Journey to the Center of the Earth (TV 2008)

An heiress hires an anthropologist/adventurer to track down her husband who has disappeared while searching for a mythic passage to the center of the earth.

Director:

T.J. Scott

Writers:

Thomas Baum (teleplay), William Gray

Stars:

Ricky Schroder, Victoria Pratt, Peter Fonda

Cast

Cast overview:
Ricky Schroder	...	Jonathan Brock (as Rick Schroder)
Victoria Pratt	...	Martha Dennison
Peter Fonda	...	Edward Dennison
Steven Grayhm	...	Abel Brock
Mike Dopud	...	Sergei Petkov
Jonathan Brewer	...	Wakinta
Elyse Levesque	...	Emily
Richard Side	...	Solomon Smith
Carmen Moore	...	Priestess
Ken Kirzinger	...	Fighter
Jorge Vargas	...	Wakinta Guard (as Jorgito Vargas Jr.)
Simon Baker	...	Wakinta Rescuer (as Simon R. Baker)

Storyline

Set in the late 1870's - A woman hires an anthropologist/adventurer to track down her husband, who has disappeared while searching for an elusive passage to the center of the earth.

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Plot Keywords:

center | heiress | remote | lantern | volcano | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English Russian Latin

Release Date:

27 January 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Reise zum Mittelpunkt der Erde

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

RHI Entertainment, Reunion Pictures, Province of British Columbia Film Incentive BC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[first lines]
Abel Brock: [just knocked to the ground] Uncle! Uncle!
Sergei Petkov: What time is it Abel?
Abel Brock: 4:30.
Sergei Petkov: Well, I think I played with this guy long enough.
Abel Brock: No, not this time.
Sergei Petkov: Bet the wad...

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Connections

Version of Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)

User Reviews

interesting take on the classic book

I actually thought this film was interesting mainly BECAUSE it took some liberties and deviated from all the other versions of this work. It actually made more sense to me the way it was done here. I thought it looked pretty nice also and it was cool seeing Peter Fonda in a role that seemed to really fit him.

The biggest problems with the film were casting. Other than Fonda and the guy playing the Russian I felt the actor choices were not the best. I have nothing against the guy from Silver Spoons but he really seemed pretty ill at ease most of the time. He and the leading lady Victoria Platt had zero chemistry...nada. I would have liked somebody like Sean Patrick Flanery playing the lead. Another problem were the costumes worn by the Indians.....I think they could have come up with a look a bit more unique than what they did. They didn't look terrible but just seemed to me to be to much like typical Indians as opposed to a tribe that had been living beneath the surface of the earth for centuries.

I wouldn't say this was the best movie I've ever seen but it helped me pleasantly pass a couple of hours. It was pretty unique actually, some good concepts put forward. Certainly a lot better than a 4.5 which is what it scored here. I usually appreciate it when someone comes at a classic yarn with a slightly different angle than the original. This is called being CREATIVE and there isn't so much of that in Hollywood today with all the reliance on computers to dazzle folks with eye candy.