Sid and Marty Krofft

...heads. But it'll be a big difference in tone, of course - we'll be bright, not dark." After "Land of the Lost," Krofft says he and his brother learned some valuable lessons. "We went with comedy, which got it green-lit. But we didn't...

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...wrong. The director of this past Summer blankbuster Land of the Lost wasn't insane when he decided to turn the beloved Sid and Marty Krofft semi-serious sci-fi kid show classic from the '70s into an over-meta irreverent romp. He wasn't...

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Not even the comedy pairing of Will Ferrell and Danny McBride could save the dire Land Of The Lost (Universal), which adapts the Sid & Marty Krofft Saturday-morning staple so faithfully that it underlines the dubious value of fidelity. The...

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...home. Extras include: * Unrated Director's Cut and Theatrical versions of the film Land of the Lost (2009) Sid and Marty Krofft's original Land of the Lost was a bold and brainy 1970's Saturday morning Sci-Fi show, despite its tiny...

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...tiles, action figures, skyscrapers and planets to turn into stars and repopulate and recolor the Cosmos. Sounds like a Sid and Marty Krofft production, but it's pure Japanese game design down to customizing a collection of quirky...

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...by Director Brad Silberling -This is Not a Routine Expedition: Making Land of the Lost -Brad, Sid and Marty: A Conversation with the Kroffts - A retrospective look at the extraordinary worlds created by the legendary Sid and Marty,...

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Sid Krofft, born Cydus Yolas, is a Canadian puppeteer who created and produced a wide array of series and specials for American television with his brother, Marty, beginning in the 1960s. Born in 1929 to Peter Yolas, a clock salesman, and...

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...in the 1940s. Their father was, in fact, a clock salesman who moved from Canada to Providence, R.I., and then to New York City. Sid Krofft became a noted puppeteer who worked in vaudeville and was a featured player with the Ringling...

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"Everyone who worked on this movie grew up with our shows, so there was a great respect for the characters," 79-year-old Sid Krofft says. For those not familiar with the live-action television series during its 1974-76 run, Marty says,...

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...on which the Kroffts also serve as producers. What were your creative influences? How did you get started in show business? Sid Krofft: This is my 68th year in show business and I started as a puppeteer and our career has been like a...

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