The Man from the 25th Century

The Man from the 25th Century
Genre	Science fiction
Screenplay by	Irwin Allen
Story by	Irwin Allen
Directed by	Irwin Allen
Starring	James Darren John Crawford Patrick Culliton John Napier Ford Rainey
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Irwin Allen
Running time	17 min
Production companies	CBS Irwin Allen Productions The Man From the 25th Century Company 20th Century Fox
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	1968 (1968)
Related
Lost in Space

The Man from the 25th Century is a 1968 short produced by Irwin Allen. It was intended to be a spin-off of Lost in Space and a pilot for a new TV series, but the series never sold.^[1]

Synopsis

As a child, Robert Prentiss was abducted from 20th-century Topeka, Kansas, by aliens who claim to be 500 years more advanced than humans. After years of training and conditioning, the adult Prentiss is sent back to Earth with a mission: To destroy Project Delphi and their system that prevents alien invasions. Prentiss, however, finds that he cannot allow the aliens to attack Earth, so he tries to help Delphi to repel them.

Cast

• James Darren as Tomo / Robert Prentiss
• John Crawford as Bonti
• John Napier as Karl Baldwin
• Ford Rainey as General George Atwood

References

1. For the Literate Couch Potato Newsday13 Nov 2002: B31.

External links

• The Man from the 25th Century at IMDb
• The Man from the 25th Century at Uncle Oldies
• The Man from the 25th Century at Irwin Allen Page
• The Man from the 25th Century on YouTube