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Director:
Albert Pyun
Writers:
Regina Davis (writer)
Albert Pyun (writer)
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Release Date:
26 February 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Fantasy more
Tagline:
Venture to the core! more
Plot:
A nerdish teenager goes looking for her missing archaeolist father, and stumbles into a strange underground civilization. full summary | add synopsis
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Kathy Ireland Journeys to the Center of the Earth! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kathy Ireland ... Wanda Saknussemm

William R. Moses ... Guten 'Gus' Edway
Richard Haines ... Prof. Arnold Saknussemm

Don Michael Paul ... Robbie
Thom Mathews ... Charmin'
Janet Du Plessis ... General Rykov / Shank / Claims Officer

Simon Poland ... Consul Triton Crassus / The Mailman
Linda Kerridge ... Roeyis Freki / Auntie Pearl
Kristen Trucksess ... Stacy
Lochner De Kock ... Professor Ovid Galba / Professor Paddy Mahoney

Deep Roy ... Mambino
Albert Maritz ... Mago / Maintenance Worker / Evangelist / Pack Slag Jack
Russel Savadier ... Loki
Denis Smith ... Anchorman
James Lithgow ... Donaldson / Wrestling Announcer / Emcee
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Odeon
Wanda (USA) (TV title)
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Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA | South Africa
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Certification:
USA:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The last name for the main character is taken from Arne Sakneusemm, the Icelandic scientist who traveled to center of the earth in Jules Verne's "Journey to the Center of the Earth". more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Kathy Ireland briefly loses her squeaky voice when she's doped up on the table. She laughs and says in a deeper voice (probably her real one), "You think I'm an alien?" more
Quotes:
Wanda Saknussemm: Bitchin'! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Alien from L.A. (#6.16)" (1993) more
Soundtrack:
Once Upon a Time more

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9 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
Kathy Ireland Journeys to the Center of the Earth!, 3 November 2000
Author: SanDiego from The Beach

Campy spoof combining elements of 'Journey to the Center of the Earth,' 'Indiana Jones,' exploitation B-movies of the 60's, and apocalyptic science fiction movies of the 80's. Kathy Ireland is so bizarre in the role of an explorer following in the footsteps of her famous father (as in 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' no less) it's like watching a car accident. You just have to watch though you know it's wrong...oh so wrong. (Apparently popular enough to warrant a sequel that actual takes the title of Jules Verne's classic, "Journey to the Center of the Earth." There are many versions with that title but only one features a cameo return by Kathy Ireland.) "Alien from L.A." is what they used to refer to as "Saturday afternoon matinee" or "popcorn movie" and is better than the sequel only because when "Alien" runs out of steam they strip Kathy down to a bikini top to finish out the movie. Nice trick. Worked for me.

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