Lost Empire Miniseries, the (1 Dvd 5) (2001)

This mini-series adaptation of the classic Chinese tale "Journey to the West" follows American scholar Nicholas Orton (Thomas Gibson) as he's thrust into a mythical Chinese world of magic and monsters. When a beautiful goddess (Bai Ling) tasks him with finding a lost manuscript, Orton is joined by the brave Monkey King (Russell Wong) on a daring quest to save the world from certain doom. Ric Young, Kabir Bedi, Eddie Marsan also star. AKA: "The Monkey King." 165 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.