King Solomon's Mines

  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Comedy
11/22/1985
100
PG-13

An action packed adventure, full of laughs and heroics.

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. As the kidnappers, led by sinister German military officer Bockner, journey into the wilds of Africa, Allan and Jesse track the party and must contend with fierce natives and dangerous creatures, among other perils.

Revenue:
$15,057,465
Budget:
$12,500,000

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  • Wuchak

    No-holds-barred send-up of Indiana Jones with Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone

    In the early 1900s a beautiful blonde, Jesse Huston (Sharon Stone), hires white hunter/adventurer Allan Quartermain (Richard Chamberlain) to find her father who went missing during his expedition to find the fabled King Solomons Mines in southeast Africa. Herbert Lom and John Rhys-Davies are on hand as heavies.

    Many moons ago I saw clips of King Solomons Mines (1985) and wrote it off as a campy knockoff of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), which of course was hugely successful and inspired several immediate imitations, like Romancing the Stone (1984) and Firewalker (1986). I thankfully finally decided to give it a chance because, while it IS a kn...

    June 1, 2020

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