scientific background to supernatural events, while masquerading as a horror film. I read many years ago that john carpenter was looking into a remake but then it went quiet.

It was the third and last of the bbcs quatermass serials, although the chief character, professor bernard quatermass, reappeared in a 1979 itv production called quatermass. The creeping unknown in the united states is a 1955 british science fiction horror film drama from hammer film productions, based on the 1953 bbc television serial the quatermass experiment written by nigel kneale. Season of the witch and the unmade the creature from the black lagoon remake during the 1990s. Quatermass and the pit five million years to earththe mind. Quatermass and the pit tuesday july, 23 2019 at 12. Professor bernard quatermass is a fictional scientist, originally created by the writer nigel kneale for bbc television. Its been cited that kneales works such as pit, the quatermass conclusion, the road, and the stone tape influenced prince of darkness which was an homage to him. S although it was initially released as five million years to earth. Colin tries to find the science behind the spooks in quatermass and the pit 1967. Quatermass and the pit is a 1967 british science fiction horror film from hammer film.

Listed by the british film institute as one of the 100 greatest british television programmes, quatermass and the pit has achieved a bit of a cult status. Hammer will still be involved in the new production with the night managers david farr writing the script. Ghosts of mars a repurposed escape from sequel with. The quatermass and the pit version he has on this is not the original it is the remake the original was a 4 part serial black and white version. Funny enough i was trying to find it a few weeks ago but got distracted and never found it. It also starred andre morrel as the good professor and he did it so wonderfully, in my opinion, that to me he is the one actor who will forever be quatermass in my mind. Like its predecessors, it is based on a bbc television serial quatermass and the pit, written by nigel kneale. Quatermass and the pit is the second continuation of the original the quatermass experiment1953 which was also a bbc tvseries. A scene from the new hd remaster of quatermass and the pit the classic bbc television chiller from writer nigel kneale and director. A mysterious artifact is unearthed in london, and famous.

Nov 06, 2008 listed by the british film institute as one of the 100 greatest british television programmes, quatermass and the pit has achieved a bit of a cult status. Quatermass and the pit is one of the finest of hammers vast and largely very fine oeuvre. Quatermass collection quatermass experiment quatermass ii quatermass and the pit. Quatermass and the pit in the united states, five million years to earth is a 1967 british science fiction horror film from hammer film productions, a sequel to the earlier hammer films the quatermass xperiment and quatermass 2. In quatermass and the pit 1967, the protagonists uncover remains of primitive humans from five million years ago. Professor bernard quatermass was the creation of the incredible nigel kneale the stone tape, and appeared in films and tv series of sometimes varying quality. In this hammer films production, work on a london tube extension uncovers a 5 million year old object which may. The film was produced by anthony hinds, directed by val guest, and stars brian donlevy as the eponymous professor bernard quatermass. If it turned out anything like his version of village of the damned then i for one am extremely pleased a carpenter remake never came to be.

I preferred the tv version of 1958 over the hammer film one of 1967 if a remake was made please let it be set in the u. Another pivotal role for marshall came in the film quatermass and the pit 1967, a bigscreen remake of the writer nigel kneales third scifi serial for tv about a scientist confronting alien. Watch the quatermass and the pit on bfi player uk only. Why dont they do a new quatermass tv series or feature. On the other hand though, his remake of the thing was brilliant not that that style would suit quatermass and the pit it w. Me in, the englishlanguage remake of the 2008 swedish romantic horror let the right one in. If at times the acting seems a bit hammy remember in those days they did the drama as a live broadcast. Btw the goons did a great send up of quatermass and the pit. Variety reports that a quatermass remake is part of bbc americas slate of new shows. Quatermass returned to british screens in 2005 with a remake of the quatermass experiment, a 120minute production broadcast live on bbc four. Quatermass and the pit 1967 saturday night freak show.

