Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993 film)

Journey to the Center of the Earth
File:Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993) Film Poster.jpg Film Poster
Genre	Sci-fi
Based on	Journey to the Center of the Earth 1864 novel by Jules Verne
Screenplay by	David M. Evans Robert Gunter
Directed by	William Dear
Starring	David Dundara Farrah Forke Tim Russ Jeffrey Nordling John Neville
Narrated by	David Dundara
Theme music composer	David Kurtz Christopher Franke
Country of origin	Canada United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	1
Production
Producer(s)	John Ashley
Cinematography	Ronald Víctor García
Editor(s)	Barry L. Gold
Running time	90 min.
Production company(s)	Columbia Pictures Television
Distributor	NBC (United States) Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (International)
Release
Original network	NBC
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Dolby
Original release	February 28, 1993 (1993-02-28)
External links
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Journey to the Center of the Earth is a 1993 TV film first aired on NBC. It stars Carel Struycken, Tim Russ, and Jeffrey Nordling, John Neville, F. Murray Abraham, Fabiana Udenio, and Kim Miyori. A TV series was originally planned after its release but it was cancelled.

The film is based on the 1864 novel of the same name by Jules Verne. The film premiered on NBC in United States, while the film was released theatrically in other territories by Columbia Pictures.

Plot

A team of explorers sets on a voyage to the Earth's core, following an earlier attempt years before. Their ship, Avenger, enters the lava chamber of an active volcano and uses an energy ray called a "sonic blaster" to blast through the flow. They enter in a subterranean world over 100 kilometers below the Earth's surface. The place is filled with many strange creatures. As they explore deeper into the caverns they encounter a yeti which the crew named Dallas that serves as their guide. Meanwhile, an unknown malevolent entity is attempting to recover the missing pieces of an Atlantean artifact known as the "book of knowledge" one of which a crew member of the Avenger brought with him, that will supposedly give massive powers to whoever possesses it.

Cast

• David Dundara as Anthony LaStrella
• Farrah Forke as Dr. Margo Peterson
• Kim Miyori as Dr. Tesue Ishikawa
• John Neville as Dr. Cecil Chalmers
• Jeffrey Nordling as Chris Turner
• Tim Russ as Joe Briggs
• Carel Struycken as Dallas
• Fabiana Udenio as Sandra Miller
• Justina Vail as Devin
• F. Murray Abraham as Professor Harlech
• Francis Guinan as Mr. Wentworth
• Cassie Byram as Secretary
• Connie Craig as Student #1
• Doug Freimuth as Student #2
• Ben Cleaveland as Student #3

External links

• Journey to the Center of the Earth at IMDb
• Journey to the Center of the Earth at AllMovie
• Journey to the Center of the Earth at the TCM Movie Database
• Journey to the Center of the Earth at Rotten Tomatoes