I've been trying to find the name of this movie for many years.
I do not know the name or any of the actors. I was young when I saw it on TV (probably late 50's or early 60's)

The story, as best I can remember it, starts with an older man & woman watching TV. What they are watching is the news of the discovery of a new planet or place (inside the earth? ... not sure). Anyway, then the story takes you back to when they were younger, like in their teens. I don't remember how they got to this place or why, but they were on like a planet & trying to get off & I think aliens were chasing them. They hopped in the spaceship (vehicle?) and finally got home.

There was much adventure & I really enjoyed it. The young man who was the main part reminds me of a young Pat Robertson, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't him, because I looked through the films he was in & I didn't see it listed. It isn't journey to the Center of the Earth.

Please help me. I've asked everyone I know for the last 30 years. I'm desperate to find the answer to this puzzle.

Thank you so much.

Straw

Welcome to the Forum!

Offhand ... no, I can't think of the movie title. Sounds ALMOST like "escape from witch mountain" ... ow, stop throwing tomatoes! I don't know!

Sorry, dude. I'm sure someone here knows.

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My roomate is a stupid, often-drunk, country-listening, non-cleaning, non-choring redneck ... kill him now ...

I keep checking this thread to see if anyone knows. I'm searching the net, trying to find old sci fi movies & the plot desciptions. I really hope someone can help.

When the young couple are able to escape, they leave the older guy there (possibly a scientist) who stays with the aliens/natives or whatever. There was quite a rush to try to get into the spaceship & it seems like there were a bunch of aliens around. For some reason I keep thinking the aliens were the color red, but I may be wrong about this.

Thanks again!

BUT!!....the "old-timers" over at the Starship Modeler forum probably WOULD know...or have an inkling..or remember....or point you to the next step.

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"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it."
- George Bernard Shaw

I did post to the older forum & someone there thought it may be The First Men in the Moon. I think that could be it, but I haven't found a good article on the plot, yet.

I've done a search for Forbidden Planet & I don't really think that one is it, but it could be. At any rate, I'd like to see it!

Thanks for all your help & the links. I still have a long way to go to navigate around the net.

Sorry I posted in the wrong forum. When I realized my mistake, that it was under a Star Trek forum, I went back & tried to delete the post, but it wouldn't let me.

There is another old movie that I haven't done a search on that I am trying to find out. All I remember (again in the 50's or 60's) is that there were a lot of people trying to escape from some evil guys & they went down a shaft (like a wishing well type place) and there were caverns underneath & they went around & around in them. For some reason (?) I'm thinking there was a young Mickey Roonie playing one of the characters, but not sure about that one either. I don't know if this was a science fiction movie or not (probably adventure I guess), but if anyone has a clue, I'd appreciate your guesses!

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Where's the bathroom on this ship?

I'll do a search on Invaders from Mars & see if that is it. I'm not sure ... it could be.

I'm fairly certain that the first one I am thinking of is First Men in the Moon. Now I'm trying to rent a copy. Someone told me to check the library.

I'll try to remember more details from the second one.

All I can remember at this point are people scurrying around trying to get away (from the bad guys?) and going down to a secret passage way of caverns & they went down a wishing well to get there. I'm pretty certain it was not under sand, but hey, it's been probably around 30 years or so.

Thanks again!

The other movie sort of sounds like the end to "The Time Machine," another HG Wells story. This fellow in the 1890s makes a time machine and ends up in the far future where humans have divided into two types: normal looking, but docile and stupid surface dwellers, and hairy, cave-dwelling cannibals who eat the surface dwellers. The surface dwellers have been trained to go underground (and be eaten) when the cannibals set off a siren. Our time-travelling hero (Robert Taylor, I think) goes down to the caverns to fight the bad guys and free the normal humans, including a young Yvette Mimieux. They come back to the surface through these air ducts that look like wells.

PS: I'm an oldtimer.

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When you're in the Sol system, come visit the Starfleet Museum

You should have mentioned that at the beginning!

Thanks for the info on the Time Machine. I'll do a search on the plot & see if that is it & I'll check & see if Blockbuster has it for rent. They didn't have First Men in the Moon, but I am certain this is the right name of the first film I mentioned.

Sol, what is cavorite? A person who escapes to caves? . . . not sure !?!

Glad to be of help.

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When you're in the Sol system, come visit the Starfleet Museum

Possibly.

No promises.