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An eccentric inventor and his companions travel in his TARDIS to the Planet Skaro and battle the evil menace of the Daleks.An eccentric inventor and his companions travel in his TARDIS to the Planet Skaro and battle the evil menace of the Daleks.An eccentric inventor and his companions travel in his TARDIS to the Planet Skaro and battle the evil menace of the Daleks.
Nicholas Head
- Thal
- (as Nicolas Head)
Mike Lennox
- Thal
- (as Michael Lennox)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaContrary to popular belief, it was not inconsistent for The Doctor to be shown as a human scientist named Dr. Who. At that time, in the TV series, the lead character had been explicitly named as human (in 1965's "The Sensorites"), implied as inventor of the TARDIS (in 1965's "The Chase") and would soon be identified as Doctor Who. (in 1966's "The War Machines", "The Highlanders" and "The Underwater Menace"). The later revelations that he was an alien time-traveler, specifically a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey, had not yet been devised. (And those later revelations have since themselves been contradicted.)
- GoofsUnless the TARDIS crew has shrunk at the close of the film, the stock Roman Legion footage is out-of-scale with the on-set actors.
- Crazy creditsRobert Jewell is wrongly credited as Robert Jewel.
- ConnectionsEdited into Rifftrax: Dr. Who and the Daleks (2013)
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Good enough for fans
When visiting his girlfriend Barbara, Ian is given a tour of the TARDIS by Dr Who. However he accidentally activates it and sends them to an unknown planet. Keen to explore they find themselves prisoners in a city controlled by the Daleks. The Daleks seek to rule the whole planet and get rid of the peace loving natives. When Dr Who et al accidentally help the Daleks to achieve this, they have no choice but to work with the natives to stop the Daleks.
Made to cash in on the huge popularity mid-sixties of both Dr Who and the Daleks, this film version has much higher values than the TV show, but doesn't mean it's better. The story is weak like an introduction to the Doctor. It's very basic and provides little opportunity for thrills right up until the final battle. It's not that bad, but for a film you'd expect more.
The Daleks themselves are good but the film uses them badly we see them as things trapped in a city with little power outside of their own walls. To make matters worse them seem very vulnerable and easy to beat all you have to do is push them very hard! They also don't `do' dialogue very well they are used several times for long scenes where they talk to each other and explain the plot to the audience, these scenes are poor as their delivery mixed with the dialogue is terrible!
Cushing makes a good doctor and is better than many of the TV incarnations. Record breaking Roy Castle is quite good as Ian, but his comedy clowning doesn't really fit in with the tone of the film. The female lead is vapid but Susan (played by Tovey) is actually pretty good.
Overall this is TV standard fans will enjoy it but anyone looking for thrills or good plotting will be disappointed. Check out Dalek Invasion Earth that is a much better use of these tin-can bad guys.
Made to cash in on the huge popularity mid-sixties of both Dr Who and the Daleks, this film version has much higher values than the TV show, but doesn't mean it's better. The story is weak like an introduction to the Doctor. It's very basic and provides little opportunity for thrills right up until the final battle. It's not that bad, but for a film you'd expect more.
The Daleks themselves are good but the film uses them badly we see them as things trapped in a city with little power outside of their own walls. To make matters worse them seem very vulnerable and easy to beat all you have to do is push them very hard! They also don't `do' dialogue very well they are used several times for long scenes where they talk to each other and explain the plot to the audience, these scenes are poor as their delivery mixed with the dialogue is terrible!
Cushing makes a good doctor and is better than many of the TV incarnations. Record breaking Roy Castle is quite good as Ian, but his comedy clowning doesn't really fit in with the tone of the film. The female lead is vapid but Susan (played by Tovey) is actually pretty good.
Overall this is TV standard fans will enjoy it but anyone looking for thrills or good plotting will be disappointed. Check out Dalek Invasion Earth that is a much better use of these tin-can bad guys.
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- bob the moo
- Apr 9, 2002
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Dr. Who y los Daleks
- Filming locations
- A Stage, Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK(Dalek City interiors)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- £180,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $114,062
- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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