Cliffside

Cliffside

2002 (estimated) The Lost World

Studio
Vivatoon, Dargaud Marina, Neuroplanet
Animation studio
Andre Lee Entertainment
Distributor
Neuroplanet, Vivatoon

Synopsis

In an effort to get off the plateau, the expedition members lower themselves to the Amazon jungle below in a type of elevator. But what goes down does not come back up again. Panic builds as one after the other, the expedition members who are lowered mysteriously vanish on the cliffside until Billy is left all alone on the plateau. He sends Giggles to Mina for help while he tries to lower himself over the side, but the elevator contraption breaks, and Billy must scale the cliffs. On his way down to find the others, Billy discovers the remnants of a culture which once inhabited the steep cliffs, and which actually still does in the form of protective spirits. The expedition is reunited halfway down on a tomb ledge just as high winds and an approaching storm cause static electricity to build in the rocks. The expedition can no longer climb back up, and so it must explore the tombs in the hope of finding tunnels leading to the Forbidden City. Giggles finds Mina, who brings help to the cliffs where Urcon realizes the danger of disturbing the tomb spirits. Static electricity sparks all about, and Urcon believes that the spirits are angered. He must rescue the expedition and put the tomb spirits to rest before they fry the entire plateau.

Characters

Professor Arthur Summerlee, Lord John Roxton, Maplewhite, Challenger, Colver, Billy, Mina, Molly, Giggles, Urcon, Coya, Ramnak

Production notes

In the early 20th century, a renowned scientist, Professor Arthur Summerlee, leads an expedition to depart from London and head towards the jungles of the Lost World that is hidden in a remote plateau of South America. Once there, the expedition is accidentally trapped in a world of breathtaking beauty. Every day, they search for a way to leave the plateau as they struggle to survive in a land roaming with live dinosaurs, prehistoric apemen and nature at its most powerful strength.