Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Eric Brevig

Writers (WGA):

Michael D. Weiss (screenplay) and
Jennifer Flackett (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

11 July 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Same Planet. Different World.

Plot:

On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.

Plot Keywords:

Center | Missing Brother | Earth | Cave | Mountain

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 15	5:00 PM	MAX
Fri. Nov. 20	6:50 PM	MAX

Cast

Brendan Fraser	...	Prof. Trevor Anderson
Josh Hutcherson	...	Sean Anderson
Anita Briem	...	Hannah Ásgeirsson
Seth Meyers	...	Professor Alan Kitzens
Jean Michel Paré	...	Max Anderson
Jane Wheeler	...	Elizabeth Anderson
Frank Fontaine	...	Old Man
Giancarlo Caltabiano	...	Leonard
Kaniehtiio Horn	...	Gum-Chewing Girl
Garth Gilker	...	Sigurbjörn Ásgeirsson

Directed by
Eric Brevig

Writing credits (WGA)
Michael D. Weiss		(screenplay) (as Michael Weiss) and
Jennifer Flackett		(screenplay) &
Mark Levin		(screenplay)
Jules Verne		(novel "Journey to the Center of the Earth")

Produced by
Cale Boyter	....	executive producer
Michael Disco	....	executive producer
Beau Flynn	....	producer
Brendan Fraser	....	executive producer
Cary Granat	....	producer
Charlotte Huggins	....	producer
Douglas Jones	....	co-producer
W. Mark McNair	....	executive producer
Alex Schwartz	....	executive producer
Mylan Stepanovich	....	co-producer
Evan Turner	....	executive producer
Tripp Vinson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Andrew Lockington

Cinematography by
Chuck Shuman

Film Editing by
Steven Rosenblum
Paul Martin Smith
Dirk Westervelt

Casting by
Vera Miller
Elisabeth Rudolph

Production Design by
David Sandefur

Art Direction by
Jean Kazemirchuk
Michele Laliberte		(supervising art director)
Re'al Proulx

Costume Design by
Mario Davignon

Makeup Department
Kathryn Casault	....	key makeup artist
Corald Giroux	....	key hair stylist
Gaétan Landry	....	hair stylist
Ghislaine Sant	....	hair stylist
Áslaug Dröfn Sigurðardóttir	....	makeup artist: Iceland

Production Management
Ronald Gilbert	....	production manager
Arni Hansson	....	unit production manager
Steven Kaminsky	....	post-production supervisor
Hélène Ross	....	production manager: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Manon Célestin	....	third assistant director
Renato De Cotiis	....	second assistant director
David Dozoretz	....	second unit director
Sean Dwyer	....	assistant director
Frank Ruszczynski	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
C. Scott Baker	....	set designer
Fabrice Callegher	....	property master
Benoit Camerlain	....	assistant painter
David Chow	....	digital set designer
Louis Frederic Denomme	....	set dresser
Katia Kim Depatie	....	assistant property master
Alain Giguère	....	head painter
Vincent Gingras-Liberali	....	assistant art director
Nicolas Godbout	....	assistant property master
Erik Gosselin	....	specialty prop fabricator
Ronny Gosselin	....	model supervisor: Montreal
Alexandre Juneau	....	assistant property master
Chris Klein	....	scenic painter
Denise Lafontaine	....	scenic painter
Michel R. Lambert	....	scenic technician
Céline Lampron	....	set designer
Jean-François Merlot	....	scenic painter
Daniel Newton	....	property master
Guy Pigeon	....	set designer
Michel Robichaud	....	painter
Benoit Robitaille	....	scenic technician
Jean-Michel Rossignol	....	sculptor/fabricator
Andrew Semple	....	sculptor
Jennifer Small	....	plant decorator
Lucie Tremblay	....	set designer
Louis Trudeau	....	scenic painter
Manon Boucher	....	specialty prop fabricator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Pascal Beaudin	....	sound recordist: Additional
Mark Berger	....	supervising re-recording mixer
Josee Bernard	....	boom operator
Jeff Davis	....	sound effects editor
Matt Dawson	....	adr mixer
Chris Diamond	....	assistant dialogue editor
Denis Dupont	....	boom operator
Peter Eliuk	....	assistant sound editor
Jeremy Duayne Elzinga	....	technical support: sound
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer: Los Angeles
Amy Giammarco	....	post audio coordinator
Dean Giammarco	....	sound re-recording mixer
Arni Gustafsson	....	sound mixer: Iceland
Dave Hibbert	....	foley artist
Robert Hunter	....	adr mixer
Robert Kowal	....	boom operator
Johnny Ludgate	....	sound effects editor
Louis Marion	....	location sound mixer
Christine McLeod	....	dialogue editor
Maureen Murphy	....	foley artist
Chris Navarro	....	adr mixer
Timothy Nielsen	....	sound designer
Timothy Nielsen	....	supervising sound editor
Bill Sheppard	....	supervising sound editor
Gordon Sproule	....	foley mixer
Cam Wagner	....	foley artist
Chris Ward	....	adr mixer/supervisor
James Wright	....	sound consultant: dolby

