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Journey to the Center of the Earth

  • 2008
  • PG
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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Brendan Fraser and Josh Hutcherson in Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
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On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.

  • Director
    • Eric Brevig
  • Writers
    • Michael D. Weiss
    • Jennifer Flackett
    • Mark Levin
  • Stars
    • Brendan Fraser
    • Josh Hutcherson
    • Aníta Briem
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    127K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,713
    130
    • Director
      • Eric Brevig
    • Writers
      • Michael D. Weiss
      • Jennifer Flackett
      • Mark Levin
    • Stars
      • Brendan Fraser
      • Josh Hutcherson
      • Aníta Briem
    • 259User reviews
    • 190Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations

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    Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, and Aníta Briem in Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
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    Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, and Aníta Briem in Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
    Brendan Fraser and Aníta Briem in Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
    Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, and Aníta Briem in Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
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    Brendan Fraser in Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
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    Brendan Fraser, Eric Brevig, and Aníta Briem in Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)

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    Brendan Fraser
    Brendan Fraser
    • Trevor Anderson
    Josh Hutcherson
    Josh Hutcherson
    • Sean Anderson
    Aníta Briem
    Aníta Briem
    • Hannah Ásgeirsson
    • (as Anita Briem)
    Seth Meyers
    Seth Meyers
    • Professor Alan Kitzens
    Jean Michel Paré
    Jean Michel Paré
    • Max Anderson
    Jane Wheeler
    Jane Wheeler
    • Elizabeth
    Frank Fontaine
    Frank Fontaine
    • Old Man
    Giancarlo Caltabiano
    Giancarlo Caltabiano
    • Leonard
    Kaniehtiio Horn
    Kaniehtiio Horn
    • Gum-Chewing Girl
    Garth Gilker
    Garth Gilker
    • Sigurbjörn Ásgeirsson
    • Director
      • Eric Brevig
    • Writers
      • Michael D. Weiss
      • Jennifer Flackett
      • Mark Levin
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When Trevor opens the box of stuff belonging to his lost brother, he pulls out an odd wooden item, says he doesn't know what it is, and sets it aside. The item is a Holmes Stereoscope, designed in 1861 by Oliver Wendell Holmes to look at stereocards. Similar to postcards, they show a left-view and right-view photograph mounted next to each other. When viewed through a stereoscope, the photographs merge into one 3-D image. The Holmes Stereoscope was a great source of entertainment in the Victorian era. The same process was later adopted for ViewMaster viewers and cards.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 18 mins) When Trevor tries to ignite the magnesium with a flare, he claims that it's "...too wet...". Magnesium burns in water, producing magnesium oxide and hydrogen - in fact, pouring water on burning magnesium intensifies the fire; the most effective way to douse a magnesium fire is to cover it with sand or dry dirt.
    • Quotes

      Sean: [running from a dinosaur] Haven't you ever seen a dinosaur before?

      Trevor: Not with skin on it!

    • Crazy credits
      As the credits are rolling a stick of dynamite with a burning fuse sometimes falls past them. In the 3D version, it is sometimes in the background and sometimes the foreground. When the credits end the dynamite explodes.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Wanted/Finding Amanda/Journey to the Center of the Earth/WALL-E/Encounters at the End of the World (2008)

    User reviews259

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    6/10
    Jules Verne for kiddies...obviously slanted toward 3D effects...
    Brendan Fraser again is an amiable action hero with a young nephew (Josh Hutcherson) in tow for a buddies adventure that includes a pretty (but boring) female guide as Fraser's eventual love interest. Let's fact it--nothing original about the story but it does feature some neat special effects (courtesy of CGI), not all of which are totally convincing, but hey, this is a kiddie romp if ever there was one.

    Josh Hutcherson is especially good as the adventurous nephew who trades quips with his fun-loving, equally adventurous uncle who is able to strong arm himself out of every incredible predicament.

    The scientific angle of the film is just plain silly but the film is fast moving enough to help us ignore all the lack of credibility angles. The roller-coaster ride in the mine is probably the high point of 3D effects if you can see it in that dimension but it's equally thrilling on a big flat screen TV.

    The only real asset the film has, aside from a script that is full of some good byplay between Fraser and Hutcherson, is the fact that the center of the film is Brendan Fraser who has lost none of his appeal as an action hero. He keeps the entertainment factor alive throughout.

    Fans of Jules Verne will no doubt forgive a lot of the goings on and view this as light entertainment aimed at kiddies more than grown-ups.
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    • Is 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' based on a book?
    • Is this film 3D only?
    • Other than one being in 2D and one being in 3D, what is the difference between the two cuts of the film?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 11, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Icelandic
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D
    • Filming locations
      • Iceland
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • Walden Media
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $60,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $101,704,370
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $21,018,141
      • Jul 13, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $244,232,688
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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