The Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon
{{Short description|2008 Canadian television film}}
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| writer = Clay Carmouche
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| director = Farhad Mann
| starring = Shannen Doherty
Michael Shanks
JR Bourne
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| music = Michael Neilson
| country = Canada
| language = English
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| producer = Harvey Kahn
| editor = Nicole Ratcliffe
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| runtime = 90 minutes
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The Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon is a 2008 adventure sci-fi movie set in the Grand Canyon, directed by Farhad Mann.{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lost_treasure_of_the_grand_canyon | title=Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon | website=Rotten Tomatoes }} The movie was due to be released in late November 2008 but the date was pushed back to December 20, 2008, due to unfinished filming. The film was released on DVD on May 26, 2009.{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/Treasure-Grand-Canyon-Michael-Shanks/dp/B001NY4WNS | title=Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon | website=Amazon | date=26 May 2009 }}
Plot
In the late 19th century, a team of Smithsonian researchers stumbled across a lost walled Aztec city guarded by a "great flying serpent of death." As days turn to weeks, Susan Jordan, the daughter of the professor leading the expedition, assembles a team to rescue her father and his colleagues from the clutches of the ancient Aztec warriors and their horrible serpent god.
Cast
- Michael Shanks as Jacob Thain
- Shannen Doherty as Susan Jordan
- JR Bourne as Marco Langford
- Toby Berner as Steward Dunbar
- Heather Doerksen as Hildy Wainwright
- Duncan Fraser as Dr. Samuel Jordon
- Peter New as Isaac Preston
Production
The production for this film began in February 2008. Filming began on April 26, 2008 and ended on May 14, 2008, a 19-day stretch, in Kamloops, British Columbia and Thompson-Nicola Region, British Columbia.
Reception
The film's reception was generally poor receiving an average of 4 out of 10 stars on IMDb.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} Many{{Who|date=February 2010}} blame this on the poor CGI, an incoherent storyline, and "d-grade" acting.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}}
References
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External links
- {{cite book|url=http://frontstreetpictures.com/television/grand_canyon|publisher=Front Street Pictures – Television|title=The Lost Treasure of The Grand Canyon|access-date=2008-12-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107015945/http://frontstreetpictures.com/television/grand_canyon/|archive-date=2009-01-07|url-status=dead}}
- {{IMDb title|1229370}}
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Category:2000s action adventure films
Category:Canadian action adventure films
Category:English-language Canadian films
Category:Canadian action television films
Category:Canadian adventure television films
Category:Films directed by Farhad Mann