wilderness expedition theme
One or more characters trek through a nature environment for an extended time, with a specific purpose, and with some element of risk to it.
14 total · 11 major · 3 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: In Search of the Castaways (1962) | major | The story follows Professor Paganel and his companions as they undertake a perilous expedition to South America in search of a missing ship captain. |
| movie: Lost Continent (1951) | major | An expedition party went on a rescue mission to a volcanic, remote Pacific island that was inhabited by dinosaurs. |
| movie: Monster from Green Hell (1958) | major | Dr. Quent Brady and his expedition party tracked through the woods to find the region known as the Green Hell where the mutated wasps dwelled. [tropical] |
| movie: Skullduggery (1970) | major | There was a perilous expedition deep into the heart of Papua New Guinea. |
| movie: The Conquest of the Pole (1912) | major | An international group of explorers braved the elements on an expedition to the North Pole. [frozen wasteland] |
| movie: The Cyclops (1957) | major | An expedition party trekked through the Mexican jungle. [tropical] |
| movie: The Land Unknown (1957) | major | The members of a naval expedition became stranded in an Antarctic jungle inhabited by dinosaurs. |
| movie: The Lost World (1925) | major | A group of explorers trekked through uncharted territory in South America to find living dinosaurs. |
| movie: The Lost World (1960) | major | A team went on an expedition to a plateau in Venezuela. |
| movie: Unknown World (1951) | major | An expedition team struggled to survive in the bowels of the Earth. |