The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006)

Librarian-turned-adventurer Flynn Carsen endeavors to find King Solomon's mines.

Director:

Jonathan Frakes

Writers:

Marco Schnabel, David N. Titcher (characters) (as David Titcher)

Stars:

Noah Wyle, Gabrielle Anwar, Bob Newhart

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Noah Wyle	...	Flynn Carsen
Gabrielle Anwar	...	Emily Davenport
Bob Newhart	...	Judson
Jane Curtin	...	Charlene
Olympia Dukakis	...	Margie Carsen
Erick Avari	...	General Samir
Hakeem Kae-Kazim	...	Jomo
Robert Foxworth	...	Uncle Jerry
Zahn McClarnon	...	Tommy Yellow Hawk
Lisa Brenner	...	Debra
Jonathan Frakes	...	Debra's Husband
Peter Butler	...	Ahjmed
Tertius Meintjes	...	Rogan (as Tertius Meintjies)
Dawie Ackermann	...	Arthur Dawson (as David Ackermann)
Mehboob Bawa	...	Moroccan Taxi Driver

Storyline

After retrieving the Crystal Skull in Utah, Flynn Carsen receives a map in the mail with the secret location of King Solomon's Mines. When the scroll is stolen, Judson explains the power of the Key of Solomon's book and assigns Flynn to retrieve the map. The map is useless without the legend piece to decipher it, which is located in Volubilis near the Roman ruins in Morocco. Flynn heads to Casablanca to the ruins where he is chased by a group of mercenaries leaded by General Samir. They too want to find the location of King Solomon's mines. Flynn teams-up with Professor Emily Davenport working in the dig and they escape from General Samir and his men. While traveling to Gedi, they save the local Jomo from death and the trio faces a dangerous journey through the wild Africa.

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Plot Keywords:

mine | king solomon | skull | scroll | chase | 

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Taglines:

New Continent. New Adventure. Still No Clue.

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Genres:

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

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Vampire bats are native only to Central and South America.

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Goofs

Early in the film, Emily mentions Solomon as having reigned in the 10th century BC. A little later she refers to features of landscape as having been looked at by Solomon and/or the queen of Sheeba TWO thousand years ago.

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Quotes

Uncle Jerry: You should be back at your stuffy job, stacking books.
Flynn Carsen: [after whipping a spear around in the air] You'd be surprised what you can learn at the library.

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Connections

References King Solomon's Mines (2004)

User Reviews

Hippos like chocolate...

One year later we find out intrepid hero (Noah Wylie), an experienced Librarian and his bodyguard is no longer needed.

In a nod to Indiana Jones, he brings back the Crystal Skull in the opening sequence before he sets out on his real adventure that brings him into contact with Gabrielle Anwar ("Burn Notice", who did manage to turn in such an impressive performance that the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films gave her a best supporting actress nomination.

What is it with these English heroines? We have a new director and a new writer, but we still go back to England for the love interest. Well, this isn't Body Snatchers, so we won't be seeing her ta tas.

I won't reveal the bad guy here because it would spoil it.

Besides Indiana Jones, you see bits of The Mummy, and even Casablanca in the movie. It is popcorn fun for fans of those movies and Wylie does a great job.

Details

Official Sites:

TNT

Country:

USA

Language:

English French Arabic

Release Date:

3 December 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

TNT, Electric Entertainment, Blue Sky Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1