Lost Empire

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

The two-part TV miniseries The Lost Empire was loosely based upon Chang-En Wu's classic 16th century Chinese novel, His Yu Chi (Journey to the West). Updated to the present, the series was set in motion when American journalist Nick Orton (Thomas Gibson) agreed to track down the lost manuscript of Chang-En Wu's masterpiece, which had fallen into the proverbial wrong hands. Accompanied by a curious collection of mythical creatures, including the Monkey King (Russell Wong), a piglike human and a former cannibal, Nick found himself fighting evil and sorcery at every turn, secure in the knowledge that he would win the love of Kwan Ying (Bai Ling), the Goddess of Mercy, if he successfully completed his mission. Filmed partially in Prague by Hallmark Entertainment, The Lost Empire (later released to video as a 132-minute feature titled The Monkey King) was broadcast by NBC on March 11 and 12, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 (Pre-1954 Standard)
• Audio: Dolby Surround
• Subtitle: English
• Features:
  • • Full-screen version
    • 2.1 Dolby Surround
    • Digitally mastered
    • Interactive menus
    • Scene access
    • Production notes
    • Cast and crew information
    • Trailer
    • "The Lost Empire" game

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Director:

  Peter MacDonald

• Producer:

  David Henry Hwang, Steve Harding

• Screenwriter:

  David Henry Hwang

• Book Author:

  Chang-En Wu

• Cinematographer:

  David Connell, Martin Grosup

• Composer (Music Score):

  John Altman

• Editor:

  Colin Green, Kate Higham

• Production Designer:

  Martin Hitchcock

• Art Director:

  David Allday

• Executive Producer:

  Robert Halmi, Sr., Robert Halmi, Jr.

• Costume Designer:

  Barbara Lane

• Electrician:

  Iris Ng

• Visual Effects Supervisor:

  Matt Johnson