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King Solomon's Mines (1985)
USA 1985 Color
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3.8/10 (94 votes)
Produced by: Cannon Group
Certification: USA:PG-13
Runtime: USA:100
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Directed by
J. Lee Thompson
Cast (in credits order) probably complete
Richard Chamberlain .... Allan Quatermain
Sharon Stone .... Jessie Huston
Herbert Lom .... Colonel Bockner
John Rhys-Davies .... Dogati
Ken Gampu .... Umbopo
June Bethelezi .... Gagoola
Sam Williams .... Scragga
Shai K. Ophir .... Kassam
Mick Lesley .... Dorfman
Vincent Van der Byl .... Shack
Bob Greer .... Hamid
Oliver Tengende .... Bushiri
Neville Thomas .... German Pilot
Isiah Murert .... Rug Carrier
Rocky Green .... Silent One
Calvin Johns .... Silent One
Isaac Mabhikwa .... Silent One
Brian Kagure .... Silent One
Stanley Norris .... Silent One
Anna Ditano .... Dogati Girl (Camp Follower)
Andrew Whaley .... German
Written by
H. Rider Haggard (novel)
Gene Quintano
James R. Silke
Cinematography by
Alex Phillips Jr.
Music by
Jerry Goldsmith
Production Design by
Luciano Spadoni
Costume Design by
Tony Pueo
Film Editing by
John Shirley
Produced by
Yoram Globus
Menahem Golan
Links with other movies
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| 1054.1 | BUSY::SLABOUNTY | Stand by stomach-here come banana. | Mon Mar 25 1996 21:34 | 14 | |
"Indiana Jones"-type stuff.
Allan helps Jessie find/rescue her father, while at the same
time tries to find a well-hidden diamond mine.
Not a bad movie, really. I can't say that I liked it as
much as I liked "Raiders of the Lost Ark", but the heroine
was much better looking in this 1.
This is the 2nd time this move was remade, altering only some
of the characters' names. Well, very probably some of the
plot also, but the plot summaries seem very similar.
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| 1054.2 | Not my cup o'tea | SWAM1::MILLS_MA | To Thine own self be True | Mon Mar 25 1996 21:51 | 7 |
No accounting for tastes, I thought this was one of the worst movies
I've ever seen. The scene with them rolling around in the pot where
they were going to be boiled with the vegetables was a ringer for the
"Killer Tomatoes" genre.
Marilyn
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| 1054.3 | MY EITHER | PCBUOA::CHENARD | Tue Mar 26 1996 15:40 | 7 | |
I was thrilled to see that this was going to be on Sunday then
realized it wasn't the Stewart Granger/King Solomon's Mines.
I was very disappointed. No one has shown this version in
a few years and I was going to tape it. I guess I will have
to wait some more.
Mo
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| 1054.4 | DYPSS1::COGHILL | Steve Coghill, Luke 14:28 | Tue Mar 26 1996 16:43 | 4 | |
I found it amusing that Jessie's skirt kept getting shorter and shorter as they neared the mines. Granger's was much better, but I think the 1985 version was fun. | |||||
| 1054.5 | CHEFS::HANDLEY_I | Funky Acid Baby! | Wed Mar 27 1996 09:36 | 6 | |
I thought this movie was awful, and it seems to get worse every time I
see it (it's been on T.V. a lot)
However, Sharon Stone certainly puts across a compelling argument to
tune in :^)
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