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Genesis II

Alex Cord and Mariette Hartley
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Overview

On three occasions between 1973 and 1975, STAR TREK producer Gene Roddenberry attempted to launch a new science-fiction series. All three pilot films were predicated on the premise of a modern-day scientist awakening after nearly two centuries in suspended animation. The first of these feature-length pilots was GENESIS 2, which debuted March 23, 1973. Alex Cord stars as Dylan Hunt, who opens his eyes to discover that he now resides in a post-apocalyptic world. He is reluctantly recruited into a resistance movement, aimed at toppling the present despotic regime. The film's "money scene" involved leading lady Lyra-a (Mariette Hartley), who at a crucial plot juncture lifts her blouse to reveal that she has two navels. When GENESIS 2 failed to click as a series, Roddenberry and company tried again with PLANET EARTH (1974); when that didn't sell, the property was reworked as STRANGE NEW WORLD (1975).

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Main Cast & Crew:
John Llewellyn Moxey - Director
Alex Cord
Mariette Hartley
Ted Cassidy
Percy Rodrigues
Harvey Jason
Linda Grant
Majel Barrett Roddenberry
Tom Pace
Beulah Quo
Majel Barrett

Details

    DVD Format
  • Format: DVD (Full Frame, Manufactured on Demand, Mono Sound)
  • Run Time: 74
  • UPC: 883316203392
  • Genre: ACTION / ADVENTURE
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Release Date: October 2009

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