The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)

A bookworm becomes the librarian. Same night a magical spear gets stolen and he's off to get some real life experience around the globe on his quest for the spear - starting with being thrown off a plane over Amazonas by his cute helper.

Director:

Peter Winther

Writer:

David N. Titcher (as David Titcher)

Stars:

Noah Wyle, Sonya Walger, Bob Newhart

7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Flynn, an over 30 "professional student," is banned from more classes, since he already has 22 degrees. Unexpectedly hired by a mysterious library, he's soon pursuing a stolen artifact from the library, a pursuit taking him to far-off lands.

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Plot Keywords:

librarian | unlikely hero | woman leader | woman leading a man on | infidelity | 

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Taglines:

Intelligence can only get you so far when you have to save the world.

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Genres:

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

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

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, the real Mona Lisa (a copy is in the Louvre), a Unicorn, the Rocketeer's Jetpack, Ali Baba's Flying Carpet, and the Spear of Longinus (Spear of Destiny).

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Goofs

When Nicole and Flynn jump out of the plane, you can see them rushing past the wheels of the plane. The landing gear is only down for take-off or landing, and they had not yet come close enough to the airport for that to have happened.

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Quotes

Flynn Carsen: Oh, this can't be right.
Edward Wilde: What?
Flynn Carsen: Well, according to this, it can only be opened in the name of God.
Edward Wilde: So?
Flynn Carsen: So the name of God is only the biggest secret in the *world*!

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Connections

Spin-off The Librarians (2013)

User Reviews

Good, light-hearted movie

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear is a film that doesn't take itself too seriously. Though having a few minor errors in the proper names in legends, and having a protagonist that knows more and can put things together better than anyone ever really could, this movie is a very entertaining look at a work where every legend and fantasical story is completely true.

The basic concept is that Flynn Carsen (Noah Wyle) is a 30 something professional student with upwards of 27 advanced degrees. After his Egyptology professor graduates him early to force him into getting out of school and into the real world, he gets a job as the Librarian for the Metopolitan Public Library. Immediately after his interview he finds out that the Library that he is to be in charge of contains such wonderous treasures as the Ark of the Covenant, Pandora's Box, and the Golden Goose, as well as a fragment of the Spear of Destiny. Shortly after starting his new job the fragment is stolen by the nefarious Serpent Brotherhood. Flynn is sent to recover all of the pieces of the Spear with the help of Nicole No one.

While fairly predictable in resolution, this film offers light hearted romp though an interesting view on a more or less obscure legendary artifact.

Details

Official Sites:

TNT [United States]

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English French Latin Mongolian Portuguese

Release Date:

5 December 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Librarian

Filming Locations:

Equestrian statue of Charles IV, Plaza Manuel Tolsá, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

TNT, Electric Entertainment, ApolloProScreen Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min 106 min (extended)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1