National Treasure Hunt: One Step Short of Crazy

This thinking-person's guide to National Treasure, the cult film franchise starring the peerless Nicolas Cage, unearths lesser-known stories from history while pondering the ethics of the characters' decisions, interpreting key deleted scenes, and revealing behind-the-scenes secrets from filming.

“I’m going to steal the Declaration of Independence.” These eight treasonous words delivered with intense earnestness by Nicolas Cage would launch a pop culture phenomenon in National Treasure (2004...