Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

I wonder what more-famous franchise inspired this turkey?

"Sharon Stone...was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for this role, for which she lost to Madonna for Who's That Girl."

Wikipedia page here.

Books Selected and endorsed for Pure Weirdness by Your WU Team

Who We Are
Alex Boese Alex is the creator and curator of the Museum of Hoaxes. He's also the author of various weird, non-fiction, science-themed books such as Elephants on Acid and Psychedelic Apes. Paul Di Filippo Paul has been paid to put weird ideas into fictional form for over forty years, in his career as a noted science fiction writer. Contact Us

Posted By: Paul - Sun Nov 18, 2018
Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art | Literature | Movies | 1980s

Comments

How can anyone not like this movie? I mean, Richard Chamberlain as Allan Quatermain, Sharon Stone as Jesse Huston, James Earl Jones as Umslopogaas, and Henry Silva as Agon (great villain as all ways). For me it is entertainment with a way to spend an hour and a half not doing much of anything. A change from reading novels either fiction or historical.

Posted by Steve E. on 11/18/18 at 10:46 AM

I remember this as a drive-in offering at the time. Apparently it didn't make enough of a splash in an indoor theater.

Posted by KDP on 11/18/18 at 01:51 PM

Well, it's no Cannibal Holocaust (1980), but it is watchable.

Posted by Phideaux on 11/18/18 at 02:26 PM

It was so bad it was good! I watched it late at night while reviewing for a pysch exam.

agent j

Posted by agent j on 11/18/18 at 03:44 PM

Steve E.

Don't forget Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson as Queen Sorais. The whole movie was so over the top it survived on sheer momentum. It never slowed down long enough for you to realize how bad it was.

Posted by eddi on 11/18/18 at 08:55 PM

I especially like that though it clearly says "Quatermain," the announcer can't stop saying "Quartermain."

Posted by Dr. Fian on 11/19/18 at 10:20 AM

That movie did not take itself seriously. The production values were high and consistent. Really now, the scene where they are being cooked in a giant iron pot. That is so cartoonish and over the top. Richard Chamberlain played it to the hilt. The action was non stop. I enjoyed it very much. What were people expecting, The African Queen II?

Posted by Richard Chapman on 11/23/18 at 10:12 PM

Commenting is not available in this channel entry.