Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women Movie Review

Astronauts journey to Venus, where they discover a race of gorgeous, telepathic women led by Mamie Van Doren who wear sea-shell bikinis and worship a pterodactyl. This was the third film to incorporate footage from the (much better) Russian science-fiction film Planeta Burg (Planet of Storms), and the second one by Roger Corman (his 1965 Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet cannibalized the Russian flick as well). As you might expect, it's pretty much incomprehensible, but fans of “prehistoric women” movies (and Mamie Van Doren) will probably enjoy it. The film was directed (and narrated) by Peter Bogdanovich – his directorial debut – under the pseudonym Derek Thomas. This retread is no relation to the 1966 cheapie Women of the Prehistoric Planet. AKA: Gill Woman; Gill Women of Venus.

1968 78m/C Mamie Van Doren, Mary Mark, Paige Lee, Aldo Roman; D: Peter Bogdanovich; W: Henry Ney. VHS SNC