Description
Journey to the Beginning of Time on VHS from GoodTimes Home Video's Family Theatre line, Platinum Series, released in 1994. Four adventurous boys, Doc, Jo-Jo, Tony and Ben, row into a mysterious cave on Central Park Lake after visiting the American Museum of Natural History. They emerge on a river that carries them backward through prehistoric time, past mammoths, a saber-tooth tiger, pteranodons and a battle between a stegosaurus and a ceratosaurus. The film was directed by Czech animation and effects pioneer Karel Zeman, inspired by the writings of Jules Verne, and presented and produced by William Cayton for this English-language version. The cast includes James Lucas as Doc, Victor Betral as Jo-Jo, Peter Hermann as Tony and Charles Goldsmith as Ben, with music by E.F. Burian. The front artwork carries a 'Reviewed by the American Museum of Natural History' seal. This release comes in a white clamshell case, runs approximately 83 minutes in color, is recorded in LP mode, and carries catalog number 05-07176 and ISBN 1-55511-656-6.