It stars howard keel and nicole maurey, and is loosely based on the 1951 novel of the same name by john wyndham. That movie steered a legion of monster fans to john wyndhams book, where they found a much richer experience that didnt involve nonsense like having the triffids be susceptible to ordinary sea water. The first attempt to film the day of the triffids was 1962s commercially successful but awkward and deeply flawed cinemascope spectacular. With most of the world blinded and the dangerous carnivorous triffids set loose, it falls upon a band of scattered survivors to fight this plant invasion and the madness following. The day of the triffids is a bbc miniseries made in 2009. Day of the triffids 2009, the internet movie firearms. Aug 09, 2007 this was a group project at uni, we had to make a short trailer for a gametv show or movie. The novel had previously been adapted by the bbc in a 1981 miniseries.
The day of the triffids 2009 special 2 dvd edition nonu. The novel had previously been adapted in 1962 as a theatrical film and by the bbc in a 1981 series. We choose to do write a premise for a new adaptation on the famous day of the triffids book by john. We met them the killer plants early in part one of the day of the triffids bbc1 on monday night, after which it became very hard to. The day of the triffids 2009 the day of the triffids is a lengthy twopart show adapted from the john wyndhams novel of the same title.
The day of the triffids tv miniseries 2009 full cast. Canadian film or video production tax credit cptc, bbc wales. It was adapted from john wyndhams novel the day of the triffids, and aired in the 30th anniversary year of the books publication. Jan 24, 2014 a modernday film adaptation of john wyndhams acclaimed 1951 scifi novel the day of the triffids is happening, and the studio has just locked in a director ghost house pictures has tapped mike newell prince of persia, harry potter and the goblet of fire to direct the triffids remake, which will be the first time since 1962 that the scifi classic about evil, sentient plants sees the. The day of the triffids has been ranked 484 times, wins 31. The day of the triffids is a 1962 british science fiction film in cinemascope and eastmancolor, produced by george pitcher and philip yordan, and directed by steve sekely. Dead of night jonathan creek, the grinning man episode. Aug 30, 2009 it is a sequence replicated in alex garland and danny boyles hauntingly visceral 2002 film, 28 days later which also borrows much of its structure and many crucial elements from the day of the triffids, in which cillian murphys jim awakens from a coma in a london scoured clean by a mysterious virus. The decision to bring this cult classic back to audiences could not have come at a better time. Jan 01, 2010 spoilers john wyndhams 1951 novel the day of the triffids always felt like two ideas fused together to me a catastrophe where the majority of the world are blinded by a meteor shower, resulting in the collapse of society.
Domesticated by humans and farmed for the valuable oil they produce, the triffids gain the upper hand when a mysterious meteor shower and an accompanying flash of bright light renders the earths population completely blind, allowing the carnivorous plants to pick people off one by one. The day of the triffids follows the adventures of bill masen and jo playton, played by dougray scott and joely richardson, as they struggle to survive after most of the worlds population has. The day of the triffids was a book wrote by john wyndham. Plus the killer plants, of course, whose day this is. If youre looking for a wordforword novelto film translation then keep searching, cause this aint it. The day of the triffids is the day of the triffids on. Its also a very hard book to make into a movie because its too easy for the triffids to look silly, rather than scary. The day of the triffids is a 1981 science fiction tv miniseries. In 2009, bill masen dougray scott the son of the woman killed is a triffid expert and tells the story of how the oils the triffids produce came to be used as a new alternative fuel, effectively putting an end to manmade global warming. After most people in the world are blinded by an apparent meteor shower, an aggressive species of plant starts killing people. The day of the triffids dvd 2009 original dvd planet store.
The series is the second tv adaptation by the bbc, following a 1981 miniseries. Its not the first adaption of novel as it had previously been adapted in 1962 as a film and by the bbc as miniseries in 1981. The two most people recall are the crushingly upbeat 1962 movie. The day of the triffids film wikimili, the free encyclopedia. To my knowledge a film and two tv series were created. We choose to do write a premise for a new adaptation on the famous day of the triffids. July 29, 2009 unfaithful adaptation from the acclaimed 1951 science fiction novel by john wyndham. This is the original and only full length feature adaptation of john wyndhams highly acclaimed novel. The day of the triffids 2009 is the third of three filmed versions of john wyndhams classic science fiction novel adaptations were also released in 1962 and in 1981. The day of the triffids is a 1951 postapocalyptic novel by the english science fiction author john wyndham. The day of the triffids is wonderfully apocalyptic scifi. The day of the triffids, directed by steve sekely uk, 1962.
The day of the triffids 2009 tv miniseries references edit see the description of the original artwork that was auctioned in 2012. A twopart adaptation of the john wyndham novel, made a generation on from the bbcs excellent, faithful 1981 serial, this does its best to wrestle the book into 21st century shape by providing a more defined arc and increased presence for its human. As it was such a beautiful sight, most people were watching, and as a consequence, 99% of the worlds population go completely blind. The sixepisode series closely follows the plot of the novel. Actually impact was far heavier on the science than the day of the triffids 2009, which i did. I have seen the original day of the triffids and i liked it even if i thought the premise to be pretty hard to believe and i was prepared to enjoy it as a holiday release, with not much substance in it. The triffids are the main antagonist of the 1962 british horror film the day of the triffids and its remakes. A lot of dvd players around now are region free which play any dvd region. The day of the triffids is a bbc miniseries adaptation of john wyndhams novel of the same name.
In this movie adaptation, the plants looks improbable at best. The day of the triffids tv miniseries 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With a brave new world of maniacs, warring factions and renegades, the battle on the streets is not only directed at the purpleheaded organisms but a battle to survive the sinister streetarmy. Its an uptodate setting of the 1951 scifi thriller. Bill masen dougray scott is a researcher of triffids, a. This 2009 mini series is the latest and like all brit apocalypse survivalist movies it ticks all the right boxes. The day of the triffids dvd 2009 this is 100% genuine product. The day of the triffids miniseries wikipedia republished. The day of the triffids, 28 days later and the end of the. That would be forgivable if the movies creators had not felt the need to improve on the story. On the other hand, the day of the triffids 2009 is a disappointment.
With the world blinded and the triffids set loose, it falls upon a band of scattered, sighted survivors to fight this carnivorous plant invasion. That would be forgivable if the movie s creators had not felt the need to improve on the story. The day of the triffids, an adaptation for television made in 2009. There is a reasonable amount of the book up there on the screen unfortunately, it does not much resemble the way that john wyndham wrote it. With dougray scott, joely richardson, eddie izzard, brian cox. The day of the triffids tv miniseries 2009 the day of. In the original novel, this chaos results in the escape of triffids.
We actually have a number of regular customers based in the us, canada and australia who never have problems with our region. The day of the triffids 2009 letterboxd your life in film. Neil cross to scribe the day of the triffids for ghost house pictures. The day of the triffids is a 2009 miniseries produced by the bbc, based on the 1951 novel by john wyndham. Nov 20, 2019 my notes on the 2009 version of the day of the triffids. Cobstone windmill 323 words exact match in snippet view article find links to article scenes. Top comments the day of the triffids does not have any comments yet. The day of the triffids 2009 was better than i thought it would be, like impact 2009. John wyndhams classic 1951 science fiction novel the day of the triffids has had a number of film, tv and radio outings.
The day of the triffids tv series 20092009 the movie. This was a group project at uni, we had to make a short trailer for a gametv show or movie. The day of the triffids 2009 the human race has had its day. The day of the triffids 2009 release dates in theaters. Triffids are now kept in warehouses in countries worldwide.
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