An incredibly cheesy knockoff of indiana jones, king solomon s mines is a poorly made actioncomedy that falls flat. Watch king solomons mines online stream full movie. Ever in search of adventure, explorer allan quatermain richard chamberlain agrees to join the beautiful jesse huston sharon stone on a mission to locate her archaeologist father, who has been. In the 1980s, he appeared as leading man with king solomon s mines 1985, and played jason bournedavid webb in the television film version of the bourne identity 1988. King solomon s mines richard chamberlain sharon stone herbert lom 1985 adventurer allan quatermain richard chamberlain helps a girl sharon stone find her father, kidnapped in africa by a german colonel herbert lom. Richard chamberlain does a good job playing allan quartermain. An incredibly cheesy knockoff of indiana jones, king solomons mines is a poorly made actioncomedy that falls flat. King solomon s mines movie trailer 1985 plot synopsis. Allan quatermain and the lost city of gold wikipedia. It clearly spoofs the indiana jones franchise that was popular at the time, and as such, it s a nonstop sendup of tribal warfare, colonialism, nazis, cannibalism, archaeology, and explosions. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. King solomon s mines is a 1985 action and adventure film loosely based on the novel king solomon s mines 1885 by h. King solomons mines 1985 movies and films database. Missing fathers, tribal stereotypes, and john rhysdavies fill out the adventure that is bland and uninvolving.
Kerr s spouse has disappeared somewhere in africa while attempting to unearth the longlost diamond mines of king solomon. Mar 31, 2008 clip from the 80s movie king solomons mines starring richard chamberlain and sharon stone. King solomons mines lobby card with richard chamberlain. It clearly spoofs the indiana jones franchise that was popular at the time, and as such, its a nonstop sendup of tribal warfare, colonialism, nazis, cannibalism, archaeology, and explosions. The plot having jesses father hiding the map of king solomons mines.
Rider haggard and hot on the heels of that film s success cannon films, came along king soloman s mines with richard chamberlain. A adventurer that is hired by a archeologist sharon stone in one of her earlier film roles. Nov 23, 1985 the story of king solomon s mines, the perennially popular adventure novel that h. About two days later, my front door bell rang, and it was the boys there to give me a gift. African territory in an attempt to locate an explorer who went missing during his search for the fabled diamond mines of king solomon.
King solomons mines movie 1985 richard chamberlain. Fortune hunter allan quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to help her find her missing father lost in the wilds of 1900s africa while being pursued by hostile tribes and a rival german explorer. Parents need to know that king solomon s mines is one of five remakes of the 1885 novel about exploring asofyetunknown parts of africa. With richard chamberlain, sharon stone, herbert lom, john rhysdavies. As jessie and quatermain head off into the unknown, there are crocodiles, lions, and other human beasts to conquer before the father or the mines hove. Allan quatermain is a hunter and wilderness guide in africa. Ever in search of adventure, explorer allan quatermain richard chamberlain agrees to join the beautiful jesse huston sharon stone on a mission to locate her archaeologist father, who has been abducted for his knowledge of the legendary mines of king solomon. King solomons mines dvd netflix rent movies and tv. Kidnapped by a goofball nazi herbert lom and a boastful turk raiders costar john rhysdavies, allan must save him before the wrong people find all that gold. Mar 30, 2017 king solomon s mines 1985 movie pictures and artwork. King solomon s mines a group of daring explorers led by allan quartermain cedric hardwicke searches the african continent for the lost diamond mines of solomon, in.
King solomons mines 1985, richard chamberlain action. The 2004 twopart tv miniseries king solomons mines starred patrick swayze and alison doody. King solomon s mines lobby card with richard chamberlain. Richard chamberlain, sharon stone, herbert lom, john rhysdavies, ken gampu, june buthelezi, sam williams, shaike ophir, fidelis cheza, mick. Mar 07, 2020 king solomons mines might impress a kid on a rainy saturday afternoon, but there are so many better movies that it feels like the movie might as well be forgotten. King solomons mines dvd richard chamberlain, sharon. Many nights of cheese fests followed, but none were as successful as the night we watched king solomon s mines. King solomons mines vhs, 1997, movie time for sale. King solomons mines allan quartermaine wiki fandom. Richard chamberlain is the hero in this romp, trying to help the pretty blonde heroine locate a her father, or failing to do that b locate king solomon s mines. A long time ago, i was introduced as an outsider to a group of boys who would get together once a month to have a cheese fest of real bad movies. Now youll be able to watch and understand any movie. In this 1985 adventure, jesse huston sharon stone hires allan quatermain richard chamberlain to find her father, believed lost on an expedition to find the fabled king solomon s mines. Fortune hunter allan quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to help her find her missing fathe.
