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Noah Wyle, Kyle MacLachlan, Sonya Walger, Jane Curtin, Kelly Hu ... see more see more... , David Dayan Fisher , Bob Newhart , Olympia Dukakis

A "professional student" lands a truly remarkable job in this witty made-for-TV fantasy adventure. Flynn Carsen (Noah Wyle) is a 30-year-old graduate student who has managed to collect a whopping 22 u... read more read more...niversity degrees; despite his brilliance, shy Flynn seems to have a hard time with the real world, and his mentor at school finally has him expelled so he can start putting his knowledge to work. Things are not much better for him at home, where his mother, Margie (Olympia Dukakis), wants him to meet a nice girl and settle down on his own. Needing a job, Flynn finds an unexpected opening with the New York Metropolitan Library, where Judson (Bob Newhart) and Charlene (Jane Curtin) hire him to look after a special collection. And a very special collection it is -- unknown to the world, the library has been caring for the world's most precious relics, including the Holy Grail, Pandora's Box, the Golden Fleece, the Sword of Excalibur and the Mona Lisa (the real one...turns out the Louvre only has a copy). It isn't long before Flynn learns how dangerous his job can be when he's approached by Lana (Kelly Hu) and Rhodes (David Dayan Fisher), members of a secret underground mob known as the Serpent Brotherhood who happen to know that Flynn is the new guardian of the Spear of Destiny -- and will stop at nothing to take it from him. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 46 min.

Directed by: Peter Winther

Release Date: December 5, 2004

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DVD Release Date: August 30, 2005

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  • bbcfloridabound
    September 10, 2011
    bbcfloridabound
    No more than the Indiana Jones of the library made for TV. 1st of 3 films in this series, I doubt I will waste my time with the other 2 movies, just to much better stuff out there. 2 1/2 stars
  • jjnxn
    April 12, 2011
    jjnxn
    Mindless but fun spoof of Indiana Jones and the like. Wyle is a geeky pleasure in the lead with Sonya Walger beautiful and tough as his protector. Bob Newhart, Jane Curtin and Olympia Dukakis add nice touches in small roles.
  • EightThirty
    July 5, 2010
    EightThirty
    01/07/2010 (DVD)

    A good one for the family. This is another one that looks too much like a TV series than an actual movie but it is surprisingly a good sitting.

    A nice round of usual comedy that is fitting for the family with an adventurous story that keeps things interesting.... read more

    The CGI is terrible but the film managed to keep me entertained.
  • ScoopOnline
    December 13, 2009
    ScoopOnline
    He didn't want to be a hero. He only wanted a job.
  • superclerk25
    January 2, 2008
    superclerk25
    This is a fun little movie. The special effects are normal for a made for tv flick but they do the job of letting you know what it is you are supposed to be seeing.
    The story was simple but the mythology was fun. The idea of this library that holds all the worlds secret things ... read morefrom history is pretty neat even though it did take some suspension of belief for you to accept the way it was shown to you.
    As I said, this is a fun movie and it isn't trying to be more than that.
    The acting is fine and there are some pretty funny parts here and there to keep things light hearted.
    Noah Wyle plays the part well and it was an interesting character to see him play after being so dang serious for all the years he was on ER.
  • hypathio7
    December 8, 2008
    hypathio7
    The producer Dean Devlin is fully taking advantage of the age of the nerd. Noah Wyle's character Flynn is a socially awkward career student who has powers of observation and deduction similar to Sherlock Holmes. He is mysteriously drawn to an interview at a Metropolitan Library... read more for a real job in the real world. He is hired and introduced to the mythical treasures hidden deep (the military got their security measures from the library) within the library's halls. An evil organization manages to steal an artifact and Flynn is thrown into an Indiana Jones type adventure. Flynn is spastic and not used to physical exertion, all he knows is books. So a no nonsense, good looking blond, martial arts expert named Nicole is assigned to protect him (much like the NBC show Chuck that began in 2007). Well it turns out the previous librarian (played by MacLachlan), believed to be dead and a love interest of Nicole's, is alive and leading the evil organization trying to piece together the three parts of a spear (the spear that pierced Jesus' side at the crucifixion, and can grant the bearer the ultimate power over life and death). So now because Flynn is an innocent man-child and MacLachlan has become power hungry, it is a battle between good librarian and bad librarian. This TV movie is filled with corny jokes, silly special effects, and no real suspense or thrills. It is too neatly packaged and made to run in the allotted time slot.
  • Doctor0Quinzel
    April 25, 2009
    Doctor0Quinzel
    I didn't expect much, I didn't get much.
  • ileo
    December 20, 2007
    ileo
    This is such a great film!
  • chadroesti
    April 3, 2007
    chadroesti
    uh...quit trying to be Indiana Jones...PLEASE!
  • wakramer
    January 16, 2010
    wakramer
    Made for TV movie. This is the first in a series. If you are going to watch them, you'll need to watch this one first.

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MaryAnn Johanson
November 30, 2006
MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher

It's all totally lighthearted and tongue-in-cheek and never dares to be serious about anything, which is refreshing. Full Review

David Cornelius
August 27, 2005
David Cornelius, eFilmCritic.com

It's a fun cheesy cable TV flick, a slice of winking B movie giddiness that charms us into smiling through all the nonsense. Full Review

Brian Lowry
February 23, 2012
Brian Lowry, Variety

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    • Flynn Carsen: Well then, we better call the police.
    • Charlene: Oh yeah, call the police. Tell them about the Spear of Destiny, the golden goose, the lost Ark. Enjoy your stay in the psych ward. I understand Thorazine comes in vanilla now.
    • Flynn Carsen: [after being told that he has to fly a helicopter with no prior experience] The main principles are lift and thrust...
    • Flynn Carsen: [fiddles with controls] Easy as pie.
    • Flynn Carsen: [helicopter starts malfunctioning and flying erratically] Horrible! Horrible! High-velocity pie of death!
    • Flynn Carsen: Where are the Marines?
    • Judson: [pulls back shirt to reveal Marine tattoo over heart] Semper Fi.
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