JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (DVD) DVD

Journey to the Center of the Earth
Like the 1959 theatrical feature of the same name, the two-part cable movie Journey to the Center of the Earth was loosely adapted from the Jules Verne novel (also of the same name). The first part of the TV version faithfully follows the chronology of the earlier film, with famed archeologist/explorer Professor Theodore Lytton (Treat Williams), his nephew, Jonas (Jeremy London), and adventurer-for-hire, McNiff (Hugh Keays-Byrne) embarking upon an expedition to the earth's core. The three men are following in the footsteps of Casper Hastings (Bryan Brown), who disappeared during a similar expedition several years earlier. Coming along for the ride is Casper's wife (or perhaps, widow), Alice Hastings (Tushka Bergen). Upon the foursome's arrival at the titular center of the Earth in part two, the plot goes off on a new, Apocalypse Now-inspired tangent, with the "lost" Casper Hastings reigning as a god over a subterranean (and cannibalistic) native tribe. Directed by George Miller (of The Man From Snowy River fame), Journey to the Center of the Earth made its first American TV appearance courtesy of cable's USA Network on September 14 and 15, 1999. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Treat Williams as Theodore Lytton Tushka Bergen as Alice Hastings Jeremy London as Jonas Bryan Brown as Casper Hastings Hugh Keays-Byrne as McNiff Tessa Wells as Helen Petra Yared as Ralna

Crew George Miller - Director

Journey to the Center of the Earth
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General Specifications: Language Options: Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: Digitally mastered Interactive menus Chapter selections MPAA Rating: DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: Content Length: 187 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Fundraising Efforts [10:52] 2. All Aboard [13:50] 3. Monsters in the Earth [9:12] 4. Absence of Imagination [11:08] 5. Tactless Uncle [9:52] 6. Electrical Phenomenon [13:08] 7. Strictly Vegetarian [10:28] 8. Evolution Continues [16:25] 1. Friendly Women [10:28] 2. Fellow Orphan [11:19] 3. Rescue Mission [12:50] 4. Elixir of Life [9:49] 5. Out of Commission [10:21] 6. Finding a Home [12:07] 7. Casper's Mistake [10:58] 8. Legend of the Vortex [14:24]