Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993 TV film)

Journey to the Center of the Earth
Genre	Sci-fi
Based on	Journey to the Center of the Earth 1864 novel by Jules Verne
Screenplay by	David M. Evans Robert Gunter
Directed by	William Dear
Starring	David Dundara Farrah Forke Tim Russ Jeffrey Nordling John Neville
Narrated by	David Dundara
Theme music composer	David Kurtz Christopher Franke
Country of origin	Canada United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	1
Production
Producer(s)	John Ashley
Cinematography	Ronald Víctor García
Editor(s)	Barry L. Gold
Running time	90 min.
Production company(s)	Columbia Pictures Television
Distributor	National Broadcasting Company
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	28 February 1993

The 1993 Journey to the Center of the Earth is a TV film first aired on NBC. It stars Carel Struycken, Tim Russ, and Jeffrey Nordling, John Neville, F. Murray Abraham, Fabiana Udenio, and Kim Miyori. A TV series was originally planned after its release but it was cancelled.

A team of explorers set on a voyage to the earth's core. Their ship, Avenger, enters the lava chamber of an active volcano and uses an energy ray called a "sonic blaster" to blast through the flow. They enter in a subterranean world over 100 kilometers below the Earth's surface. The place is filled with many strange creatures. As they explore deeper into the underground cavern they encounter a yeti which the crew named Daedalus that serves as their guide. Meanwhile an unknown malevolent entity is attempting to recover lost pieces of an Atlantean artifact known as the "book of knowledge" one of which a crewmember of the Avenger brought with him, that will supposedly give give massive powers to whomever possesses it.

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