The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008) (TV)

Director:

Jonathan Frakes

Writer (WGA):

Marco Schnabel (written by)

Release Date:

7 December 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Plot:

After retrieving the philosophical stone at an auction but losing his girlfriend, the librarian Flynn Carsen has a breakdown...

Plot Keywords:

Death By Sunrise | Vampire Human Love | Vampire vs Vampire | Third Part | Part Of Trilogy

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Noah Wyle	...	Flynn Carsen
Bruce Davison	...	Professor Lazlo / Vlad
Stana Katic	...	Simone Renoir
Bob Newhart	...	Judson
Jane Curtin	...	Charlene
Dikran Tulaine	...	Sergei Kubichek
Jason Douglas	...	Ivan
Beth Burvant	...	Katie
Joe Knezevich	...	Mason
David Born	...	Auctioneer
Joe Ross	...	Mr. Percy
John Curran	...	Clerk
Connor Hill	...	Young Judson (as Conner Hill)
Aimee Spring Fortier	...	Student #1
Todd Voltz	...	Student #2

Also Known As:

The Librarian 3: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (Australia)
The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice (USA) (informal title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Electric Entertainment

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Jonathan Frakes]Appears as the trombone player during the New Orleans street montage.

Goofs:

Continuity: As Flynn is sitting in the barber chair, the shave cream changes between shots.

Quotes:

Simone Renoir: 'Ead cut off, as bad as sunlight. I go poof!

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009) (TV)

just good fun!

How I love these movies! Sure, there is nothing groundbreaking or revolutionary about them, but the combination of humor (Jane Curtain, Bob Newhart,) Good direction (jonathan Frakes,) and a good solid lead (Noah Wyle,) just makes for enjoyable television. One of the most wonderful things about the series is that it doesn't presume the lowest common denominator on the part of the audience's intellect. It seems to be a series full of historic references that are designed to be aimed at people who can appreciate them.

I very much enjoy the whole setup to the characters themselves. They are each given delightful backstorys that are fun as well as convincing. I have seen this compared to the Indiana Jones movies. While I agree with that in concept, I think there is a certain playfulness in these movies that the more serious...and far more expensive...Indian Jones films lack. My only regret is that these movies only come out every couple of years. I think that it would be great if this were turned into a regular series...or at least a few of them each year. These movies, to me, make up for the wasteland that is most of "normal" television programming.