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Overview
Release Date:
26 February 1988 (USA) moreTagline:
The people at the center of the earth are about to get a visitor. morePlot:
A nerdish teenager goes looking for her missing archaeolist father, and stumbles into a strange underground civilization. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
PLEASE! This movie is bad moreCast
(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 | ... | Gen. Rykov / Shank / Custom Officer | |
| Simon Poland | ... | Consul Triton Crassus / The Mailman | |
| Linda Kerridge | ... | Auntie Pearl / Roeyis Freki | |
| Kristen Trucksess | ... | Stacy | |
| Lochner De Kock | ... | Professor Paddy Mahoney / Professor Ovid Galba | |
| Deep Roy | ... | Mambino | |
| Albert Maritz | ... | Mago / Maintenance Guy / Evangelist / Pack Slag Jack | |
| Russel Savadier | ... | Loki | |
| Denis Smith | ... | Anchorman | |
| James Lithgow | ... | Donaldson / Wrestling Announcer / Emcee |
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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". moreGoofs:
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?" moreFAQ
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Even in her glasses wearing geek mode Kathy Ireland is very easy on the eyes but her acting is not easy to watch. Most of the actors in the film either take it way over the top (beyond "campy fun") or act slightly embarrassed at being there. The effects and soundtrack are nothing special and fairly low budget. The plot line REALLY stretches ones ability to suspend disbelief. Catch this one to laugh at if it comes on a premium movie channel or network Saturday afternoon TV, but DO NOT waist money on this thing.
One worthy mention for trivia purposes is that one of the underground mobsters is played by Deep Roy. Deep is now famous for playing (and doing it well) all the Oompa Loompas in Burton's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."