{{Infobox film | name = The Adventure Club | image = The Adventure Club poster.jpg | caption = Film poster | native_name = | director = Geoff Anderson | producer = Glenn Paradis<br>Shayne Putzlocher<br>Sara Shaak<br>Mark Montague | writer = Robin Dunne<br>Fred Ewanuick | starring = Sam Ashe Arnold<br>Jakob Davies<br>Dalila Bela<br>Billy Zane | music = Todd Bryanton | cinematography = Ken Krawczyk | editing = Tim Thurmeier | studio = Trilight Entertainment | distributor = IndieCan Entertainment | released = {{film date|2016|10|08}} | runtime = 88 minutes | country = Canada | language = English | budget = }} '''''The Adventure Club''''' is a Canadian children's fantasy film, directed by Geoff Anderson and released in 2016.<ref name=bailey>Katie Bailey, [https://playbackonline.ca/2016/06/03/indiecan-inks-unique-charitable-partnership-for-the-adventure-club/ "IndieCan inks unique charitable partnership for The Adventure Club"]. ''Playback'', June 3, 2016.</ref> The film centers on Ricky, Bill and Sandy, three young kids who discover a magic box that grants wishes, and must protect it from Langley (Billy Zane), a greedy businessman who wants it to help him attain his dream of purchasing and redeveloping the local science centre.<ref>Michael Rechtshaffen, [https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-adventure-club-review-20170209-story.html "Review: Anachronistic kids’ caper ‘The Adventure Club’ takes bland to the next level"]. ''Los Angeles Times'', February 9, 2017.</ref>
The film's cast also includes Robin Dunne, Gabrielle Miller, Lorne Cardinal and Kim Coates.<ref name=thr>Mia Galuppo, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/afm-billy-zane-kim-coates-832503 "AFM: Billy Zane, Kim Coates Join 'The Adventure Club'"]. ''The Hollywood Reporter'', October 15, 2015.</ref> The screenplay was written by Dunne and Fred Ewanuick, and the film was produced in Saskatchewan in the fall of 2015.<ref name=thr/>
It was distributed in Canada under a unique model, in which it received a one-day screening in several Canadian markets on October 8, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.showtimes.com/movies/the-adventure-club-120836/|title = The Adventure Club - | Movie Synopsis and Plot}}</ref><ref>"Family friendly film screening for charity". ''Langley Times'', September 22, 2016.</ref> Some of the proceeds from each screening were donated to the local chapter of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada.<ref name=bailey/>
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|4229578}}
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