National Treasure (2004)

Director:

Jon Turteltaub

Writers (WGA):

Jim Kouf (story) and
Oren Aviv (story) ...

Release Date:

19 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

The greatest adventure history has ever revealed.

Plot:

A treasure hunter is in hot pursuit of a mythical treasure that has been passed down for centuries, while his employer turned enemy is onto the same path that he's on.

Plot Keywords:

Treasure | Clue | FBI | Declaration Of Independence | Treasure Hunter

Awards:

1 win & 7 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Dec. 24	8:00 PM	USA
Fri. Dec. 25	6:00 AM	USA

Cast

Nicolas Cage	...	Ben Gates
Diane Kruger	...	Abigail Chase
Justin Bartha	...	Riley Poole
Sean Bean	...	Ian Howe
Jon Voight	...	Patrick Gates
Harvey Keitel	...	Sadusky
Christopher Plummer	...	John Adams Gates
David Dayan Fisher	...	Shaw
Stewart Finlay-McLennan	...	Powell
Oleg Taktarov	...	Shippen
Stephen A. Pope	...	Phil (as Stephen Pope)
Annie Parisse	...	Agent Dawes
Mark Pellegrino	...	Agent Johnson
Armando Riesco	...	Agent Hendricks
Erik King	...	Agent Colfax

Also Known As:

Sonomo (Philippines: English title) (review title)
La leyenda del tesoro perdido (Argentina) (Chile) (Peru) (Venezuela) [es]
Das Vermächtnis der Tempelritter (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Сокровище нации (Russia) [ru]
A Lenda do Tesouro Perdido (Brazil) [pt]
A nemzet aranya (Hungary) [hu]
Büyük hazine (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Benjamin Gates et le trésor des templiers (France) [fr]
Il mistero dei templari (Italy) [it]
La búsqueda (Spain) [es]
Nacionalno blago (Serbia) [sr]
National treasure - Kansallisaarre (Finland) [fi]
Rahvuslik aare (Estonia) [et]
Sta ihni tou hamenou thisavrou (Greece) [el]
Trésor national (Canada: French title) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated PG for action violence and some scary images.

Runtime:

131 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Canada:G (Quebec) | Denmark:11 | South Korea:12 | Netherlands:12 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | France:U | Taiwan:PG-12 | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Chile:TE | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:PG | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

DAR - Memorial Continental Hall.- 1776 D Street NW, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

As the camera pans through the treasure room we can see a statue of a black bird - an homage to The Maltese Falcon (1941), which was another treasure hidden by a group of knights and sought after by several parties.

Goofs:

Continuity: Where did their clothes go? When Ben and Abigail leave Urban Outfitters in their new clothes, why weren't they carrying bags with their evening clothes in them? Surely they wouldn't have left them there.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Young Ben Gates: Grandpa!
John Adams Gates: You're not supposed to be up here, looking at that.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in L'empire des loups (2005)

Soundtrack:

Give It Up

Excellent movie vastly underrated by critics

I went to see four movies this week (Birth, Incredible, Bridget, and this one, National Treasure).

I went to see National Treasure last because it got the worst rating by critics.

It turned out to be the best of four.

An excellent movie, packed with suspense, good acting, plot, from beginning to end.

Two thumbs down for critics. They missed this one just like they did for Riddick.

I heartedly recommend it to anyone.