Special Effects by
Andy Aitken	....	key model maker
Andy Antoine	....	special effects assistant
Andy Antoine	....	special effects technician
Dana Campbell	....	special effects technician
Remi Caron	....	special effects technician
Ryal Cosgrove	....	special effects director
Mike Cozens	....	special effects foreman
Haukur Karlsson	....	pyrotechnician: Iceland unit
Eggert Ketilsson	....	special effects
Rob Langshaw	....	special effects assistant
Marc Reichel	....	special effects technician
Suzanne Simard	....	shop coordinator
Pascal Souvay	....	special effects
Philippe Souvay	....	special effects
Martin St-Antoine	....	special effects supervisor
Ryan Storm	....	special effects technician
Johannes Sverrisson	....	special effects technician
George Tucci	....	special effects technician
Tim Winchester	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Christopher Ahuja	....	visual effects production assistant
Ian Allard	....	digital artist
Marcus Alqueres	....	animator
Mathieu Archambault	....	digital compositor
Mostafa Badran	....	technical director
Raul Baeza	....	previs artist
Suzette Barnett	....	compositor
Manon Barriault	....	visual effects line producer: Mokko Studio
Geeta Basantani	....	matte painter
Geeta Basantani	....	senior compositor
Sebastien Beaulieu	....	CG supervisor
Judith Bell	....	digital compositor
Michaël Bentitou	....	digital artist
Danny Bergeron	....	visual effects executive producer: MOKKO Studio
Melissa Best	....	digital compositor
Jason Billington	....	digital compositor
Jason Booth	....	lead compositor
Liz Borges-Herzog	....	paint & roto artist
Jelmer Boskma	....	lead creature modeler: Frantic Films
Maryse Bouchard	....	digital texture artist
Marc Bourbonnais	....	3D lead technical director: Hybride
Xavier Bourque	....	digital compositor
Romain Bouvard	....	compositor: MOKKO Studio
Brent Breedveld	....	visual effects animator
Rémi Breton	....	previs artist
Wayne Brinton	....	digital compositor
Arnaud Brisebois	....	concept artist
Arnaud Brisebois	....	matte painting lead
Chris Brown	....	Stereoscopic conversion producer
Eloi Brunelle	....	digital compositor
Dorian Bustamante	....	previs artist
Jonathan Butchard	....	visual effects production coordinator: Frantic Films
Francis L. Camacho	....	layout & matchmove artist
D. Walt Cameron	....	digital compositor
John R. Carlson	....	visual effects coordinator: Meteor Studios
François Chancrin	....	animator: Hybride
Eddy Chan	....	CG artist: MOKKO Studio
Tim Christensen	....	digital compositor: Frantic Films
Eric Clement	....	CG supervisor
Patrick Comtois	....	layout lead
Patrick Comtois	....	modelling lead
Patrick Conaty	....	digital compositor
Bastien Cordier	....	render wrangler: Meteor Studios
Richard Cote	....	visual effects coordinator: MeteorStudios
Pierre Couture	....	visual effects producer: Meteor Studios
Cesar Dacol Jr.	....	modeling supervisor: Meteor Studios
Etienne Daigle	....	digital compositor
Mikaël Damant-Sirois	....	lighting artist
Shane Davidson	....	lead compositor
Mike Davis	....	simulation artist
Thierry Delattre	....	visual effects supervisor: Hybride
Stephen Delisle	....	digital compositor
Eric Desaulniers	....	tracking artist
Beatrice Desperrier	....	modeler: Meteor Studio
Louis Desrochers	....	CG artist: MOKKO Studio
Anouk Deveault-Moreau	....	visual effects coordinator: Hybride
Thai Son Doan	....	digital compositor
Jean-Francois Doucet	....	render wrangler: Meteor Studios
Christopher Downs	....	lighting technical director
David Dozoretz	....	senior pre-visualization supervisor
Guy Dubost	....	shot technical director: Meteor Studios
Conrad Dueck	....	digital effects artist: Frantic Films
Mathieu Dupuis	....	visual effects supervisor: Hybride
Sam Edwards	....	compositing supervisor: Meteor Studios
Christian Emond	....	lighting artist
