Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993 film)#Cast

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| genre = Sci-fi

| based_on = {{based on|Journey to the Center of the Earth|Jules Verne}}

| screenplay = David M. Evans
Robert Gunter

| director = William Dear

| starring = David Dundara
Farrah Forke
Tim Russ
Jeffrey Nordling
John Neville
Fabiana Udenio

| narrator = David Dundara

| theme_music_composer = David Kurtz
Christopher Franke

| country = Canada
United States

| language = English

| num_episodes = 1

| executive_producer =

| producer = John Ashley

| cinematography = Ronald Víctor García

| editor = Barry L. Gold

| runtime = 90 min.

| company = Columbia Pictures Television

| network = NBC

| released = {{Start date|1993|02|28}}

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Journey to the Center of the Earth is a 1993 TV film first aired on NBC. Starring Oscar-winning actor F. Murray Abraham and sitcom actress Farrah Forke, the film doubled as a pilot for a possible TV series.{{Cite news |last=Hughes |first=Mike |date=February 25, 1993 |title=New face stealing all the good roles |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/courier-post-new-face-stealing-all-the-g/153965576/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |work=Courier-Post |location=Camden, New Jersey |via=Newspapers.com}} The film is based on the 1864 novel of the same name by Jules Verne, about scientists trapped in a subterranean world.{{Cite news |last=Hughes |first=Mike |date=February 25, 1993 |title=Abraham journeys onto pilot |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader-abraham-journeys-onto-pilot/153966210/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |work=Argus-Leader |location=Sioux Falls, South Dakota |via=Newspapers.com |agency=Gannett News Service}}{{Cite news |last=Burlingame |first=Jon |date=February 28, 1993 |title=Tune in Tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-advance-tune-in-tonight/153966426/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |work=The News and Advance |location=Lynchburg, Virginia |via=Newspapers.com}}

Other cast members include David Dundara, Jeffrey Nordling, Tim Russ, John Neville, and Kim Miyori.{{Cite news |last=Hilsman |first=Hoyt |date=March 1, 1993 |title=Journey to the Center of the Earth |url=https://variety.com/1993/tv/reviews/journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth-3-1200431876/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |work=Variety}} Outside the United States, the film was released theatrically in other territories by Columbia Pictures.

Plot

A team of explorers sets on a voyage to the Earth's core, following an earlier attempt years before. Their ship, Avenger, enters the lava chamber of an active volcano and uses an energy ray called a "sonic blaster" to blast through the flow. They enter in a subterranean world over 100 kilometers below the Earth's surface. The place is filled with many strange creatures. As they explore deeper into the caverns they encounter a yeti which the crew named Dallas that serves as their guide. Meanwhile, an unknown malevolent entity is attempting to recover the missing pieces of an Atlantean artifact known as the "book of knowledge" one of which a crew member of the Avenger brought with him, that will supposedly give massive powers to whomever possesses it.

Cast

References

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