In this 1985 adventure, jesse huston sharon stone hires allan quatermain richard chamberlain to find her father, believed lost on an expedition to find the fabled king solomons mines. The movies included sky pirates 1986, king solomons mines 1985, allan quatermain and the lost city of gold 1986, river of death 1989, high road to china 1983, indiana jones and the last crusade 1989 and indiana jones and the temple of doom 1984. King solomon s mines is a 1950 technicolor adventure film, the second of five film adaptations of the 1885 novel of the same name by henry rider haggard. Richard chamberlain stars as adventurer allan quatermain, whos hired by a. Though most of the violence leans more toward the cartoonish.
Discovering that professor huston has been captured by a german military expedition on the same quest, the two rival expeditions clash as they shadow each other, but will our intrepid heroes get there first. King solomon s mines is a 1985 action adventure film, the fourth of five film adaptations of the 1885 novel of the same name by henry rider haggard. I thought king solomon s mines was beautifully done. Contact info view agent, publicist, legal on imdbpro. As the kidnappers, led by sinister german military officer bockner herbert lom, journey into the wilds of africa, allan and jesse.
He has been kidnapped in africa by a turk john rhysdavies and a german colonel herbert lom who are determined to. Herbert lom, john rhysdavies, richard chamberlain, sharon stone. The villains are very well played and very nicely made fun of by the actors portraying them. Rider haggard s 1885 adventure novel, has been adapted to the following films. King solomons mines 1985 dvd richard chamberlain new. Ive loved most of the films made of it one exception was a comedy version with richard chamberlain, but that was fun in its way as well but this is absolutely the best version. Missing fathers, tribal stereotypes, and john rhys. As a kid of the 80s, it is kind of fun to revisit it, but overall, my hohum memory of king solomons mines holds true. He has been kidnapped in africa by a turk john rhysdavies and a german colonel herbert lom who are determined to extract the secret location of king solomon s mines from the stubborn man. King solomon s mines might impress a kid on a rainy saturday afternoon, but there are so many better movies that it feels like the movie might as well be forgotten.
Her acting was superb but her makeup and hair was not of the period, and always seemed to make her look out of place next to the other actors. King solomons mines is a 1985 action adventure film, the fourth of five film adaptations of the 1885 novel of the same name by henry rider haggard. King solomons mines, las minas del rey salomon, as minas do rei salomao description. Starring richard chamberlain the thorn birds and oscar nominee sharon stone casino, king solomon s mines. Starring richard chamberlain the thorn birds and oscar nominee sharon stone casino, king solomons mines is truly stirring entertainm. It isnt raiders of the lost ark but it is a pretty good time. It stars richard chamberlain, sharon stone, herbert lom and john rhysdavies. This version of the story was a light, comedic take, deliberately referencing and parodying indiana. Released 1985, king solomon s mines stars richard chamberlain, sharon stone, herbert lom, john rhysdavies the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out of 100. He is contracted by sir henry curtis to find curtiss brother george, who disappeared somewhere in darkestafrica in search of the legendary diamond mines of literaturethebibles king. Lee thompson mgm king solomon s mines vhs richard chamberlain, sharon stone. But its such an obvious homage one cant help but to forgive and forget from the very start.
Lee thomson directing an energetic richard chamberlain and a beautiful prefame sharon stone. King solomons mines 1985 film sonicwbii wiki fandom. Richard chamberlain became the leading heartthrob of early 1960s tv. Another film based on haggards allan quatermain is the 1987 cannon release allan quatermain and the lost city of gold, which was filmed concurrently with its 1985 king solomons mines and also starred richard chamberlain and sharon stone.
Fortune hunter allan quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to help her find. I thought patrick swayze was an excellent choice for alan quatermain. King solomons mines movie trailer 1985 plot synopsis. An adventurous quest for a treasure hidden in king solomon s mines, based on h. King solomon s treasure 1979, a britishcanadian low budget version. See more ideas about king solomon s mines, king solomon and richard chamberlain. He has been kidnapped in africa by a turk john rhysdavies and a german colonel herbert lom who are determined to extract the secret location of king solomon s mines from. King solomons mines is een amerikaanse film uit 1985 van j. I particularly like the way secretly sharon stones shorts within the film start as. We all agreed that this was the best worst movie we had ever seen. King solomons mines vhs, 1997, movie time for sale online. He has been kidnapped in africa by a turk john rhysdavies and a german colonel.
