Denmark Movies

Reptilicus

Just when Denmark must have been feeling left out of the giant monster movie craze, notorious entrepreneur and b-movie producer Sid Pink came along and lifted the country from its obscurity with Reptilicus. Set initially in Lapland and later Copenhagen, the film follows the frozen tail of a dinosaur as it is discovered by a group of oil prospectors and later entrusted to a scientist whose theories of regeneration will come back to bite him in the ass -- literally. You'll remember your mother's warnings against leaving the fridge door open as a series of mistakes results in a fully-developed dinosaur who proceeds to kick the crap out of the city. The film was originally shot in English, but the sing-song dialect of the Danish actors prompted the film's distributors (American International Pictures, under the direction of Samuel Z. Arkoff) to insist that every line in the film be re-dubbed.

Versions: The American version cut some footage revealing that Reptilicus could fly, while adding his spitting ability. A shot from the flying footage showed up as stock footage in some Three Stooges shorts.

Journey to the Seventh Planet

Astronauts on a trip to Uranus (and don't think you won't be giggling about "Uranus" jokes the whole time) meet up with a giant brain who can project convincing illusions into the astronauts' minds. Initially these illusions are quite pleasant, including a bevy of lovely young women who are eager to please, but when the explorers reject these mirages in favor of hard, cold reality, the brain turns nasty. Look out for the one-eyed rat-dragon!