Sahara (2005) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	April 8, 2005
On DVD:	August 30, 2005
Genre:	Action
Director:	Breck Eisner
Writer:	James V. Hart, Thomas Dean Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer
Cast:	Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, Penelope Cruz, Lambert Wilson, Glynn Turman, Delroy Lindo, William H. Macy
Studio:	Paramount Pictures
Official site:	saharamovie.com
Running Time:	127 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated PG-13 for action violence

Based on the bestselling series by Clive Cussler, Dirk Pitt takes on a plot that involves a strange epidemic sweeping through the Nile, an evil corporation trying to cover it up, and an assassination that leads back Abraham Lincoln....

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It was with great trepidation that I entered the theater that would show me "Sahara." It would've been one of the most anticipated movies of the year for me, since "Sahara" is one of the first of many books I read and loved from bestselling author Clive Cussler. Yet, anticipation turned to fear as word of Cussler suing to halt production leaked into the rumor mill last year and the movie was repeatedly pushed back from summer to fall and eventually to this spring. Then, fear turned to horror as the marketing campaign emerged, revealing a cheesy-looking action movie in the trailers and absolute stupidity in the poster. If they can't even make a cool poster, what's that got to say about the movie itself? Full movie review »