The Librarian - Quest for the Spear
by Peter Winther
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Actor: Bob Newhart, Kelly Hu, Kyle MacLachlan, Noah Wyle, Sonya WalgerDirector: Peter Winther
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: David N. Titcher
Writer: David N. Titcher
Producer: Dean Devlin
Producer: J?rg Westerkamp
Producer: Kai Sch?rmann
Producer: Kearie Peak
Producer: Lawrence Steven Meyers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language); Latin (Original Language); Mongolian (Original Language); Portuguese (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 92 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-08-30
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Movie Reviews of The Librarian - Quest for the Spear
Movie Review: Light-Hearted Fun and Adventure
Summary: 4 Stars
The Librarian series should provide good fun for fans of the Indiana Jones genre, and "Quest for the Spear" does a fine job of introducing the premise and the continuing characters. Notably, we meet the nerdy-but-adventurous Flynn Carson (Noah Wyle), who is persuaded to abandon his comfortable niche as a professional student and apply for a job at the mysterious Metropolitan Library--which does indeed have books but is mainly dedicated to safeguarding legendary artefacts such as Pandora's Box and the Sword Excalibur. When the Spear of Destiny is stolen, Flynn, as the Librarian, must trek through the Amazon and over the Himalayas to thwart the villains determined to use the spear for evil purposes. Never mind a few holes in the plot; after this, viewers will never see librarians--or Bob Newhart--in the same way again.
Summary of The Librarian - Quest for the Spear
To be a librarian, you must master the Dewey Decimal System, ace internet research and, if you're new librarian Flynn Carsen (Noah Wyle), save the world! Wyle (ER) heads a sterling cast in a fun, fantastical, special effects-laden adventure that soars around the world from the Metropolitan Library to the Amazon jungle to the Himalayas. Geeky Carsen lands a job as the Librarian, keeper of such top-secret Met treasures as Excalibur and Pandora's Box. Then the Serpent Brotherhood, seeking world domination, steals one of three parts of the magical Spear of Destiny from the library. Only Flynn, aided by a gorgeous bodyguard, has the knowhow to thwart their plan. But does he know how to be a hero? He will - even if he has to gouge, kick, punch, brave Mayan death traps and plunge off icy precipices every inch of the way!DVD Features:
Additional Scenes:15 minutes of unaired bonus footage and special effects
Easter Eggs:Hidden interviews with cast
Featurette:Behind-the-scenes featurette including never-before-aired interviews with cast and crew Special effects featurette narrated by director Peter Winther
Introduction:Introduction by Noah Wyle
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Broadcast to record ratings on the TNT cable network, this Raiders-esque adventure does not go by the book, staring with its atypical action hero and his decidedly uncool profession. Flynn Carsen (Noah Wylie from E.R.) is a thirtysomething perpetual student who still lives with his mother (Olympia Dukakis). When his exasperated professor finally ejects him into the real world, Carsen's Holmesian deductive acumen lands him a job as the librarian at the Metropolitan Library. This is not an ordinary library. It houses history's most mythic artifacts, including the Ark of the Covenant, Pandora's Box, and the sword Excalibur. The fate of the world is in Carsen's hands ("That's so sad," he observes) when the dread Serpent Brotherhood steals the library's Spear of Destiny, and Carsen must retrieve it. His reluctant, and antagonistic, partner is Nicole (Sonya Walger), who is as skilled in martial arts as Carsen is schooled in the Dewey Decimal System. Bob Newhart and Jane Curtin add welcome comic relief, with Newhart, of all people, getting into the action by film's end. The humble hero (who would rather be known as "Flynn, the rather pleasant at parties"), somewhat cheesy special effects, and corny comedy make The Librarian a fun guilty pleasure. As Carsen proclaims, "Being a librarian is actually a cool job." This looks like the beginning of a beautiful franchise. --Donald Liebenson
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