Rating: NR
Genre:
Fantasy
Release Date: 08/15/2000
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English
Sound: DDS2.0
Run Time: 179 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Suitable for Children, Watch With Your Kids
Distributor/Studio: Hallmark
This 2000 production recounts a famous tale from Greek mythology: the quest for the Golden Fleece. The film begins when the evil
Pelias (
Dennis Hopper) usurps the throne of his half-brother,
Aeson, king of the Greek city of Iolcus, after murdering
Aeson and marrying his wife,
Polymele (
Diana Kent).
Aeson's child,
Jason (
Mickey Churchill), escapes but returns years later as a young man (
Jason London) to see his mother,
Polymele, and claim his royal patrimony.
Pelias then threatens to kill
Polymele unless
Jason brings him the Golden Fleece. Made of the skull, horns, and gilded wool of a winged ram, the fleece affords protection and prosperity to the kingdom that possesses it. It hangs from a tree on sacred ground in the Black Sea port of Colchis, where an unsleeping dragon protects it. After
Jason agrees to undertake a perilous ocean voyage to retrieve it, he assembles a crew that includes the mighty
Hercules (
Brian Thompson) and the musician
Orpheus (
Adrian Lester). On the long ocean voyage aboard his ship, the Argo,
Jason overcomes many perils -- passing through clashing rocks and fighting deadly Harpies -- while the gods
Zeus and
Hera observe from the heavens and occasionally meddle in
Jason's exploits. At Colchis, the
King Aertes (
Frank Langella) forbids
Jason to carry off the fleece, for it has long protected and sustained his realm. But he relents upon learning that the gods favor the youth. However,
Jason must first prove himself by yoking a fire-breathing bull. With the help of the king's daughter,
Medea (
Jolene Blalock), a sorceress smitten with love for him,
Jason succeeds, survives further tests, kills the dragon, and returns with the fleece -- and
Medea. But in Iolcus,
Pelias gains control of the fleece, then sends 200 soldiers to kill
Jason and his crew. Thus,
Jason faces still another trial. His fate and the fates of
Media,
Pelias, and all of Iolcus depend on how he responds.
~ Mike Cummings, All Movie Guide
;)