Natascha Evans	....	character animator
Marta Ezcurra	....	I/O lead: Meteor Studios
Marta Ezcurra	....	I/O technician: Meteor Studios
Martin Fallon	....	render wrangler: Meteor Studios
Nina Fallon	....	visual effects producer: Rodeo FX
Maximilien Faubert	....	I/O supervisor: Mokko Studio
Michael Fellows	....	data supervisor
Bernat Ferragut	....	previs artist
Evan Feuerman	....	visual effects accountant
Anne Foged	....	digital compositor
Frederic Fortin	....	rigging supervisor
James French	....	animator
Michel Frenette	....	compositor: MOKKO Studio
Sébastien Gagné	....	digital compositor
Sigurjón F. Gardarsson	....	digital compositor
Jean-Renaud Gauthier	....	CG lead: MOKKO Studio
Eric Gervais-Despres	....	stereo technical director
Mathew Giampa	....	compositor
Aaron Gilman	....	animation supervisor
Christopher Gooding	....	render wrangler: Meteor Studios
Christopher Gooding	....	systems administrator: Meteor Studios
Jean-Francois Gravel	....	I/O technician
Jean-Francois Gravel	....	projectionist: Meteor Studios
Luis Alejandro Guevara	....	I/O technician
Stéphane Guévin	....	I/O technician: Meteor Studios
Stéphane Guévin	....	projectionist: Meteor Studios
Marc-André Guindon	....	pre-visualization supervisor
Alex Gurevich	....	technical director
Alexa Hale	....	visual effects assistant coordinator
Jeremy Hall	....	head of production
Annick Harmel-Tourneur	....	sequence supervisor
Pete Hartless	....	production coordinator (as Peter Hartless)
Connor Harty	....	software developer: Meteor Studios
Chris Harvey	....	visual effects supervisor: Frantic Films
Wesley Hatch	....	render wrangler: Meteor Studios
Daniel Hernandez	....	previs artist
John Higbie	....	layout artist
Chad Hofteig	....	post visualisation artist
Gael Hollard	....	digital compositor
Jean-Francois Houde	....	digital compositor: Hybride
Jason Howey	....	pre-visualisation artist
Chris Hummel	....	CG supervisor: Meteor Studios
Lucas Janin	....	technical director: Meteor Studios
Jason Jue	....	rotoscope artist
Dana Jurcic	....	visual effects production coordinator: Frantic Films
Michael Karp	....	layout supervisor: Meteor Studios
Michael Karp	....	matchmove supervisor
Joseph Kasparian	....	lead digital textures and lighting
Peter Keranov	....	digital compositor: Frantic Films
Ara Khanikian	....	digital compositor: Hybride
Sithiriscient Khay	....	digital matte painter
Jiwoon Kim	....	digital compositor
Dorian Knapp	....	previs artist
Julianna Kolakis	....	concept artist
Sean Konrad	....	compositor
Sean Konrad	....	technical supervisor
Matthew Kregor	....	assistant effects editor
Geneviève Labelle	....	compositor: MOKKO Studio
Eric Labranche	....	lighting artist
Alain Lachance	....	lead compositor: Mokko Studio
Alain Lachance	....	visual effects supervisor: MOKKO Studio
Raphael Lacoste	....	conceptual artist
Alain Lacroix	....	lead stereoscopic layout artist: Hybride
Mario Laforest	....	software development lead: Meteor Studios
Emanuel LaFrance	....	digital compositor: Meteor Studios
Yann Laliberte	....	compositor: MOKKO Studio
David Lalonde	....	rendering lead: Meteor Studios
Michel LeBlanc	....	simulation artist
Christine Leclerc	....	lead texture artist: Meteor Studios
Daniel Leduc	....	visual effects executive producer: Hybride
Francois Leduc	....	digital compositor: Hybride
Benoit Lefebvre	....	visual effects
Pier Lefebvre	....	matte painter
Sebastien Lepine	....	lighting
Danny Levesque	....	CG artist: MOKKO Studio
Joan Daniel Lillo	....	I/O technician: Meteor Studios
Michele Linse	....	visual effects coordinator
Benjamin Liu	....	pre-visualisation artist
Daniel Lowenberg	....	layout & matchmove artist
Brian Lutge	....	digital effects artist: Meteor Studios
Philippe Maalouf	....	modeler
Michael MacGillivray	....	visual effects production assistant
