The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
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| The Pretender: Island of the Haunted | |
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| Genre | Action / Crime / Mystery / Thriller |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Creator | Steven Long Mitchell Craig W. Van Sickle |
| Written by | Steven Long Mitchell Craig W. Van Sickle |
| Directed by | Frederick King Keller |
| Starring | Michael T. Weiss Andrea Parker Patrick Bauchau Jon Gries Richard Marcus Jamie Denton Harve Presnell Paul Dillon |
| Music by | Velton Ray Bunch |
| Country of origin | United States  |
| Language | English |
| Original channel | TNT Network |
| Release date(s) | December 10, 2001 (original airdate) March 13, 2007 (DVD) |
| Preceded by | The Pretender 2001 |
| Followed by | None |
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The Pretender: Island of the Haunted (also called Pretender: Island of the Haunted) was the second and currently last of the two The Pretender tele-movies to air after the series was cancelled from the NBC. It originally aired on TNT on December 10, 2001. Starring Michael T. Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau, and Jon Gries.
[edit] Plot
The film begins with Jarod working as a professor, but it is soon revealed that he concentrated all his time on a certain artifact. Both he and Ms. Parker received e-mails containing a picture of their mothers standing together, and it is revealed that the artifact Jarod is pursuing is, in fact, engraved in a wall behind the two women. Ms. Parker follows Jarod's trail, ending up in an old closed shop. The shopkeeper shows Ms. Parker a small hidden compartment below the store, and tells her that a man -- who we assume is Jarod -- came to the very same store, as the picture of their mothers was taken right outside of it. The shopkeeper believes the shop to be haunted, as occult worship took place there. He also says that that's what the carving represents. Ms. Parker leaves the store, taking with her a small doll, and returns to the centre where she seeks Angelo's help. Angelo goes into a fit, drawing a perfect picture of the skull engraving, and following this, draws a picture of an old monastery, calling it "The Bad Place" and chanting 'Bad Place, Bad People' repeatedly. The monastery is on the Isle of the Haunted, where Jarod went to find his mother. Ms. Parker follows.
A hunt begins for a set of scrolls containing prophecies on the Isle of Carthis. Jarod (Michael T. Weiss) and Ms. Parker (Andrea Parker) form an uneasy alliance in order to learn the history behind The Centre. While tracing her lineage, Ms. Parker discovers that her supposed father (Harve Presnell) is actually her uncle, and that she is actually the daughter of William Raines (Richard Marcus). The Centre's original founder, Ms. Parker's ancestor, is revealed to have once resided on Carthis. In light of these discoveries, Ms. Parker's allegiance starts to waver. She turns Jarod over the Centre authorities once they reach the mainland, but later confronts her "father", Jarod, Raines, and Lyle (James Denton) onboard their plane. When Jarod goads Mr. Parker into looking at the text of the scrolls, Parker is stunned by what he reads. He grabs the scrolls, then leaps out of the plane to his apparent death.
After a pitched gun battle, the plane's pilot is killed. Using his aircraft knowledge, Jarod is able to convince Lyle and Raines to relase him so he can safely land the plane. As predicted, Jarod escapes yet again soon afterward. With Mr. Parker dead, Mr. Raines assumes control of the Centre, and the chase between Jarod and Ms. Parker resumes. In addition, Lyle will be working independently to capture Jarod. Raines makes it clear in no uncertain terms that Ms. Parker will face severe consequences if she fails to bring Jarod in first. During one of Jarod and Ms. Parker's infrequent phone conversations, Ms. Parker expresses sympathy for Jarod and his mission, but warns that she will continue to try and capture him.
The story ends with the coveted scrolls washing up on a deserted beach. Their text seems to prophesize both the formation of the Centre and the appearance of Jarod.
[edit] Cast
- Michael T. Weiss as Jarod
- Andrea Parker as Miss Parker
- Patrick Bauchau as Sydney
- Jon Gries as Broots
- Harve Presnell as Mr. Parker
- Richard Marcus as William Raines
- James Denton as Mr. Lyle (as Jamie Denton)
- Paul Dillon as Angelo
- Diana Leblanc as Ocee
- John Bourgeois as Brother Menenicus
- Jack Langedijk as Brother Rinaldus
- Julian Richings as Brother Clote
- Dean McKenzie as A Triumvirate Sweeper
- Chloe Randle-Reis as Cryptkeeper's Daughter (as Chloe Randle Reis)
- Sam Ayers as Sam the Sweeper (uncredited)
- Glenn Bang as Mr. Parker's Doctor (uncredited)
- Neil Crone as Owner, The Alley Sports Bar (uncredited)
- Kim Myers as Jarod's mother (uncredited)
- Frank McAnulty as Brother Theo (uncredited)
- Conrad Coates as Adama (uncredited)
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[edit] Trivia
Island of the Haunted contains a fictional character known as "Tommy Thompson" which pays homage to the Executive Producer of "The Pretender" by the same name.
