Journey To The Center Of The Earth
Science Fiction
New Line Home Entertainment  (10/24/2008) 92 mins PG

6.1 (13,213 votes)
Brendan Fraser stars in this action packed adventure based on the Jules Verne classic that is sure to deliver fun for the whole family! On a hunch to find the center of the Earth, Trevor Anderson (Fraser), his nephew and their tour guide make a breakthrough discovery that launches them on a thrilling journey into the unknown. On a scramble to find their way back, the group travels through a never before seen world, encountering creatures and objects never imagined.

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Cast and Crew
Brendan Fraser  ......  Prof. Trevor Anderson
Josh Hutcherson  ......  Sean Anderson
Anita Briem  ......  Hannah Ásgeirsson
Seth Meyers  ......  Professor Alan Kitzens
Jean Michel Paré  ......  Max Anderson
Jane Wheeler  ......  Elizabeth Anderson
Director  .....  Eric Brevig
Producer  .....  Beau Flynn; Cary Granat; Charlotte Huggins
Writer  .....  Michael D. Weiss; Jennifer Flackett; Mark Levin
Notes
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The mountain guide wears skin-tight jeans, which no professional guide or capable climber would do. Denim is strong and resists abrasion, but tight-fitting clothes don't retain heat well and restrict movement. (more)

Trivia:
When Trevor opens the box of stuff belonging to his lost brother, he pulls out an odd wooden item, declares that he doesn't know what it is, and sets it aside. The item is a Holmes Stereoscope, a device designed in 1861 by the American physician and writer, Oliver Wendell Holmes, for the viewing of so-called "stereocards". A stereocard is like a postcard which has a Left-view and Right-view photograph mounted alongside one another. When viewed through this stereoscope, the photographs are merged into one 3-D image. The Holmes Stereoscope was a great source of entertainment in the Victorian era. It was, in a sense, the Home Entertainment Centre of its day, as it transported its users to exotic places all over the world. People bought packs of stereocards for their entertainment - in much the same way as we buy DVDs today! (Thus, a character in a 3-D movie having no idea what a stereoscope is, makes for a cute little 3-D in-joke...) (more)

Filming Locations:
Iceland (more)

Quotes:
[Sean and Trevor have fallen behind Hannah, tired of climbing]
Sean: I call dibs on the mountain climber.
Trevor: What? You're thirteen; you can't call dibs.
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Awards:
1 nomination (more)