Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)

User Rating:

3.6/10   

Director:

Gary Nelson

Writers:

H. Rider Haggard (novel)
Gene Quintano (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

30 January 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

Richard Chamberlain returns in The sequel to "King Solomon's Mines"

Plot:

Allan Quatermain once again teams up with Jesse Hudson where the discovery of a mysterious old gold piece sends Quatermain looking for his long-lost brother, missing in the wilds of Africa after seeking a lost white race.

Plot Keywords:

Brothers | Slave | Loincloth | Fall | Ritual

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Richard Chamberlain	...	Allan Quatermain
Sharon Stone	...	Jesse Huston
James Earl Jones	...	Umslopogaas
Henry Silva	...	Agon
Robert Donner	...	Swarma
Doghmi Larbi	...	Nasta
Aileen Marson	...	Queen Nyleptha
Cassandra Peterson	...	Sorais
Martin Rabbett	...	Robeson Quatermain
Rory Kilalea	...	Dumont
Alex Heyns	...	Dutchman
Themsi Times	...	Nurse
Philip Boucher	...	Bartender
Stuart Goakes	...	Trader
Fidelis Cheza	...	Esbowe Warrior Chief

Also Known As:

Quatermain (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Zimbabwe

Company:

Golan-Globus Productions

Trivia:

To cut costs, the movie score was just a reuse of the material composed by Jerry Goldsmith for the first movie 'King Solomon's Mines (1985)'. Just half an hour of original music written by Michael Linn.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Wires clearly visible when Quatermain jumps through window

Quotes:

[referring to Sorais, the well-endowed evil queen, prancing about in her skimpy costume]
Allan Quatermain: I've seen some amazing things in my life, but never anything to compare with this.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in High Adventure (2001)

Hey! I liked it!...kinda

"...makes Plan 9 from Outer Space look like Citizen Kane...(?)" C'mon. A bit of hyperbole now and then is OK but this comment is a bit overdone. Hey, I liked this movie. Dumb? Yep. Lousy script. Yep again. I would guess that H. Rider Haggard would be rolling in his grave at the considerably less than good job they did on this one. Is it dog? Likely. I think that not only James Earl Jones did it for the paycheck. I think Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone and Henry Silva did it for the paycheck too. But, then Chamberlain made the Towering Inferno, which was not only bad but boring, in which he played a bad guy. But, seriously folks, getting back to this amusing remake of King Solomon's Mines, you can't take this film seriously. Too bad, though. Being one who loves costume dramas, the script does leave some talented people with little to do but try and keep a straight face while stumbling through the action. Check it out for yourself.