National Treasure [WS]

Director: Jon Turteltaub Jon Turteltaub

Overview

A man sets out to steal a lost fortune in order to save it in this adventure drama from producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) is an archeologist who is from the eighth generation of a family who has shared an unusual quest. As Gates-family legend has it, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin hid a massive cache of gold during the waning days of the Revolutionary War and left clues as to its whereabouts in the original drafts of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. With no firm proof that it actually exists, Gates sets out to crack the code that will lead him to the fortune, which, as a member of the Gates clan, he is sworn to protect from wrongdoers. National Treasure also features Sean Bean, Harvey Keitel, Justin Bartha, and Jon Voight.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/03/2005
UPC:	0786936242928
Original Release:	2004
Rating:	PG
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:11:00
Sales rank:	3,155

Special Features

Closed Caption;Multilevel treasure hunt: the more bonus material you find and watch, the more you uncover; Alternate ending with optional director's audio commentary; Deleted scenes with optional director's audio commentary; "National Treasure on Location" making-of featurette; "The Knights Templar" featurette; "Treasure Hunters Revealed" featurette; "Riley's Decode This!" featurette plus 3 puzzling challenges; Opening scene animatic with optional director's audio commentary; Verizon trailer and mobile phone games

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Nicolas Cage	Ben Gates
Diane Kruger	Abigail Chase
Justin Bartha	Riley Poole,Actor
Sean Bean	Ian Howe
Jon Voight	Patrick Gates
Harvey Keitel	Agent Sadusky
Christopher Plummer	John Adams Gates
David Dayan Fisher	Shaw
Stewart Finlay-McLennan	Powell
Oleg Taktarov	Shippen
Stephen Pope	Phil,Phil
Annie Parisse	Agent Dawes
Mark Pellegrino	Agent Johnson
Armando Riesco	Agent Hendricks
Erik King	Agent Colfax
Don McManus	Dr. Stan Herbert
Trevor Rabin	Composer
Dahn Ballard	Gift Store Clerk
Yves Beneche	Museum Kid
John Travis	Mike
Ron Canada	Guard Woodruff
Hunter Gomez	Young Ben Gates
Deborah Yates	Rebecca
Arabella Field	Abigail's Secretary
Sharon Wilkins	Butcher Lady
Alexandra Balahoutis	Clothing Store Clerk
Jason Earles	Thomas Gates
Terrence Currier	Charles Carroll
Rod McLachlan	Independence Hall Guide
Elizabeth Greenberg	Liberty Bell Guide
Jody Halse	Franklin Institute Guard
Liam Noble	Franklin Institute Security
Joshua Bitton	Techniker
Mike Russo	Popcorn-Verkäufer
Thomas Q. Morris	Hausmeister
Antony Alda	Ferguson

Technical Credits

Cormac Wibberley

Jim Kouf

Jon Turteltaub	Director,Producer
Cormac Wibberley	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Jim Kouf	Screenwriter
Jerry Bruckheimer	Producer
Oren Aviv	Executive Producer
Charles Segars	Executive Producer
Christina Steinberg	Executive Producer
Mike Stenson	Executive Producer
Barry H. Waldman	Executive Producer
J.C. Brotherhood	Special Effects
Daniel W. Barringer	Stunts
David A. Arnold	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

National Treasure is one silly movie. From the plot to the casting to its complete The Da Vinci Code meets Indiana Jones rip-off nature, the flick places Nic Cage in one ludicrous scenario after another and does it in such a light-hearted tone that you can't help but get sucked in by this slick and schlocky Hollywood product. Now, the movie really isn't all that good -- its humor falls flat, the chemistry of the lead actors is dreadful, and it's not all that suspenseful, but this is a plot about an invisible treasure map on the back of the Declaration of Independence, people! Just that fact alone makes it worth at least one curious viewing. Director Jon Turteltaub has a long history with Disney films and he makes his explosive blockbuster jump with this Jerry Bruckheimer production, which was big in theaters thanks to its family-friendly nature. Kids might be amused by the flick, though it's hard to say if parents will get the same kind of kick out of it or not. Take notice of the obnoxious sidekick Justin Bartha's freaky blue eyes, which end up being the biggest mystery in the whole tedious picture.