The Adventure Club
{{Infobox film
| name = The Adventure Club
| image = The Adventure Club poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| native_name =
| director = Geoff Anderson
| producer = Glenn Paradis
Shayne Putzlocher
Sara Shaak
Mark Montague
| writer = Robin Dunne
Fred Ewanuick
| starring = Sam Ashe Arnold
Jakob Davies
Dalila Bela
Billy Zane
| music = Todd Bryanton
| cinematography = Ken Krawczyk
| editing = Tim Thurmeier
| studio = Trilight Entertainment
| distributor = IndieCan Entertainment
| released = {{film date|2016|10|08}}
| runtime = 88 minutes
| country = Canada
| language = English
| budget =
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The Adventure Club is a Canadian children's fantasy film, directed by Geoff Anderson and released in 2016.Katie Bailey, [https://playbackonline.ca/2016/06/03/indiecan-inks-unique-charitable-partnership-for-the-adventure-club/ "IndieCan inks unique charitable partnership for The Adventure Club"]. Playback, June 3, 2016. The film centers on Ricky, Bill and Sandy, three young kids who discover a magic box that grants wishes, and must protect it from Langley (Billy Zane), a greedy businessman who wants it to help him attain his dream of purchasing and redeveloping the local science centre.Michael Rechtshaffen, [https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-adventure-club-review-20170209-story.html "Review: Anachronistic kids’ caper ‘The Adventure Club’ takes bland to the next level"]. Los Angeles Times, February 9, 2017.
The film's cast also includes Robin Dunne, Gabrielle Miller, Lorne Cardinal and Kim Coates.Mia Galuppo, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/afm-billy-zane-kim-coates-832503 "AFM: Billy Zane, Kim Coates Join 'The Adventure Club'"]. The Hollywood Reporter, October 15, 2015. The screenplay was written by Dunne and Fred Ewanuick, and the film was produced in Saskatchewan in the fall of 2015.
It was distributed in Canada under a unique model, in which it received a one-day screening in several Canadian markets on October 8, 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.showtimes.com/movies/the-adventure-club-120836/|title = The Adventure Club - | Movie Synopsis and Plot}}"Family friendly film screening for charity". Langley Times, September 22, 2016. Some of the proceeds from each screening were donated to the local chapter of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada.
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External links
- {{IMDb title|4229578}}
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Category:Canadian children's fantasy films
Category:English-language Canadian films
Category:Films shot in Saskatchewan
Category:Films shot in Alberta
Category:2010s English-language films
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