Jocelyn Maher	....	digital compositor
Yuan Mai	....	simulation artist
Jordan Marchand	....	render wrangler: Meteor Studios
Lisa Marra	....	visual effects coordinator
Ed W. Marsh	....	visual effects editor
Patrick Martel	....	lighting technical director: Meteor Studios
Richard Martin	....	visual effects supervisor: Hybride
Cynthia Maurer	....	digital compositor
Troy McBratney	....	visual effects production assistant
Ryan McDonald	....	software developer: Meteor Studios
Brian McKinnon	....	visual effects
Alexandre Ménard	....	lighting artist: Meteor Studios
Margarita Meza	....	previs artist
Jamie Minett	....	environmental artist
Jamie Minett	....	senior lighting artist
Charles Mitchell	....	render wrangler: Meteor Studios
Carlos Monzon	....	digital compositor
Sébastien Moreau	....	visual effects supervisor: Rodeo FX
Benoit Morin	....	digital artist
Christian Morin	....	digital compositor
Michael Morreale	....	executive producer: Amalgamated Pixels
Ben Myers	....	digital compositor: Frantic Films
Patrick Nagle	....	senior roto/paint artist
Nicholas Nakadate	....	digital artist
Salima Needham	....	digital compositor
Dragos Nicolae	....	render wrangler: Meteor Studios
Jeremy Nicolaides	....	stereoscopic conversion supervisor
Brandy Nightingale	....	visual effects coordinator
Nicolas-Alexandre Noel	....	CG supervisor: Hybride
Alison O'Brien	....	additional visual effects producer
Adam O'Brien-Locke	....	visual effects production assistant
Clayton Osmus	....	modeler
Alexandre Paillon	....	lighting artist
Marc-Antoine Paquin	....	technical director / software developer
Louis Paré	....	sequence lead lighting
Steve Pelchat	....	digital artist: Hybride
Cristin Pescosolido	....	lead compositor: Meteor Studios
Borislav Petrov	....	technical director: Frantic Films
Jonathan Piche-Delorme	....	digital compositor: RodeoFX
Patrick Piche	....	technical director: Hybride
Brian Pohl	....	pre-visualization supervisor
Devon Prenovost	....	systems administrator: Meteor Studios
Sonia Pronovost	....	animator
Francis Provencher	....	head of IT: Meteor Studios
Mark Pullyblank	....	animation supervisor: Frantic Films
Sébastien Quessy	....	visual effects artist
Pascal Raimbault	....	organic models supervisor: Meteor Studio
Yves Rainville	....	CG artist: MOKKO Studio
Gerardo Ramirez	....	previs artist
David Rand	....	lead effects artist
Mathieu Raynault	....	lead matte painter: Rodeo FX
Jonathan Reynolds	....	visual effects
Benjamin Ribière	....	Inferno compositor
Charles Richer	....	digital compositor: Mokko Studio
Robert Rioux	....	visual effects
Stéphane Rioux	....	digital compositor
Jean-Pierre Riverin	....	digital effects artist
Greg Rochon	....	compositor: MOKKO Studio
Taylor W. Rockwell	....	visual effects production assistant
Marc A. Rousseau	....	visual effects producer: MOKKO Studio
Craig Rowe	....	digital compositor
Guillaume Ruegg	....	texture-lighting artist: hybride
Matthew Sabourin	....	visual effects artist
Tara Schellenberg	....	visual effects production coordinator: Frantic Films
Richard Schipper	....	simulation artist
François Schneider	....	technical director
Michael Shand	....	visual effects supervisor: Frantic Films
Joshua Sherrett	....	lead artist
Randal Shore	....	visual effects producer: Frantic Films
Joao Sita	....	digital compositor
Irene Smirnova	....	model/texture artist
Brittany Smith	....	visual effects editor: Frantic Films
Kevin Sonnichsen	....	previs artist
Laurent Spillemaecker	....	Flame artist
Laurent Spillemaecker	....	compositor
Jana Spotts	....	visual effects producer: Meteor Studios
Frederic St-Arnaud	....	matte painter
Bret St. Clair	....	visual effects supervisor: Meteor Studios
Jubinville Steve	....	digital sculptor: Hybride
Strob	....	CG artist: MOKKO Studio
George Taylor	....	matchmover
