the battle scenes were... ineptly staged... Chamberlain has none of the breezy, irreverence that made Harrison Ford's Indiana Jones such a delightful hero. In his Banana Republic khaki duds and a bullet-proof undershirt, he exudes the dashing spirit of a game-show host. The rest of the cast is good largely for unintentional laughs." Criticism of racism Based on a 19th-century novel that, though progressive for its time, reflected some racist attitudes, the film itself has been criticized for conveying some of these same racist themes. The book Africans and the Politics of Popular Culture provides a harsh critique saying it reached "levels of racism unachieved since the 1930s." Though the film has been portrayed as a comedy and a satire not all critics have been satisfied that the racist themes are excused under this pretense. Abandoned sequels The Cannon Group originally planned a trilogy of films, the third film to be an adaptation of She and Allan but this was ultimately abandoned after the extreme negative reception of Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold, coupled with the financial difficulties of the company at that time. In 2011, a new sequel was proposed by Menahem Golan called Allan Quatermain and the Jewel of the East. The script was written by Golan and Richard Albiston and was to be directed by Golan himself. The plot concerned Quatermain attempting to rescue his daughter from Chinese treasure hunters in the Congo. According to the 2015 documentary Golan: A Farewell to Mr Cinema, Richard Chamberlain had agreed to return as the title character but Golan died before the film began shooting. Home releases MGM released the film on DVD on February 10, 2004. A Blu-ray edition followed in March 2015. References External links Zone Troopers: Website about the different Allan Quatermain and King Solomon's Mine films 1986 films 1980s action adventure films 1980s adventure comedy films American action adventure films 1986 fantasy films American sequel films 1980s English-language films Films based on British novels Films based on works by H. Rider Haggard Films directed by Gary Nelson Films set in the 1910s Films set in deserts Films set in Africa Films shot in Zimbabwe Golan-Globus films Treasure hunt films Films with screenplays by Gene Quintano Films produced by Menahem Golan Films produced by Yoram Globus 1980s American films