Movie Trailer: Temple of Skulls - The Asylum’s Indiana Jones Knock-Off
The Asylum is best known for their cheap rip-off DVD movies, which includes such titles as: Transmorphers, Snakes on a Train, I Am Omega, Da Vinci Treasure, HG Wells’ War of the Worlds, AVH: Alien vs. Hunter, Monster (the Cloverfield rip) and Pirates of Treasure Island. AMC has termed the genre “Knockbusters”.
This April they have returned with an Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull knock-off titled Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls. Filmed on location in South Africa, Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls is actually a retelling of H. Rider Haggard’s novel King Solomon’s Mines, featuring the adventurer who was the inspiration for Indiana Jones. Watch the trailer for the film above, and as always, I want to hear your witty remarks in the comments below.
On a side note, Richard Chamberlain played Allan Quatermain in the horrible 1986 action/adventure comedy Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (Sharon Stone and James Earl Jones co-starred).
Andrea Bowen Biography
Andrea Bowen began her life as a professional performer on Broadway in New York at the age of six, playing young Cosette in “Les Misérables,†becoming the youngest Cosette in the show’s 16-year run. She went on to originate the role of Marta Von Trapp in the original cast of the Broadway revival of “The Sound of Music,†with Richard Chamberlain, and the role of Adele in the Broadway musical production of “Jane Eyre.†While performing on Broadway, she also began to guest star on many New York-based TV shows, such as “Law & Order†and “Third Watch.†She also appeared in the films “New York Crossing†and “Highball.â€
Prior to being cast in “Desperate Housewives,†Andrea played the role of Zooey Glass in the ABC primetime series “That Was Then.†She also played 12-year-old genius Riley Ellis in a recurring role on Fox’s “Boston Public.†She has essayed a wide variety of roles in her numerous guest star appearances, including an ill-tempered and foul mouthed foster child on “One Tree Hill,†and a shy, suicidal teenager on “Nip/Tuck.“
Andrea has also found success as a voiceover artist, lending her vocal talents to many projects, including the film “Ice Age†and two recently completed animated pilots for the Cartoon Network, “Party Wagon†and “Ben-10.â€
As a recording artist, she can be heard on the original cast albums of “Jane Eyre, The Musical†and “The Sound of Music, ’98 Broadway Revival,†as well as “Night of the Hunter,†“Broadway Kids Sing America†and the Sugar Beats discs “Car Tunes†and “Christmas Albumâ€.
Andrea is the youngest of six siblings, each of whom has found considerable success as a performer on Broadway and in film and television. She currently lives with her mom and dad in the Los Angeles area. In addition to acting, she is an accomplished singer and dancer who also enjoys swimming and horseback riding. She loves to read and was recently named Student of the Year for academic achievement at her 8th Grade culmination.
Jenny Agutter Biography
Jenny Ann Agutter was born on 20th December 1952 in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK. She was the daughter of a British Army Officer and spent her childhood travelling and living in many different countries. Her film career began in 1964 at the age of 12 in East of Sudan and was quickly followed by Ballerina in 1965 and A Man Could Get Killed in 1966. Other films and television appearances in her early career include Gates to Paradise and Long After Summer (1967); Star! (1968); I Start Counting (1969); The Great Inimitable Mr Dickens and The Wild Duck (1970).
In 1970 she appeared in what was probably her real big break as a child star - The Railway Children - playing the part of Bobbie. In 1971 Jenny went to Hollywood where she made many more films and television appearances. These include (1971) The Cherry Orchard; Walkabout and The Snow Goose with Richard Harris for which she received an Emmy Award, (1972) A War of Children and Shelley.
In 1976 another big break came when she starred in the science fiction film Logan’s Run in which she played Jessica alongside Michael York. In 1976 she also starred alongside Richard Chamberlain in the television production of The Man In The Iron Mask and The Eagle Has Landed with Michael Caine and Donald Sutherland. In 1977 she play Jill Mason in Peter Shaffer’s Equus with Richard Burton. Other films and TV appearances during the 70s included Dominique; School Play; The Riddle of the Sands and Mayflower: The Pilgrim’s Adventure.
In 1981 Jenny played Desdemona opposite William Marshall in Othello. Other Shakespeare performances include King Lear; Love’s Labour Lost as Rosaline for the BBC and Romeo and Juliet as Lady Capulet in 1994. During the 80s Jenny continued to make numerous films and television series including Sweet William and the TV mini series “Beulah Land†(1980); The Survivor; Amy and An American Werewolf in London (1981); This Office Life and Secret Places (1984); Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (1985); Dark Tower (1987); Miss Right (1988) and King of the Wind (1989).
In the 90s Jenny has concentrated mainly on television with roles in TECX; Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less; The All New Alexei Sayle Show; The Buccaneers with Sean Pertwee, Ewan McGregor and Catherine Zeta-Jones; And the Beat Goes On; September with Edward Fox, Michael York, Virginia McKenna and Jacqueline Bisset; A Respectable Trade with Warren Clarke, Anna Massey and Richard Briers. Films during this period included Child’s Play 2; Darkman with Liam Neeson; and Blue Juice. Jenny’s most recent television appearance was in 1998 as Mrs Bruce in two feature length episodes of the popular ITV series Bramwell in which she appeared with Jemma Redgrave. She has also made several guest appearances in TV shows The Red Dwarf; Boon; The Equalizer with Edward Woodward; The Twilight Zone; Magnum P.I. and The Six Million Dollar Man.
Jenny has been married to Johan Tham since the late 1980s. They have one son Jonathan, born in 1990, and live in Cornwall, England, UK. Her particular love is charity work for The Diabetic Association and NCH Action for Children - a charity which provides home and other help for homeless children - a charity she has been involved with for 5 years.