Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008 theatrical film)
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| Directed by | Eric Brevig |
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Beau Flynn Charlotte Huggins |
| Screenplay by | Michael D. Weiss Mark Levin Jennifer Flackett |
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Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne |
| Starring |
Brendan Fraser Josh Hutcherson Anita Briem |
| Music by | Andrew Lockington |
| Cinematography | Chuck Shuman |
| Edited by | Paul Martin Smith Dirk Westervelt Steven Rosenblum |
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| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60 million |
| Box office | $242 million |
Journey to the Center of the Earth (also promoted as Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D or Journey 3-D) is a 2008 American 3D science fantasy adventure film directed by Eric Brevig and starring Brendan Fraser, Anita Briem, and Josh Hutcherson. It is not considered a sequel or a remake of the 1959 film, Journey to the Center of the Earth. This film was released on July 11, 2008 in 3D and 2D theaters by New Line Cinema. This film was also the introduction for the special "4D" motion effects cinema in Seoul, South Korea, which feature tilting seats to convey motion, wind, sprays of water and sharp air, strobe lights to mimic lightning, fog, scents, and other theatrical special effects. This format is known as 4DX. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics and it earned $242 million on a $60 million budget.
In the opening scene, Max Anderson (Jean-Michel Paré) is being pursued by a Giganotosaurus. Max then comes across a fissure vent. When he tries to jump across, he falls while calling out the name of his brother. Ten years later, Max's brother volcanologist Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser) is visited by Max's son, Trevor's 13-year-old nephew Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson). In a box of items that belonged to Max is a book, Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne. Notes written by Max are found inside the book.
In Trevor's volcanology laboratory, a device shows activity on Snæfell, a dormant volcano in Iceland. Trevor and Sean travel to Iceland to investigate. They try to contact Icelandic volcanologist Sigurbjörn Ásgeirsson, but instead encounter his daughter Hannah Ásgeirsson (Anita Briem) since her father had died some years earlier. It turns out that Sigurbjörn and Max were both Vernians, a group of people who believe the works of Jules Verne to be fact and not fiction.
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