Planet of the Teens

Planet of the Teens poster.

Planet of the Teens is a 1968 American science fiction film directed by [REDACTED] and loosely based on the 1963 French novel [REDACTED] by [REDACTED]. Written by [REDACTED] and [REDACTED], it stars [REDACTED], [REDACTED], and [REDACTED].

Plot

An adult astronaut crew crash-lands on a strange planet in the distant future. Although the planet appears desolate at first, the surviving crew members stumble upon a society in which teens have evolved into creatures with adult-like intelligence and speech. The teens have assumed the role of the dominant species and adults are mute creatures wearing animal skins.

Reviews

"It's like Lord of the Flies except [REDACTED]."

—Fell Swoop, Picayune Cosmos-Herald (11 June 2021)

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