The novel had previously been adapted in 1962 as a theatrical film and by the bbc in a 1981 series. The premisea meteor shower blinds almost all of humanity, just as a spaceborne strain of ambulatory killer plants begins to proliferateis. His legacy in genetic engineering changed the hierarchy of nature, toppling mankinds place atop the worlds food chain. Remember, dont forget your cheezy flicks the day of the triffids tee shirt located in the cheezy stuff section of the website. Best movies and tv shows like the day of the triffids 1981. The day of the triffids full movie howard keel jannette scott 1962. The triffids are the main antagonist of the 1962 british horror film the day of the triffids and its remakes. An adaptation by douglas livingstone of the 1951 novel by john wyndham, the six halfhour episodes were produced by david maloney and directed by ken hannam, with original music by christopher gunning. Rent the day of the triffids 1981 on dvd and bluray dvd. The premisea meteor shower blinds almost all of humanity, just as a spaceborne strain of ambulatory killer plants begins to proliferateis so strong that its easy to overlook the frankly messy realization of it. John wyndhams scifi classic the day of the triffids has influenced a number of postapocalyptic movies and tv shows, but the first movie adaptation in 1962 removed a major character and a lot of the subtext turning it into just another monster movie. It is a sequel to john wyndhams the day of the triffids.
It starts strong in the first act with a creative and legitimately scary premise, and continues in that vein through the middle. It suffers from a color loss as others have written but thats not the fault of this release. With howard keel, nicole maurey, janette scott, kieron moore. After most people in the world are blinded by an apparent meteor shower, an aggressive species of plant starts killing people. The day of the triffids is a 1951 postapocalyptic novel by the english science fiction author john wyndham. We choose to do write a premise for a new adaptation on the famous day of the triffids book by john. An epic tale of mankinds selfannihilation in the wake of a cosmic event leading to global blindness.
The day of the triffids horror movie trailer 1962 youtube. As an oldfashioned plot picture unhampered by artistic pretensions, the day of the triffids is above par for the course. In the tv series the day of the triffids 1981, the then little known actor gary olsen took the role. The day of the triffids full movie howard keel jannette. Transformers producer don murphy and michael preger will breathe new life into john wyndhams classic scifi novel. Triffids suffers from color fade due to being filmed using eastman color film stock. This was a group project at uni, we had to make a short trailer for a gametv show or movie. John wyndhams scifi classic the day of the triffids has influenced a number of postapocalyptic movies and tv shows, but the first movie.
A meteor shower which blinds most of the people on earth also brings alien spores which creates walking, killer plants. Loosely adapted from john wyndhams novel, day of the triffids. The day of the triffids is a 1962 british science fiction film in cinemascope and eastmancolor, produced by george pitcher and philip yordan, and directed by steve sekely. Best evidence of that is when a woman supposedly from new york said the british speciality rather than the american specialty. There are some memorable shots in the day of the triffids, used forevermore in tv clip shows and ani gifs across the universe. The day of the triffids television series renders faithfully john wyndhams 1951 novel that established his name as a writer of science fiction.
Fiftytwo years later, this horrifying story is a science fiction classic, touted by the times london as having all the reality of a vividly realized nightmare. The day of the triffids 2009 tv miniseries see the description of the original artwork that was auctioned in 2012. May 15, 2015 the day of the triffids 1963 approved 93 min horror, scifi 27 april 1963 usa a shower of meteorites produces a glow that blinds anyone that looks at it. Rent the day of the triffids 1981 starring john duttine and emma relph on dvd and bluray.
Olsen, who died in 2000, is better known for his role in the hit bbc sitcom 2point4 children 1991. Movies from the madhouse presents day of the triffids. With dougray scott, joely richardson, eddie izzard, brian cox. Rent the day of the triffids 1981 on dvd and bluray. Day of the triffids deluxe model kit monster fun authorized re release. That would be forgivable if the movie s creators had not felt the need to improve on the story. As it was such a beautiful sight, most people were watching, and as a consequence, 99% of the population go blind. He stumbles out into the day to find the population blind and, with society quickly crumbling, triffids seem like just one of the problems to contend with. Though more thoughtful than most alieninvasion pictures, this tale of a meteor shower that results in huge, mutated, ambulatory maneating plants had to be compressed a bit for the feature version. Film casting list, boxoffice, free download movie hdposter and buy bluray dvd mm52. It stars howard keel and nicole maurey, and is loosely based on the 1951 novel of the same name by john wyndham.
The word triffid has become a common reference in british english to describe large, invasive or menacinglooking plants. Day of the triffids was a little disappointing to me. Instead they are space aliens whose spores have arrived in an earlier. Another filmrole immortalised in the line above, from the soundtrack of the rocky horror show.
The day of the triffids 1963 classic horror film board. With most of the world blinded and the dangerous carnivorous triffids set loose, it falls upon a band of scattered survivors to fight this plant invasion and the madness following. The day of the triffids 1993 after meteors enter earths atmosphere, blinding much of the planets population in the process, plantlike creatures. Its also a very hard book to make into a movie because its too easy for the triffids to look silly, rather than scary. British scifi author john wyndhams classic horror piece day of the triffids was first filmed as a 95minute theatrical feature in 1963. The day of the triffids 1993 after meteors enter earths atmosphere, blinding much of the planets population in the process, plantlike creatures known as triffids emerge from the craters and. Adapted from the novel by john wyndham, this intelligent british monster movie begins with a meteor shower so intensely bright that it blinds. Illustrator joe smith born 1912 began his career in the movie poster business by working in the animation department at walt disney studios. Domesticated by humans and farmed for the valuable oil they produce, the triffids gain the upper hand when a mysterious meteor shower and an accompanying flash of bright light renders the earths population completely blind, allowing the carnivorous plants to pick people off one by one.
The day of the triffids 1981 tv series the night of the triffids, a 2001 sequel to wyndhams book by simon clark. Also the movie is in widescreen but its not anamorphic. They were exciting and stayed faithful to the book. The day of the triffids 1963 approved 93 min horror, scifi 27 april 1963 usa a shower of meteorites produces a glow that blinds anyone that looks at it. The british actors tried hard to portray american accents, and they didnt succeed. The day of the triffids is a british television series which was first aired by the bbc in 1981. The day of the triffids was a miniseries based on a best selling book that lasted for 2 episodes. Though more thoughtful than most alieninvasion pictures. The premisea meteor shower blinds almost all of humanity, just as a spaceborne strain of ambulatory killer plants begins to proliferateis so strong that its easy to. In the original novel, this chaos results in the escape of some triffids. Day of the triffids deluxe model kit day of the triffids.
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