Journey to the Center of the Earth (1999) (TV)

Director:

George Miller

Writers (WGA):

Jules Verne (novel)
Thomas Baum (teleplay)

Release Date:

14 September 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Sci-Fi | Fantasy

Plot:

Remake of Jules Verne's classic story finds adventurers seeking a mysterious hidden land. They are joined by the wife of another man...

Plot Keywords:

Expedition | 1870s | Rescue Mission | Cave | Dinosaur

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Treat Williams	...	Theodore Lytton
Jeremy London	...	Jonas Lytton
Tushka Bergen	...	Alice Hastings
Hugh Keays-Byrne	...	McNiff
Bryan Brown	...	Casper Hastings
Tessa Wells	...	Helen
Petra Jared	...	Ralna (as Petra Yared)
Sarah Chadwick	...	Mashowna
Peter Kaa	...	Te Mahua
Joe Bugner	...	Boxer
Alan Hardy	...	Reverend Polson
Bill Charles	...	Doctor
John Forsyth	...	Society Member
Warwick Begg	...	Policeman
Christopher Christo	...	Johnny Alcott
Anaru Grant	...	Head Maori Warrior
Matiu Tarawa	...	Tribal Shaman
Trevor Cockay	...	The Missing Link
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bassem Abousaid	...	Observer (uncredited)
Robert Rabiah	...	Unsavory Man #1 (uncredited)

Directed by
George Miller

Writing credits (WGA)
Jules Verne		(novel)
Thomas Baum		(teleplay)

Produced by
Connie Collins	....	producer
Robert Halmi Jr.	....	executive producer (as Robert Halmi Jr)
George Miller	....	producer
Kris Noble	....	executive producer
David V. Picker	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Bruce Rowland

Cinematography by
Bruce Phillips
John Stokes		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Harry Hitner

Production Design by
Otello Stolfo

Art Direction by
Bob Hern

Set Decoration by
Jill Eden

Costume Design by
Kerri Mazzocco

Makeup Department
Ann-Maree Hurley	....	day-check makeup artist
Lia Mei	....	hair colourist
Pam Murphy	....	assistant hair stylist
Pam Murphy	....	makeup assistant
Amanda Rowbottom	....	makeup supervisor
Dallas Stephens	....	assistant hair stylist
Dallas Stephens	....	makeup assistant
Cheryl Williams	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Ann Darrouzet	....	production manager: New Zealand
Andrew Marshall	....	unit manager
George Tosi	....	post-production supervisor
Jenni Tosi	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Connie Collins	....	second unit director
John Powditch	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Shane Aumont	....	props maker
Colin Burchall	....	head scenic artist
Sophie Buttner	....	props maker
Adrian Dalton	....	set dresser
Ian Foster	....	set dresser
Chris James	....	property master
Marian Murray	....	assistant art director
John O'Brien	....	carpenter
Eleanor Philpotts	....	art department coordinator
Terence Prendergast	....	property assistant
Jackie Stocks	....	property assistant

Sound Department
Lloyd Carrick	....	sound recordist
Ella Fairburn	....	sound effects editor
James Harvey	....	dialogue editor
Malcolm Hughes	....	boom operator (as Mal Hughes)
Peter Palankay	....	foley artist
Peter Palankay	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Kevin Chisnall	....	special effects supervisor
Clint Ingram	....	special effects
Matt Sloan	....	lead animatronics foreman

Visual Effects by
Peter McCully	....	digital matte artist
Catherine Nelson	....	digital compositor
Bruce Phillips	....	visual effects director of photography
Chris Schwarze	....	visual effects producer: Complete Post
Randy Vellacott	....	digital matte artist
Randy Vellacott	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Lance Anderson	....	stunt double
Stuart Campbell	....	stunt assistant
Dean Caulfield	....	stunt double
Michelle Comerford	....	stunt double
Jonathan Costelloe	....	stunts
Dar Davies	....	stunt assistant
Steve McQuillan	....	stunt performer
Linda Megier	....	stunt double
Zelie Thompson	....	stunt performer
Darko Tuscan	....	stunt double
Don Vaughn	....	stunt coordinator
Chris Wilson	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
László Baranyai	....	director of photography: second unit
Russell Crow	....	head rigger
Freddo Dirk	....	rigging assistant
David Elmes	....	first assistant camera
Tony Hall	....	key grip
Andrew Jerram	....	first assistant camera: underwater second unit
Greg Noakes	....	still photographer
Simon Ozolins	....	rigging assistant
Harry Panagiotidis	....	Steadicam operator
Daryl Pearson	....	gaffer
Bruce Phillips	....	director of photography: second unit
Nicole Seckinger	....	rigging assistant
David Williamson	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Sharon Jetton	....	casting: USA
Louise Mitchell	....	casting: Australia

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kelly Foreman	....	costumer
Sean Gundlach	....	costumer
Sarah Jameson	....	costume assistant
Nee Petrovic	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Steve Doyle	....	assistant editor
Justin Heitman	....	colorist

Other crew
Ursula Adeane	....	payroll accountant
John Baird	....	animal wrangler
Cheryl Batten	....	animal wrangler
Jana Blair	....	production coordinator
Stuart Campbell	....	safety assistant
Andrew Clarke	....	picture double
Wendy Cork	....	art finisher
Dar Davies	....	safety assistant
John Fox	....	armorer
Frank Grlj	....	picture double
Tina Hennel	....	unit assistant
Christine Hutchins	....	senior production coordinator
Ron Kamien	....	picture double (as Ron Kamoen)
Paul Kiely	....	script supervisor: second unit
Jackie Larkins	....	picture double
Arwen Munro	....	production assistant
Peter Muston	....	location manager
Paula Orndoff	....	executive production assistant
Karinda Parkinson	....	script supervisor
Kevin Plummer	....	production accountant
Jo-Anne Robinson	....	choreographer
Anthony Sharpe	....	picture double
Don Vaughn	....	safety coordinator
Andrew Calder	....	production executive: New Zealand (uncredited)
Sarah Parker	....	picture double: Tushka Bergen (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Hallmark Entertainment (presents)
• USA Network

Distributors

• Chum Television
• Elephant Films (2000) (France) (all media)
• USA Network

Special Effects

• Complete Post

Other Companies

• Maura Fay Casting  casting: Australia

Also Known As:

Voyage au centre de la terre (Canada: French title) (France) (video title) [fr]
Cesta do stredu zeme (Czech Republic) [cs]
Matka maan uumeniin (Finland) [fi]
Reise zum Mittelpunkt der Erde (Germany) [de]
Resan till jordens medelpunkt (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Taxidi sto kentro tis Gis (Greece) [el]
Till jordens medelpunkt (Sweden) [sv]
Viaggio al centro della Terra (Italy) [it]
Viaje al centro de la Tierra (Spain) [es]

Runtime:

180 min (3 parts) | Germany:178 min | USA:188 min (DVD version) | Finland:180 min (4 parts)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:Unrated | Finland:K-11

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Hallmark Entertainment

Quotes:

Helen: He's going to the center of the Earth. You get dizzy on the botton rung of a ladder.
Jonas Lytton: Not the *bottom* rung.

Movie Connections:

Features 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997/II) (TV)

A fine TV film.......

For a TV movie, this was pretty good. There were some excellent casting choices and a well thought-out script. The story is about Treat Williams leading a expedition to find a Tushka Bergen's father. As they descend deeper into the earth they encounter Reptilian humanoids, prehistoric monsters,a elaborate under ground ocean and a lost tribe of humans. *** stars out of *****. Worth a rent.