Not entirely in the case of the second two serials. On the other hand though, his remake of the thing was brilliant not that that style would suit quatermass and the pit it would be completely wrong as qatp demands far more subtlety than that. Quatermass and the pit uk theatrical trailer 1967 youtube. Jan 31, 2019 hammer films remade the quatermass serials as big screen features in the 1960s. Anyone looking to remake quatermass and the pitt, though, should do so with caution roy ward baker did a fantastic job back in 1967, and. Quatermass and the pit may have played a part in convincing the bbc that moving who to be far more earthbound just two years later would be a good thing. Quatermass collection quatermass experiment quatermass ii. Quatermass and the pit once again managed to terrorize a nation with its shocking look at how earth would look under alien rule. Hammer films remade the quatermass serials as big screen features in the 1960s. Within its walls professor quatermass keir discovers the remains of intelligent alien creatures that attempted to conquer the earth in prehistoric. The crow has been developing a remake of five million years to earth, and the british theatre company creation productions successfully staged. A series of flops meant that hammer could afford the services of the once. He continually finds himself confronting sinister alien forces that threaten to destroy humanity.

I preferred the tv version of 1958 over the hammer film one of 1967 if a remake was made. With james donald, andrew keir, barbara shelley, julian glover. Quatermass collection quatermass experiment quatermass. Within its walls professor quatermass keir discovers the remains of intelligent alien creatures that attempted to conquer the earth in prehistoric times and, through their experiments on early. The original serial of quatermass and the pit was obviously a lot longer than the subsequent hammer remake and, therefore, a lot more atmospheric and spookier in my opinion. Quatermass and the pit five million years to earththe. Feb 16, 2011 according to that site hammer had approached kneale about writing a followup to quatermass and the pit specifically for them as an original feature, but nothing ever came of it. Filmed live with a fantastic ensemble cast, the quatermass experiment takes a scifi cult classic into the 21st century. Quatermass to return for new movie the doctor who companion.

However hammer made the quatermass experiment, quatermass ii and quatermass and the pit into movies which are not shown as often as they should be, and although i missed it the bbc did do a modern remake. Quatermass and the pit might just give you the explanation youve been searching for. Quatermass the scifi tv classic that inspired doctor who is being. But again, its from wikipedia, so take it with a grain of salt. Remake quatermass and the pit 1967 discussion moviechat. These series are followed by the groundbreaking feature film the creeping unknown1955 which has the most successful visuals and mystery run of all versions. Journalist james fullalove helps quatermass research the history of hobbs lane, finding its name derives from hob the devil. The 2005 remake of the quatermass experiment was also done live, as a gimmick, although it backfired slightly because the live footage was treated to look like film.

Nov 30, 2019 quatermass and the pit is an early sequel that outperforms the original as well as presenting favorable depictions of scientists. For many, quatermass and the pit is perhaps best known as the 1967 remake by hammer films, but that film has totally different qualities. Variety reports that a quatermass remake is part of bbc americas slate of new. There has been no casting news for the new movie, but with actors like andre morell, jason flemyng, and john mills having played the part of professor quatermass over the years, the crew will have some big boots to fill. The third serial, quatermass and the pit, may be the best. For those steeped in the lore of the television series, the role of the professor will be forever associated with actors such as. For those that heard it it was on the radio the word minardoor will bring back fond memories. The last time we saw quatermass on screen was in 2005 when bbc aired a remake of the quatermass.

I only wish the beeb would do the same with quatermass 2 and quatermass and the pit. The characters state that no such remains have ever been. Quatermass ii is a british sciencefiction serial, originally broadcast by bbc television in the autumn of 1955. Jan 29, 20 within its walls professor quatermass keir discovers the remains of intelligent alien creatures that attempted to conquer the earth in prehistoric times and, through their experiments on early. Who would like to see another remake of quatermass and the pit on the big screen. When i was cast in last years live bbc4 remake of kneales the quatermass experiment, i was over the moon.

