she originally was via the transmutatron. The alien and human couples spout traditional homilies about different species working together in harmony, then go to retrieve the atmosphereum. Cast Larry Blamire as Dr. Paul Armstrong Fay Masterson as Betty Armstrong Andrew Parks as Kro-Bar/Bammin Susan McConnell as Lattis/Turgaso Brian Howe as Dr. Roger Fleming Jennifer Blaire as Animala Dan Conroy as Ranger Brad Robert Deveau as the Farmer Darrin Reed as the Mutant Production It was partly filmed in Bronson Canyon, a legendary B-movie location. Actors were instructed to give wooden performances to help with the intentional cheesiness of the film. In total, it took five days to write, and just over ten days to film. Release The film premiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival in Mill Valley, California on October 8, 2001. Acquired by Sony Pictures' Michael Schlesinger after a screening at the American Cinematheque in Hollywood, the film was released in theaters in February 2004, and on DVD in June 2004. Reception The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra has received mixed reviews. The film has a rating of 51% on review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 68 critic reviews. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 45% based on 23 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Dave Kehr of The New York Times called it "a gray, unfunny parody of 1950's science fiction films". Roger Ebert gave the film 1-and-a-half out of 4 stars, writing that "'The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra' has been made by people who are trying to be bad, which by definition reveals that they are playing beneath their ability". Keith Phipps of The A.V. Club wrote that "Once the initial joke wears off, Skeleton is a dull slog that even the miracle process of 'Skeletorama' can't set right". Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote that the film "takes true trash cinema devotion to satirize the clunky visuals, banal dialogue, logic gaps and pseudoscientific silliness of a bygone era’s schlockiest obscurities quite so accurately, complete with one-beat-tardy editorial rhythms". Ed Gonzales and Jeremiah Kipp, writing for Slant Magazine, said that the "perilously low budget plays to Lost Skeleton'''s advantage, and the scant 90-minute running time assures that it doesn’t wear out its welcome". Sequels A sequel, The Lost Skeleton Returns Again, was filmed in March 2008, again written and directed by Blamire, produced by Mark Allen Stuart, and featuring virtually all of the original