When it was over, i shyly suggested a movie called king solomon s mines. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 5. Read the king solomon s mines movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. I usually get heavy material, said chamberlain, but this movie is funny. Richard chamberlain and sharon stone turn in good performances and the. He has been kidnapped in africa by a turk john rhysdavies and a german colonel herbert lom who are determined to extract the secret location of king solomon s mines from the. Mines movie, king solomons mines trailer,king solomons mines 1985, j. Read the king solomons mines movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Richard chamberlain stars as adventurer allan quatermain, who s hired by a. King solomons mines 1985, richard chamberlain action movie. I didnt notice any fading, blurs, or shadows in the transfer, which is good. Richard chamberlain s adventurer and fortune hunter, quatermain, teams up with sharon stone s damsel to find king solomon s legendary mines before the germans. Rider haggard wrote a century ago, may be discerned in the new movie of that name that opened yesterday at.
They had never heard of the film, or hadnt seen it yet. The mpeg1 version suffered from video dropouts through out the entire movie. It stars richard chamberlain, sharon stone, herbert lom and john. Lee thompson and starring richard chamberlain, herbert lom, john rhysdavies, ken gampu. Richard chamberlain full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Richard chamberlain, sharon stone, herbert lom akas. As a kid of the 80s, it is kind of fun to revisit it, but overall, my hohum memory of king solomon s mines holds true. The story of king solomon s mines, the perennially popular adventure novel that h. Rider haggards classic adventure novel king solomon s mines dispenses with much of the original story in favor of a standard indiana jonesesque melodrama, complete with claimjumping villains, snarling russian soldiers, an ancient and.
King solomons mines 1985 stream and watch online moviefone. Clip from the 80s movie king solomons mines starring richard chamberlain and sharon stone. Richard chamberlain s adventurer and fortune hunter, quatermain, teams up with sharon stones damsel to find king solomon s legendary mines before the germans. This is the closet you will come to a spinoff of the indiana jones movies. The action in this routine adventure film would be modeled on the. King solomons mines 1985 richard chamberlain, sharon stone. Stars who have tried to revive their careers by posing for. Read the king solomons mines plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at.
King solomons mines 1950 when king solomons mines opened in november 1950, some critics dismissed it as simply a tarzaninspired adventure and not much more. King solomons mines movie 1985 richard chamberlain, sharon. Rent king solomon s mines 1985 starring richard chamberlain and sharon stone on dvd and bluray. King solomons mines is a movie starring richard chamberlain, sharon stone, and herbert lom. The image measures 1124 1600 pixels and was added on 26 december 19. Rider haggards celebrated novel, this fast moving screen international action safari is a very wicked jungle brew chicago tribune. King solomons mines dvd richard chamberlain, sharon stone. Richard chamberlain stars as adventurer allan quatermain, whos hired by a young woman played by sharon stone to help her search for her father who went missing while looking. Olive films has just released a bluray of king solomon s mines, and as this is a movie ive returned to from time to time over the years, i can say that it looks solid and firm in high definition. Sharon stone, john rhysdavies, richard chamberlain, herbert lom ever in search of adventure, explorer allan quatermain agrees to join the beautiful jesse huston on a mission to locate her archaeologist father, who has been abducted for his knowledge of the legendary mines of king solomon.
We watched three movies, and laughed until we cried. Read the king solomon s mines plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. Mines movie,king solomons mines trailer,king solomons mines 1985, j. Allan quatermain and the lost city of gold is a 1986 american adventure comedy film directed by gary nelson and released in west germany on december 18, 1986, and in the united states on january 30, 1987. Richard chamberlain list of movies and tv shows tv guide.
The image measures 1600 1124 pixels and was added on 26 december 19. Rider haggards classic adventure novel king solomon s mines dispenses with much of the original story in favor of a standard indiana jonesesque. Lee thompson mgm king solomons mines vhs richard chamberlain, sharon stone. This may go down in cinematic history as the first movie where a kick to. King solomons mines the 1985 action adventure movie featuring richard chamberlain and sharon stone at the award winning 80s movies rewind. But in fact, sir henry rider haggards novel king solomons mines had been published in 1885 and even helped spawn the tarzan stories by edgar rice burroughs the first of which appeared in 1912.
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