Bernard quatermass heads the futuristic experimental rocket group whose greatest voyage is coming to an end, but after a dramatic crash landing victor carroon begins to metamorphose into a strange, deadly alien, setting off a race against time to save humanity. Bringer of war from the planets is the theme for the first two serials and the 2005 remake. Quatermass and the pit episode one internet archive. David tennant as doctor briscoe, one of quatermasss fellow scientists, in the live 2005 tv remake of the quatermass experiment. The third serial, quatermass and the pit, may be the best known of the films in the u. Quatermass last bigscreen appearance was all the way back in 1967 in quatermass and the pit.

It is the second in the quatermass series by writer nigel kneale, and the oldest of those serials to survive in its entirety in the bbc archives. Originally comprising six halfhour episodes, it was the first sciencefiction production to be written especially for an adult television audience. Jan 31, 2019 the last time we saw quatermass on screen was in 2005 when bbc aired a remake of the quatermass. Its been a little while since anyone last took on nigel kneales quatermass, so were very excited to hear that the league of gentlemen cocreator jeremy dyson will be working on a new version of the doomladen scifi for bbc america. Quatermass and the pit is the last of hammers three quatermass films and is usually regarded as the best. The one i saw on tv as a kid was quatermass and the pit which was called five million years to earth here in the us. It has been suggested that tobe hoopers 1985 lifeforce is largely a remake of hammers quatermass and the pit. Quatermass and the pit 1967 scifi saturdays retrozap.

The quatermass stories have been turned into feature films, with probably 1967s five million years to earth, a remake of quatermass and the pit, being the best remembered of the lot. Kneale and carpenter previously worked together on halloween iii. If there were just one film worth watching on the internet archive, this is it. It was a thrilling experience, partly because it was live, but mostly because it was kneale. Just my humble opinion of course, but this film is without doubt the best of the good professors outings. Oct 09, 2011 the biggest coup, though, was in quatermass and the pits casting. The other quatermass series on ia is a little better, in my opinion, but this one is a better print so.

A team of scientists search for the origin and purpose of a mysterious capsule found on a building site. But without his music and without him seeming to give a shit about anything anymore other than basketball, the guy who could do this film justice is just not here. The film stars andrew keir as the renowned professor bernard quatermass, this time investigating a mysterious object uncovered during excavations at hobbs end station on the london underground. Kneale adapted this sequel himself he was not happy with the first two sequels, and even suppressed the second for almost twenty. Of the three hammer quatermass films, this is the only one which quatermass creator nigel kneale personally liked. Professor bernard quatermass is a heroic scientist character featured in four television serials the quatermass experiment bbc, 1953, quatermass ii bbc, 1955, quatermass and the pit bbc, 1958, and quatermass itv, 1979 and a radio serial the quatermass memoirs bbc, 1996 all written by nigel kneale. A space odyssey and rosemarys baby tempting people who would not normally have considered going to see science fiction or horror films. Mark gatiss on his relationship with the late tv colossus.

Quatermass and the pit is a british television sciencefiction serial transmitted live by bbc television in december 1958 and january 1959. An intelligent and highly moral british scientist, quatermass is a pioneer of the british space programme, heading the british experimental rocket group. Anthony bushell, john stratton, michael ripper, christopher rhodes, hugh griffith, austin trevor, rupert davies, andr morell, cec linder, christine finn, rudolph cartier, quatermass trilogy collection 1950s series 3dvd box set quatermass experiment quatermass ii, quatermass. Has anyone seen the 2005 remake of the quatermass experiment. There was also a 2005 remake and three films released by hammer studios based upon the first three serials. Anthony bushell, john stratton, michael ripper, christopher rhodes, hugh griffith, austin trevor, rupert davies, andr morell, cec linder, christine finn, rudolph cartier, quatermass trilogy collection 1950s series 3dvd box set quatermass experiment quatermass ii, quatermass trilogy. The biggest coup, though, was in quatermass and the pit s casting. The feature quatermass and the pit 1968 is directed in bright color by roy ward baker, a respected pro with some great achievements under his belt, most notably the best titanic epic, a night to remember. Chaos reigns in the pit and the longdormant martian inheritance begins to assert itself in many people in the area including quatermass himself driving them to a new racial purge, the capsule. Legendary entertainment to remake quatermass comicon.