Treasure Island

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Treasure Island is an experimental, 16 mm black-and-white drama written, directed, and photographed by producer Scott King. The loosely constructed plot shows the private lives of two British code-crackers (Lance Baker and Nick Offerman) during WWII who decode letters and look for hidden meanings behind the words. As a counterintelligence ploy, they decide to drop a dead body off the coast of Japan before a discovered invasion. The film then turns to these men's personal lives and the problems with the women they...
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Treasure Island is an experimental, 16 mm black-and-white drama written, directed, and photographed by producer Scott King. The loosely constructed plot shows the private lives of two British code-crackers (Lance Baker and Nick Offerman) during WWII who decode letters and look for hidden meanings behind the words. As a counterintelligence ploy, they decide to drop a dead body off the coast of Japan before a discovered invasion. The film then turns to these men's personal lives and the problems with the women they love, along with the secrets they hide. Frank is married to two women yet is pursing a third, while Samuel and his wife Penny are in a ménage à trois. As the pressures of their lives begin to eat away at them, the dead body starts to enter Frank and Samuel's subconscious, interacting with the private stories of their lives. The film continually asks the question, "What is real and what is fiction?" Treasure Island won the Freedom of Expression Award at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 2/13/2001
  • UPC: 014381026634
  • Original Release: 1999

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  • Source: Image Entertainment
  • Region Code: 1
  • Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
  • Presentation: Black & White
  • Sound: Dolby Digital
  • Language: English
  • Time: 1:24:00
  • Format: DVD

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Lance Baker Frank
Nick Offerman Samuel
Jonah Blechman The Body
Pat Healy Clark
Suzy Nakamura Yo-Ji
Rachel Singer Anna
Stephanie Ittleson Stella
Daisy Hall Penny
Caveh Zahedi
Becket Cook
Scot Robinson
Bob Byington
Guinevere Turner
Scott King
J.P. Manoux
Lisa Papineau
Paul Gutrecht
Richard Shave
Technical Credits
Scott King Director, Cinematographer, Screenwriter
Chris Anderson Score Composer
Nicole Arbusto Casting
Julia Caston Costumes/Costume Designer
Dody Dorn Editor
Adrienne Gruben Producer
Dante Harper Sound/Sound Designer
David Huffman Art Director
Abe Levy Asst. Director
Nathan Marsak Production Designer
Lisa Papineau Co-producer
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Scene Index

Scenes.
0. Scenes.
1. Main titles. [2:26]
2. "This is no shortcut." [2:43]
3. Now is the time for celebration, but afterwards must come...vigilance. [2:24]
4. "They used U.S. and A. for the key or it would have taken longer." [2:29]
5. "You ever been on a farm." [1:32]
6. "I don't know. A pal, okay?." [4:12]
7. "Ouch, huh? Ouch.." [1:47]
8. "Not my house, my house." [2:23]
9. "She thinks I am a phantom." [1:34]
10. "I think about stuff, I think about the world." [1:36]
11. "Like a bomb with a clock in it." [4:07]
12. "No, I'm in pictures." [1:20]
13. Reassignment how?. [1:18]
14. Why, which, why are you calling?. [1:35]
15. Yeah, but you're a flyer, Right?. [2:26]
16. Our assignment is what? [1:52]
17. Big strong man. Strongman. [2:54]
18. And we're done, you may kiss the bride. [1:57]
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Menu

Main.
Play Movie.
   Menu Group #1 with 20 chapter(s) covering 01:23:03
Bonus Features.
   Video.
      The Making Of.
      Deleted Scenes.
         The Body Smokes.
      At Sundance.
      Trailer.
   Audio.
      Director's Commentary.
      Cinematagrapher's Commentary.
      Soundtrack Only.
   Images.
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