Mark Theriault	....	visual effects
Sylvain Thibodeau	....	technical director (assets : Meteor Studios)
Joel Thompson	....	video editor
Peter Toufidis	....	conceptual artist: Hybride
Peter Toufidis	....	matte painter: Hybride
Christopher Townsend	....	visual effects supervisor
François Vachon	....	digital compositor
Raphael Valle	....	digital compositor
Paul Van Camp	....	effects animator: Meteor Studios
Chris Van Dyck	....	digital compositor: Frantic Films
Jean Frédéric Veilleux	....	digital compositor
Sebastien Veilleux	....	digital compositor
Celine Velasco	....	texture-lighting artist: Hybride
Jonathan Veltman	....	3D artist
Radu Vintila	....	director of technology: Meteor Studios
Mark Visser	....	lead technical director: Meteor Studios
Tom Voll	....	lighting technical director
Pat Wakefield	....	digital compositor
Tamara Watts Kent	....	visual effects producer
Adina Wernstedt	....	digital roto/paint artist
Blair Werschler	....	visual effects
Jeremy West	....	effects artist: Frantic Films
Chad Wiebe	....	CG supervisor: Frantic Films
Conrad Wiebe	....	visual effects software developer
Lori Williams	....	digital artist
Kyle Winkelman	....	animator
Ryan Yee	....	animator
Nate Yellig	....	technical animator: genalist
Karin Eunson-Ross	....	visual effects production manager: Frantic Films (uncredited)
Julianna Kolakis	....	creature modeler: Frantic Films (uncredited)
Bobby Silman	....	digital compositor: Frantic Films (uncredited)
Christian Zurcher	....	visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Lisa Marie Blair	....	stunt double
Alexandre Cadieux	....	stunt rigger
Jean-Mark de la Plante	....	stunt rigger
Marc Désourdy	....	stunt coordinator
Flint Eagle	....	additional stunt double: Brendan Fraser
Normand Gobeille	....	stunt rigger
Patrick Kerton	....	stunt double
Karine Lemieux	....	stunt double
Vi-Hung Luv	....	stunts
France Raymond	....	stunts: second unit
Martin Williams	....	head stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Sigurbjörn Búi Baldvinsson	....	video assist operator
Sylvain Bélanger	....	grip
Michel Bernier	....	first assistant camera: 'b' camera
Sylvain Bernier	....	gaffer
Yvan Brunet	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Stéphane Byl	....	lighting technician
Daniel Chrétien Jr.	....	electrician
Ken Coolen	....	HD technician
Bernard Couture	....	director of photography: second unit
Mathieu Décary	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Jonathan Devaney	....	gaffer: Iceland
David Dinel	....	best boy grip
Marc Ehrenbold	....	camera focus puller
Arnar Einarsson	....	key grip: Iceland
Frank Fisher	....	3-D camera system supervisor
Gilles Fortier	....	rigging gaffer
Maxime Imbeau	....	best boy grip
Soupharak Keoborakoth	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Martin Lamarche	....	gaffer: second unit
Eric Lefèbvre	....	rigging electric
Patrick Lima	....	technocrane operator: model unit
Kenneth MacKenzie	....	key grip: model unit
Geir Magnússon	....	best boy electrician: iceland
Pierre Malo	....	electrician
Pierre Malouin	....	dolly grip
Pierre Malouin	....	technocrane operator
Robert McLachlan	....	cinematographer: additional photography
Melanie Morin	....	rigging grip coordinator
Jeff Nichol	....	key grip: second unit
Sébastien Raymond	....	still photographer
David Reinhard	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Dennis Rogers	....	first assistant camera
Dennis Rogers	....	focus puller: "a" camera
D.J. Roller	....	first unit camera operator: Iceland
Claude Sauvageau	....	best boy grip
Daniel Sauvé	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Philip D. Schwartz	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Marco Venditto	....	electrician
Daniel P. Venti	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Stephen Wells	....	key grip

