The Relic (film)
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| The Relic | |
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| Directed by | Peter Hyams |
| Produced by | Gale Anne Hurd Sam Mercer |
| Written by | Douglas Preston (novel) Lincoln Child (novel) Amy Holden Jones (screenplay) John Raffo (screenplay) Rick Jaffa (screenplay) Amanda Silver (screenplay) |
| Starring | Penelope Ann Miller Tom Sizemore Linda Hunt James Whitmore |
| Music by | John Debney |
| Cinematography | Peter Hyams |
| Editing by | Steven Kemper |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 10 January 1997 |
| Running time | 110 min |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40,000,000 |
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The Relic (1997), is a film starring Tom Sizemore, Penelope Ann Miller and Linda Hunt. This Peter Hyams directed feature is based on the best selling novel of the same name and Reliquary which was released in 1998, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. It is rated R for monster violence and gore and for language.
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[edit] Taglines
- There are secrets better left unknown and treasures better left undiscovered... In 1995, an expedition found something that turns myths into nightmares. Something that gives shape to fear, and form to evil. Something as powerful as it is deadly... They should never have seen it. They should never have touched it. And then—They did the unthinkable. THEY BROUGHT IT BACK.
- The next evolution in terror.
- What terrifies you...?
[edit] Synopsis
A researcher at the Field Museum of Chicago returns from South America with some crates containing his findings. When the crates arrive at the museum without the owner there appears to be very little inside. However, police discover gruesome murders on the cargo ship that brought the crates to the US and then another murder in the museum itself. Investigating the murders is Lt. Vincent D'Agosta who enlists the help of Dr. Margo Green at the museum—she has taken an interest in the contents of her colleague's crates. Unknown to both there is a large creature roaming the museum which is gearing itself up for a benefit reception which the city's mayor is to attend.
[edit] Cast
- Penelope Ann Miller — Dr. Margo Green
- Tom Sizemore — Lt. Vincent D'Agosta
- Linda Hunt — Dr. Ann Cuthbert
- James Whitmore — Dr. Albert Frock
- Clayton Rohner — Det. Hollingsworth
- Chi Moui Lo — Dr. Greg Lee
- Thomas Ryan — Tom Parkinson
- Francis X. McCarthy — Mr. Blaisedale
- Constance Towers — Mrs. Blaisedale
- John Kapelos — McNully
- Don Harvey — Spota
- Dave Graubart — Eugene
[edit] Production
The novel was adapted into screenplay form by Amy Holden Jones (who wrote the screenplay for Indecent Proposal). Producer Gale Anne Hurd commissioned Jones to do a rewrite with three other screenwriters in order to produce a shorter, more compact version of the script.[citation needed] Many characters were removed and or merged with others. The book's location was changed due to the American Museum of Natural History being unavailable and so the production was moved to the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.
[edit] Reaction
Despite garnering multiple genre awards, and getting some appraisal from critics, the movie didn't fare so well financially at the box office. According to the cover it was given two thumbs up by Siskel and Ebert. Awards included the Stockholm Film and Fantasy Awards and a nomination for the lead actor Tom Sizemore at Boston. However, The Relic has found an audience as a cult hit. Leonard Maltin give it 2½ out of 4 stars and stated, "Yes, it's "ALIEN in a museum," but not bad. The monster, done both "live" and by computer graphics is especially impressive, but the explanation for it is laughable."
[edit] External links
- The Relic at the Internet Movie Database
