During the Civil War a group of Union soldiers and two Confederates escape the stockade using a hot-air balloon and end up on a strange Pacific island.During the Civil War a group of Union soldiers and two Confederates escape the stockade using a hot-air balloon and end up on a strange Pacific island.During the Civil War a group of Union soldiers and two Confederates escape the stockade using a hot-air balloon and end up on a strange Pacific island.
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- TriviaProducer Charles H. Schneer claimed that he chose this story after reading an article stating that Jules Verne's "Mysterious Island" was the most-looked-at book at public libraries.
- GoofsOn the surface of the water, you can see the masts of the sunken pirate ship extending above the surface. However, in the underwater shots the ship is fully submerged.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Captain Cyrus Harding: We deeply regretted we could not save the life of the man who had saved ours. A man who dedicated himself to ending strife among men. And when we returned to civilization, we all pledged ourselves to working for a peaceful and bountiful world, as Captain Nemo would have it.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: THE SIEGE OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 1865
- ConnectionsEdited from Tap Roots (1948)
- SoundtracksToccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
(uncredited)
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
[Played on organ by Captain Nemo]
The rest of the movie is pretty good, too. The special effects are wonderfully fun. The only really annoying thing is the stupidity of the characters. Case in point: after encountering a giant crab and a giant chicken, a guy and the girl (still looking great in that dress!) wander into a cave, and see giant honeycomb. "Hmm, interesting," they say. Then they hear this buzzing sound, and wonder what it is. "What's that buzzing noise?? It's getting closer..." I don't believe it is humanly possible to be that stupid. It's GIANT BEES, you idiots! Get out of there! Oops, too late. Now a colossal bee is cornering you. Didn't see that one coming, huh?
Worth watching for the FX and the dress.
8/10 stars.
- Chromium_5
- Dec 14, 2004
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- Also known as
- Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
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- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1(original & intended ratio, European theatrical ratio)