Animation Department
David Fournier	....	animator
Nick Fredin	....	animator
Mike Jahnke	....	animator
Jason Labbe	....	character rigging: Frantic Films
Velislava Nikolova	....	animator
Yann Tremblay	....	animator

Casting Department
Ann Frederick	....	casting associate
Vera Miller	....	casting: Montreal

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Henri Aubertin	....	costumer
Catherine Gélinas	....	key dresser

Editorial Department
Zoe Bower	....	post-production coordinator
Doug Mountain	....	3D DI technical consultant (as Douglas Mountain)
Jeff Olm	....	colorist
Elizabeth Ross	....	first assistant editor
Andrew Schwartz	....	color timer
Ryan Sheridan	....	high definition engineer
Peter G. Smith	....	assistant editor
David Sooc	....	editorial assistant
Rainer Standke	....	assistant editor: 3D temp conform
Jason Fabbro	....	additional colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
John Barrett	....	assistant score mixing engineer
Bob Bowen	....	music executive
Nicholas Dodd	....	conductor
Nicholas Dodd	....	orchestrator
Andrew Dudman	....	score mixer
Andrew Dudman	....	score recording engineer
Lindsay Fellows	....	music supervisor
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Bryan Lawson	....	music editor
Stephen Lotwis	....	music editor
Brendan Ostrander	....	assistant music editor
Neil Parfitt	....	assistant to composer
Michael White	....	synthesizer programmer

Transportation Department
Teresa Haney	....	transportation
Alexandre Juaneda	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Melanie Bergeron	....	key medic
Nathalie Bilodeau	....	stand-in
Lisa Marie Blair	....	photo double: Anita Brien
Unjoo Lee Byars	....	main title producer
Lyssa J. Caster	....	assistant: Brendan Fraser
Joshua Chamberlain	....	assistant: New Line Cinema
Luc Champagne	....	chef
Yannick Champagne	....	craft
Alexandra Church	....	assistant: Beau Flynn
Jean-Philippe Collin	....	stand-in
Tom Di Blasio	....	production accountant
Émilie Dussault	....	assistant to line producer
Nora L. Ferris	....	insurance broker
Vladimir Fuentes	....	assistant accountant
Ryan Gomez	....	post production assistant accountant
Jeff Gross	....	production resources
Kathleen Heffernan	....	assistant to producer
Jessica Kardos	....	human resources assistant: Meteor Studios
Nutan Khanna	....	researcher
Thor Kjartansson	....	location manager
Adrian Knight	....	location manager
Nathalie Lagacé	....	first assistant accountant
Balazs Laszlo	....	executive in charge of business and legal affairs
Cara Leiboritz	....	publicist
Cara Leibovitz	....	unit publicist
Jack Lilburn	....	assistant to director
Fred Meyers	....	HD engineer
Nick Nantell	....	assistant: Beau Flynn
Milena Popovic	....	script supervisor
Paolo Quintans	....	set production assistant
Brieann Rich	....	set medic
Michael Rich	....	production assistant
Nicholas Rich	....	key set medic
Lara Rosenoff	....	assistant location manager
Cyrus Ruiz	....	assistant to executive producer and production manager
Yanie Salvas	....	production coordinator
Bruce Schluter	....	title designer
Lise Servant	....	payroll accountant
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Maryn Silverberg	....	assistant: Beau Flynn
Graham Stumpf	....	3D delivery supervisor
Vance Wiese	....	underwater 3D specialist
Russell Lum	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Walden Media
• New Line Cinema

Distributors

• Walt Disney Company, The (2008) (worldwide) (all media)
• Global Asylum, The (2008) (worldwide) (all media)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Karo Premiere (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Pioneer Films (2008) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Village Films (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Entertainment in Video (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• FS Film Oy (2008) (Finland) (all media)
• New Line Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• New Line Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Meteor Studios
• Frantic Films
• Gentle Giant Studios
• Hybride Technologies (visual effects)
• Mokko Studio (digital visual effects)
• Persistence of Vision Entertainment (pre-visualization)
• Realities Studio
• Rodeo FX (visual effects)
• Third Floor, The (pre-visualization)
• Vital Distraction (previsualization)

Other Companies

• Cameron / PACE Fusion 3D  camera equipment provided by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• DBC Sound  audio post-production
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  additional ProTools systems supplied by
• On Tour Productions  grip and lighting equipment
• Orbit Digital  Avids / HD services
• PACE  camera equipment provided by (specialty HD equipment)
• Paramount Transportation Services  transportation services
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Truenorth Productions  production services

Also Known As:

Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D (USA) (3-D version)
Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated PG for intense adventure action and some scary moments.; Rated PG-13 for some bloody sci-fi violence. (special edition)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Icelandic

