| Genre: | Sci-fi |
| Screenplay: | David M. Evans Robert Gunter |
| Director: | William Dear |
| Starring: | David Dundara Farrah Forke Tim Russ Jeffrey Nordling John Neville Fabiana Udenio |
| Narrator: | David Dundara |
| Theme Music Composer: | David Kurtz Christopher Franke |
| Country: | Canada United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Episodes: | 1 |
| Producer: | John Ashley |
| Cinematography: | Ronald Víctor García |
| Editor: | Barry L. Gold |
| Runtime: | 90 min. |
| Company: | Columbia Pictures Television |
| Network: | NBC |
Journey to the Center of the Earth is a 1993 TV film first aired on NBC. Starring Oscar-winning actor F. Murray Abraham and sitcom actress Farrah Forke, the film doubled as a pilot for a possible TV series.[1] The film is based on the 1864 novel of the same name by Jules Verne, about scientists trapped in a subterranean world.[2] [3]
Other cast members include David Dundara, Jeffrey Nordling, Tim Russ, John Neville, and Kim Miyori.[4] Outside the United States, the film was released theatrically in other territories by Columbia Pictures.
A team of explorers sets on a voyage to the Earth's core, following an earlier attempt years before. Their ship, Avenger, enters the lava chamber of an active volcano and uses an energy ray called a "sonic blaster" to blast through the flow. They enter in a subterranean world over 100 kilometers below the Earth's surface. The place is filled with many strange creatures. As they explore deeper into the caverns they encounter a yeti which the crew named Dallas that serves as their guide. Meanwhile, an unknown malevolent entity is attempting to recover the missing pieces of an Atlantean artifact known as the "book of knowledge" one of which a crew member of the Avenger brought with him, that will supposedly give massive powers to whomever possesses it.