The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Peter Winther

Writer (WGA):

David N. Titcher (written by)

Release Date:

5 December 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

He didn't want to be a hero. He only wanted a job.

Plot:

When a magical artifact is lifted from his library, a meek librarian sets out to ensure its safe return...

Plot Keywords:

Library | Librarian | Conspiracy | Buddhist Monk | Hotel Room

Awards:

7 nominations

Cast

Noah Wyle	...	Flynn Carsen
Sonya Walger	...	Nicole Noone
Bob Newhart	...	Judson
Kyle MacLachlan	...	Edward Wilde
Kelly Hu	...	Lana
David Dayan Fisher	...	Rhodes
Jane Curtin	...	Charlene
Olympia Dukakis	...	Margie Carsen
Lisa Brenner	...	Debra
Mario Iván Martínez	...	Professor Harris (as Mario Ivan Martinez)
Clyde Kusatsu	...	Head Monk
Alejandra Gollas	...	Student #1
José Montini	...	Janitor
Jessica Moreno	...	Jill
Mauricio Llera	...	Sweater Guy

Also Known As:

The Librarian (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

92 min | USA:106 min (extended version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Latin | Mongolian | Portuguese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:PG | UK:PG | Canada:PG (Ontario) | USA:TV-PG | South Korea:15 (extended version) | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Mexico City, México D.F., Mexico

Company:

Electric Entertainment

Trivia:

The Artifacts in the Library are, Tesla's Death Ray, The Holy Grail, Little Boy(Atomic bomb), The Ark of the Covenant, The Golden Fleece, King Midas, Excalibur, The Goose that laid the golden egg, Pandora's Box, Real Mona Lisa (Copy in Louvre), A Unicorn, Rocketeer's Jetpack, Ali Baba's Flying Carpet, and the Spear Longinus (Spear of Destiny).

Goofs:

Errors in geography: While camping out in the Amazon basin, Flynn points out several constellations including Cassiopeia. Cassiopeia is too far north to be visible in most of the Amazon and, even if they had been far enough north, would be too close to the horizon to see in the jungle.

Quotes:

[Flynn and Nicole jump out of the airplane]
Lana: He brilliantly lowers our expectations, then jumps without a chute! Remarkable!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

Entertaining Adventure

The thirty year old nerd professional college student Flynn Carsen (Noah Wyle) has twenty-two graduation courses; lives with his mother and has no girlfriend. When his Professor Harris (Mario Ivan Martinez) releases him from his class and asks Flynn to find a job and face the real world, Flynn receives an invitation for an interview in the public librarian for the position of librarian. He succeeds and is hires, and finds a secret brotherhood that protects Excalibur, Pandora Box and other treasures of mankind. When a magic spear is stolen by the evil Serpent organization, Flynn is assigned to travel to Amazonas to retrieve a hidden part of the magic object. He teams-up and is helped by the sexy bodyguard Nicole No one (Sonya Walger) and together they face dangerous situations chased by the Serpent's agents.

"The Librarian: Quest for the Spear" is an entertaining adventure that follows the non-stop action style of Indiana Jones. The clumsy Flynn is very funny and shows a great chemistry with the athletic and gorgeous Nicole. Now I intend to watch the sequels of this enjoyable story. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "O Guardião – Em Busca da Lança Sagrada" ("The Guardian – Quest for the Sacred Spear")