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Ireland:12A | Ireland:PG | Malaysia:U | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | Hong Kong:IIA | USA:PG (certificate #43069) | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Brazil:Livre | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:6 | USA:PG-13 (special edition) | Finland:K-11 | Peru:PT | South Korea:All | South Africa:10V (theatrical rating) | South Africa:13V (DVD rating) | New Zealand:PG | Germany:12 (f) | Sweden:7

Filming Locations:

Iceland

Company:

Walden Media

Trivia:

Indie film maker Paul Chart (American Perfekt (1997)) was originally signed to write and direct the picture and penned the original script. Chart left the project, however, after a decision was made to shoot the film in 3-D, uncomfortable with the possibility it would become more 'theme park ride' than the epic action-adventure film he envisioned. The Jules Verne novel was apparently one of his favorite pieces of literature. Chart was ultimately replaced with effects specialist Eric Brevig and the script was heavily retooled to emphasize the new 3-D format.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Trevor looks through the book in his flat, the shot jumps from in front of him to an over-the-shoulder view. He is reading a different page in each shot.

Quotes:

Hannah Ásgeirsson: [all climbing down] Just make conversation with me Sean.
Sean: So, uh, Hannah. Do you come here often?
Trevor: [laughs] That can't be the best you can do!
Sean: [yells] Hey! I'm trying to make converstation!
Hannah Ásgeirsson: It's OK. No Sean, I don't come here often.
[laughs]

Movie Connections:

Featured in Being Josh (2008) (V)

Pretty good stuff

Don't go and see 'Journey' if you're expecting either a solid interpretation of the Jules Verne novel, or a thrilling summer blockbuster. 'Journey' is light hearted fun, but as a piece of light hearted fun, it excels.

The story centres (no pun intended) around publicly abhorred professor Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser) whose lab in New York faces closure just as things are getting exciting (cough cough) with his research into volcanic something or other, a project derived from his obsession with the unexplained disappearance of his late brother. To further complicate things Trevor gets landed with his smart alec techy nephew Sean (Josh Hutcherson) and thus premieres a generic 'odd couple' relationship as the stuffy academic trades words and yo-yos with his post-mod companion.

Anyway, as soon as this gets underway, Trevor finds an excuse to jet off to Iceland where for one reason or another he descends two hundred feet into a volcano and after one big 3D disaster leads to another, he finds himself (big shock) at the centre of the earth, wherein he, Sean and annoying Icelandic guide Hannah (some unknown Icelandic actress making her unconvincing debut) encounter all manner of 3D perils and wonders including carnivorous plants, troublesome fish, massive great geyser thingies, and the impending doom threatened by an up and coming volcanic thermal heating up whereby everything gets roasted...oh, and a dinosaur...he's cool :D.

The good stuff? The storyline is a lot more cut to the chase than I've made it sound, the 3D effects are cracking, and despite being landed with the name 'Trevor', Brendan Fraser makes for a great lead. I've always been a casual fan of his since seeing the Mummy as a child, and whilst this role isn't much of a challenge for the erstwhile Fraser, he commands the screen when he's present and is thoroughly entertaining throughout. The kid who plays Sean is decent support as well. There are some truly great visuals, and although the mine cart chase disappoints, the raft ride does not; it's a visual feast and a great action piece that would be perfect if not for the 'we're on a fishing trip' line thrown in by Hutcherson.

The bad stuff? Hannah Asgeirsson is cringeworthy as the love interest/ guide figure, a character it is impossible to like or even find interesting. The storyline is pretty predictable, and in terms of story and set pieces, 'Journey' doesn't really offer anything that hasn't been done before, and often better. A couple of the jokes fall flat, and the 3D glasses are pretty annoying, although probably not nearly as bad as the film would be in 2D; I can only assume it loses much of its merit.

So 'Journey' is never going to compete with previous genre flicks such as Jurassic Park, but it never really sets out to, which is the salvation of the film; everything is done with a casual wink to the audience; we're all in on the joke that the film is a bit naff. Whilst you're in the cinema it's great fun, but on reflection 'Journey' is little more than a memory jog of better films. Go for the 3D cinema experience, but don't bother with the DVD, because the more you watch this, it's probably going to become more and more tired.

Ultimately, Journey to the centre of the earth is a solid family film that thankfully never tries to be anything more. Good summer fun, and the finest effects you'll see this summer.