Jack Hunter
| Film series | |
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| title | Jack Hunter |
| Original title | Jack Hunter |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2008 |
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| Director | Terry Cunningham |
| script |
Michael Palmieri Kevin Moore Steven Jones George Shamieh |
| music | Jamie Christopherson |
| camera | John P. Tarver |
| cut |
Daniel Duncan Brett Hedlund Josh Muscatine |
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Jack Hunter is an American Archeology - adventure film series from 2008 (based on Indiana Jones ). It consists of the three films Jack Hunter and the hunt for the lost treasure , Jack Hunter and the search for the tomb of Pharaoh and Jack Hunter and the scepter of light .
action
Part 1: The young archaeologist Jack actually only wants to photograph a stone tablet with a cuneiform script from the Mesopotamian metropolis of Ugarit . However, since he is captured, he steals her from a private museum in France. At first he refuses to accompany his mentor Professor Frederic "Freddie" Shaffer, who thinks the poem on the tablet is a treasure map, but changes his mind when he is killed while the tablet is stolen. The obvious suspect is the Syrian artifact dealer Ali, which is why Jack flies to Damascus. There he has to work with Nadia and her driver Tariq. During their treasure hunt, they are threatened by Albert Littman, among others.
Part 2: Pharaoh Akhenaten , who attacked Ugarit, stole the treasure and the second part of the scepter of light. Jack and his team search his grave to find the treasure and the scepter of light.
Part 3: The Romans have already found Akhenaten's grave, so Jack and his friends have to keep looking for the treasure and try to get the Scepter of Light back from Littmann and the Russians .
Episode list
| No. | German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Hunter and the hunt for the lost treasure | Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit | December 23, 2008 | June 5, 2009 |
| 2 | Jack Hunter and the search for the Pharaoh's tomb | Jack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's Tomb | December 30, 2008 | June 12, 2009 |
| 3 | Jack Hunter and the Scepter of Light | Jack Hunter and the Star of Heaven | January 6, 2009 | June 19, 2009 |
In the USA it was first broadcast on Syfy , and the German-language first broadcast on RTL II . The films were released individually and as a complete box on DVD and Blu-ray Disc .
reception
The series has been described as an obvious low-budget copy of Indiana Jones. She is sarcastically rated on the Jumping Sharks website:
“Let me make it crystal clear - this is a completely original miniseries, in no way stealing anything at all from Indiana Jones. Nope. No siree. Well, maybe just a bit. Okay, maybe a bit more than a bit. Oh, alright - they basically copied Indiana Jones, right down to his trademarked hat. "
"Let me make it crystal clear - this is a totally original miniseries that in no way steals anything from Indiana Jones. No. Not a bit. Well, maybe just a little. Okay, maybe a little more than a little. Oh, all right - they basically copied Indiana Jones except for his hat as a trademark. "
The film series also received a low rating of 30% on the websitequotemeter.de. Again, the similarity with Indiana Jones and the clichés used were criticized. In addition, the tricks were rated as below average. There was only praise for the outdoor shots, fans of the series Relic Hunter - Die Schatzjägerin is recommended.
Individual evidence
- ^ Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit (TV mini-series 2008) . Retrieved October 22, 2010.
- ↑ Episode list for "Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit" . Retrieved October 22, 2010.
- ↑ Main Page for "Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit" . Retrieved March 26, 2011.
- ↑ Main Page for "Jack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's Tomb" . Retrieved March 26, 2011.
- ↑ Main Page for "Jack Hunter and the Star of Heaven" . Retrieved March 26, 2011.
- ↑ https://jumpingsharks.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/jack-hunter-and-the-lost-treasure-of-ugarit/
- ↑ Torben Gebhardt: Jack Hunter and the hunt for the lost treasure. In : quotemeter.de. June 3, 2009, accessed April 10, 2020 .
Web links
- Jack Hunter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jack Hunter at fernsehserien.de