The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006) (TV)

Director:

Jonathan Frakes

Writers:

Marco Schnabel (written by)
David N. Titcher (characters)

Release Date:

3 December 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Tagline:

New Continent. New Adventure. Still No Clue.

Plot:

Librarian-turned-adventurer Flynn Carsen endeavors to find King Solomon's mines.

Plot Keywords:

King Solomon | Mine | Beach | Tribal Dance | Skull

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Noah Wyle	...	Flynn Carsen
Gabrielle Anwar	...	Emily Davenport
Bob Newhart	...	Judson
Jane Curtin	...	Charlene
Olympia Dukakis	...	Margie Carsen
Erick Avari	...	General Samir
Hakeem Kae-Kazim	...	Jomo
Robert Foxworth	...	Uncle Jerry
Zahn McClarnon	...	Tommy Yellow Hawk
Lisa Brenner	...	Debra
Jonathan Frakes	...	Debra's Husband
Peter Butler	...	Ahjmed
Tertius Meintjes	...	Rogan (as Tertius Meintjies)
Dawie Ackermann	...	Arthur Dawson (as David Ackermann)
Mehboob Bawa	...	Moroccan Taxi Driver

Also Known As:

The Librarian II: Return to King Solomon's Mines (Australia) (DVD title)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Arabic

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-11 | Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:6

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa

Trivia:

During the hippo attack, the danger was not exaggerated. According to a number of studies and gathered statistics, hippos kill more humans than any other animal native to Africa.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Flynn first sees the map, he says it has strange characters on it, when they are, in fact, hieroglyphics. Since he's got at least one degree in Ancient Egyptology (according to the first movie), shouldn't he have recognized the characters for what they were?

Quotes:

[Jomo is handing Flynn a chocolate bar at the airport]
Flynn Carsen: For the Hippos?
Jomo: For the Hippos!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Casablanca (1942)

Silly, but a lot of fun

If you don't take it too seriously you'll really enjoy this. Noah Wyle returns as the Librarian Flynn. This time he sets out to find King Solomon's Mine together with the help of fellow "nerd" Emily Davenport (Gabrielle Anwar). I found a lot of similarities to Indiana Jones as well as The Mummy is this film. But it did not ruin the Librarian 2 for me at all. It's still different enough to stand alone. I think the character Flynn makes this movie. He is an interesting and well written character who really entertains. I also enjoyed the addition of Gabrielle Anwar, whose love/hate relationship with Flynn creates some nice laughs. Overall The Librarian 2 has enough action, adventure and twists to keep you interested. Basically if you liked the first one, you'll like this one.