Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008 direct-to-video film)

Journey to the Center of the Earth (released in the UK as Journey to Middle Earth) is a 2008 American science fiction action adventure film created by The Asylum and directed by David Jones and Scott Wheeler.[1]

Journey to the Center of the Earth
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Directed byDavid Jones
Scott Wheeler
Written bySteve Bevilacqua
Based onJourney to the Center of the Earth
1864 novel
by Jules Verne
Produced by
StarringGreg Evigan
Dedee Pfeiffer
CinematographyMark Atkins
Edited byTim Amick
Bobby K. Richardson
Music byChris Ridenhour
Distributed byThe Asylum
Release date
  • July 1, 2008 (2008-07-01)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film is a loose adaptation of the original 1864 novel Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne, but bears a close similarity to At the Earth's Core, a similar 1914 novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It is also the second film by The Asylum to be based on a Jules Verne novel, the first being 30,000 Leagues Under the Sea. A mockbuster, it was released to capitalize on the higher-budgeted film of the same title starring Brendan Fraser.[2]

Plot

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The film follows two intertwined subplots: a drilling operation that is taking place in South America, and a rescue mission to save a research team that has been teleported 600 km beneath the Earth's crust.

The drill, a fully Argentinian project, is powerful enough to send miniature drills through solid rock at a fast pace and is used to try to rescue the team from their fate. The operation begins, but the drills accidentally break through the Earth's crust and into the very mantle of the Earth. This is where the operators encounter hidden dangers awaiting them at the Earth's core. The team has to deal with prehistoric creatures in order to both save the research team and to return safely to the surface of the Earth.

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jones, Davey; Wheeler, Scott (2008-10-14), Journey to the Center of the Earth (Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi), Greg Evigan, Dedee Pfeiffer, Jennifer Dorogi, Sara Tomko, Expedition Films, The Asylum, retrieved 2021-05-31
  2. ^ Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008), retrieved 2021-05-31
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