The lost '90s Indy-killer that Hollywood buried. Jonny Quest almost had his moment.
This is the screen test video trailer version of Fred Dekker 1995 script for the live action version of Jonny Quest. The script takes place in Hong Kong 1964 where a top commander Race gets recruited to Dr Quest as his bodyguard. He also befriends the doctor's son Jonny who is more adventurous than some might know but also distanced from his father. Together they are headed for the lost city in the jungle where they will prevent a Chinese doctor from taking the magic power of the gods.
Production
Hong Kong '64 aesthetic that never made it to cameras.
Costume
Race Bannon's bodyguard drip, preserved in amber.
Director
Frank Dekker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fred Dekker wrote this after RoboCop 3 tanked, desperate to prove he could do family adventure. The screen test cost roughly $50K—pocket change that bought a ghost.
This exists because Turner Entertainment wanted a tentpole for their new Cartoon Network theatrical division. When that collapsed, Jonny died with it—making this 60-second corpse the only proof he lived.
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