20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997 Village Roadshow film) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997 Village Roadshow film) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 1997 two-part television miniseries produced by Village Roadshow Pictures, based on the novel "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne. It was written by Brian Nelson and directed by Rod Hardy. The "Nautilus" has been sinking and damaging ships and is at first thought to be a giant narwhal. Pierre Aronnax and Ned Land and Cabe Attucks fall off the USS "Abraham Lincoln" and are picked up by the "Nautilus". Pierre Aronnax's father Thierry Aronnax is with the US naval party. Nemo
Big Brother Canada (season 3) vibe. Large gears and metals can be seen in all the rooms, giving the appearance of showing the House's inner workings. The British edition of the franchise was cited as an influence on the theme, with Faragher wanting the House to make it's inhabitants feel uncomfortable. The layout of the House remains the same as the prior season, with the entrance, bathroom, and main bedrooms upstairs; the Have-Not room remains downstairs. The Head of Household room was compared to the parlor of the Nautilus from the science-fiction novel "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" (1870). The main bedroom has the