Revealing mistake: During the attack of the Global Sedition on the space station at the beginning of the film, several objects can be seen with dark grey boxes around them - CGI artifacts. One clear time is when Ranger 1 is saying "Damn, can't shake him". (00:02:35)
Lost in Space (1998)
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
Starring: Gary Oldman, William Hurt, Heather Graham, Mimi Rogers, Lacey Chabert, Matt LeBlanc
Factual error: When the Jupiter 2 blasts off, it does so in the most fuel inefficient way possible - flat surface first. The air resistance would be fifty times less if they'd angled it side on. Plus, when the aerodynamic cover blasts away, the Jupiter 2 itself is revealed - and it is more aerodynamic than the cover. Rocket science must have taken a few steps backward lately... .
Continuity mistake: When Penny is sliding down the rope to get the microsealer, she knocks the silver device to the edge of the toolbox. In the subsequent closeup, the silver thing is back in its original place. (01:26:45)
Trivia: Jonathan Harris, who played Dr. Smith in the TV series, was set to play the man who hired and then betrayed Dr. Smith.
Trivia: Gary Oldman is told "you're a monster." His characters have been told the same thing in "The Fifth Element" and "Air Force One."
Trivia: Gary Oldman is listed twice in the ending credits, once as "Dr. Smith" and again as "Spider Smith."
Dr. Smith: Never trust anyone, especially me.
Question: On the DVD, what happens if you answer all the questions right on "Your Mission" in the Features menu?
Question: What happened to the family at the end of the TV series?
Answer: Presumably, they're still "Lost In Space." The series ended before a final episode was shot. In the 80's, series creator Irwin Allen considered doing a TV reunion movie with the original cast to bring the Robinson family home, but with the unfortunate passing of Guy Williams, the idea kind of fell to the wayside.
Question: What did John said to the spider Smith after he said, "Remember the Proteus," and what did he mean by that?
Answer: He meant (as he says shortly after) that the spiders on the Proteus (that infected Smith) eat their dead/wounded, so when spider Smith's egg-sack is ruptured, the babies eat him.
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Answer: The DVD then takes you to the Gag Reel with bloopers and outtakes from the movie.
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