- The Valley (film)
The Valley is an amateur film made by
Peter Jackson in 1976 with his friends. It was strongly influenced by the films ofRay Harryhausen . It was filmed silent on aSuper 8 camera and was shown on a television show called "Spot On".Plot Synposis
"The Valley" is about four prospectors who walk into a valley and unwittingly enter a time/space continuum. As they journey down the valley, one of the prospectors (Ian Middleton) gets taken away by a
Harpy . Another prospector (Peter Jackson) falls off a cliff. The two remaining (Ken Hammon and Andrew Neal) have to fight and destroy a Cyclops. They build a raft, float across a lake and see a building in ruins. This ruin, unbeknownst to them, is the Beehive - they haven't travelled back in time but ahead into aPost-Apocalyptic world taken over by mythical beasts.Credits
Starring
*Andrew Neal (Prospector #1)
*Ken Hammon (Prospector #2)
*Ian Middleton (Prospector #3)
*Peter Jackson (Prospector #4)*Directed by Peter Jackson, Ken Hammon, and Andrew Neal
*Special Effects by Peter Jackson
*Cinematography by Peter Jackson and Ken HammonReferences
*"Peter Jackson: From Prince of Splatter to Lord of the Rings" by Ian Pryor
*"Good Taste Made Bad Taste" (Documentary) by Tony Hiles
*"Recreating The Eight Wonder: Making King Kong" (Documentary) by Michael PellerinExternal links
* http://imdb.com/title/tt0314831/
* http://www.badtaste.co.nz
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