The Lost Empire
(Opičí král)
Release
2001
Genre
adventure, fantasy
Country
USA, Germany
Broadcaster
RTL, NBC
Production company
Babelsberg International Film Produktion, Hallmark Entertainment (USA), RTL (Germany)
Producer
Steve Harding, Robert Halmi Jr., Robert Halmi Sr.
Director
Peter MacDonald
Cast
Thomas Gibson, Ling Bai, Russell Wong, Kabir Bedi
Storyline
American Businessman and China Scholar, Nick Orton is enlisted by the Buddhist goddess of mercy to save his world from de-evolving to the time of the Demon Master Shu and the 5 Traditional Masters who wish for no progress to ever happen. Nick is given help in the form of The Handsome Monkey king, Pigsy and Friar Sand who must do battle with dragons, demons and a heavenly legal system to assure that Earth remains as it should be.
Links
Trailers / videos
In the Czech Republic
Production year
2000
Filming dates
2000
Locations
Prague (Barrandov Studios)
Post-production company
Universal Production Partners (UPP)
