The biggest mistakes you never noticed in national treasure 2004. The best dvd easter eggs for national treasure 2004. The plot of the first national treasure turns in large measure on the subjects of the knights templar and freemasonry. Benjamin franklin gates, riley poole, ian howe, and the others find that it is the declaration of independence that is the treasure map.
National treasure 2004 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Jerry bruckheimer would like to make a third movie, and i know that discussions about that film. Overly long, illogical, and a bit too boring, national treasure is a harmless family film remembered simply because nicolas cage is illuminati. Trinity church was brought into the spotlight by the 2004 hit movie national treasure. National treasure dvd, 2005, widescreen for sale online. Good things about our america, told with great energy. Book of secrets written by marianne wibberley and cormac wibberley. Thus national treasure, part of the ideology of nationalism, is. Academy award winner nicolas cage stars as benjamin franklin gates, an achaeologist and. Also included is a comprehensive answer key, complete with trivia about the declaration of independence and the clues from the film. Before the movie got its rating, it was under the touchstone pictures banner which is part of disney. The action in this fastpaced adventure sequel is loud and sometimes tense car chases, near falls from high ledges in a dark cave, etc. National treasure 3 is not greenlit yet, will we ever see it.
In fact, it became more than an action adventure film with a few intriguing facts about american history peppered into it. National treasure is een amerikaanse film uit 2004 met acteurs nicolas cage gone in 60 seconds, con air en diane kruger troy. We could weave a fanciful story much like the movie does based on myth and imagination. If you can completely suspend disbelief, youll most likely roll with every plotpoint along the way. Interesting facts on trinity church as seen in the. It was directed by jon turtletaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer, who is known for other action films based in historical details, including pearl harbor. When the film got its rating which is pg, it was then put. In real life the bill does indeed have a clock that reads 2.
Modern treasure hunters search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by george washington, thomas jefferson and benjamin franklin. And so, in honor of national treasures big 15th birthday, weve declassified 15 of the most fascinating facts about the franchise. In this edition of presenting the facts, we explore the 2004 blockbuster national treasure. The film, starring nicolas cage, ended with a hidden treasure buried within the crypt of trinity church in. New york stockbroker eben appleton inherited the starspangled banner upon his mothers death in 1878. The bottomline message of national treasure movie is that americas true national, cultural heritage goes straight back to egypt through freemasonry and the knights templar. National treasure is a very wellmade film, telling a fascinating story, of treasure, history and romance, with a happy ending. Check out some facts about the movies development, its approach to historical accuracy, and why we havent seen a third film. Nicholas cage, justin bartha, and diane kruger make a great trio of leads and ms.
Other articles where national treasure is discussed. Kruger especially does a great job playing the straight woman alongside the two treasure. While gates is principally interested in the historical significance of the items, they also boast a value that isto quote bart simpsonthe good kind of. The water in the reflecting pool in front of the abraham lincoln memorial, in the scene where ben nicolas cage and riley justin bartha are talking on the steps, was digitally added later, because the water was drained for maintenance at the time of filming. Ben was born on july 1, 1964, to patrick henry gates and his wife, emily. In the movie cage ben gates and his buddies magnify the bill to see the time on the clock which reads 2.
Please allow at least 1015 minutes to walk from the main entrance to the tours starting point at the mansion circle. National treasure is a series of historical theatrical adventure action mystery films produced by jerry bruckheimer and starring nicolas cage as benjamin gates, a treasure hunter who, with the help of his father, patrick henry gates, his girlfriend, abigail chase diane kruger and his loyal sidekick, riley poole justin bartha, uncovers hidden troves and secrets from u. To quote the critics consensus on rotten tomatoes, where the movie has a 44% rating, national treasure is no treasure, but its a fun ride for. Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold. I was excited to see that the new national treasure movie is based on the facts and information found in the first installment of our multi series of documentarys, secrets of the stone tablets, in search of montezumas treasure. Appearances national treasure charlotte found canadian arctic leads to meerschaum pipe found by benjamin. But with a movie that relies on history to provide clues to a hidden treasure, you have to wonder, how much of national treasure is real. During this 60minute tour, learn how mount vernon participated in the production of this film while protecting its own national treasure, the home of george washington. The charlotte was a ship that was stuck in the canadian arctic and carried a pipe with a riddle that was a vital clue in finding the templar treasure. Because movies and books involving freemasonry normally create questions, well try to provide some facts for you here. And so, in honor of national treasure s big 15th birthday, weve declassified 15 of the most fascinating facts about the franchise. Historical adventure is a fun romp for tweens and up.
I rewatched the film just for you, and for myself, because i love it and fact checked the statements the movie makes viewers take as fact. With an outrageous plot, national treasure seems like a film that is mostly for entertainment with a sprinkling of historical fact. Benjamin franklin gates is an american treasure hunter and cryptologist, famous for finding the templar treasure. National treasure tour george washingtons mount vernon. Disney is going all out with the interactive goodies on film website. It was written by jim kouf and the wibberleys, produced by jerry. Rest of the story is about how ben, his partner riley and abigail decrypts the clues and rescues the national treasure without getting to the hands of ian. This should not be confused with his disguising as a janitor, as this happened at a different location national archives earlier in the film.
Ben determines to steal the declaration of independence in order to protect it from ian. It was written by jim kouf and the wibberleys, produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by jon turteltaub. By the time the narrative gave way to the film s first action scene, i along with the rest of the audience had all but written off national treasure as a national travesty. These issues have no connection to this new story, but are briefly mentioned a couple of times in connection with a conspiracytheory book riley has written called the templar treasure. It was written by jim kouf, ted elliott, terry rossio, cormac wibberley, and. The idea of national treasure, like national epics and national anthems, is part of the language of romantic nationalism, which arose in the late 18th century and 19th centuries. The success of national treasure, book of secrets, can only help to promote our dvd and at the. The last entry was back in 2007 with national treasure. That film, which found ben trying to clear his familys name after his ancestor is. In november 2004 a motion picture titled national treasure was released by touchstone pictures in the us. When suddenly bens father interrupted them saying that i was a stupid myth and it just leads to more and more clues never actually leading them to.
National treasure ben gates from national treasure starts out as a little kid with his grandfather telling him about the temples treasure. Justin lee bartha born july 21, 1978 is an american actor, known for his roles as riley poole in the national treasure film series, doug billings in the hangover film series, and david sawyer in the nbc comedy series the new normal. The publicity that it had received in the 1870s had transformed it into a national treasure, and appleton received many requests to lend it for patriotic occasions. The story was written by jim kouf, oren aviv, and charles segars, and the screenplay was by jim kouf, cormac wibberley, and marianne wibberley. Benjamin franklin gates national treasure wiki fandom. It is the first film in the national treasure film series and stars nicolas cage, harvey keitel, jon voight, diane kruger, sean bean, justin bartha and christopher plummer. The treasure is stashed somewhere in the country and the clue leading to the treasure chest is cyphered and scattered all over the country. Film facts movie facts nicolas cage the secret book the book national treasure movie medical mnemonics library of congress.
The last three living signers were thomas jefferson, john adams, and charles carroll of carrollton. Since the film states the staircase was made by the founding fathers, and there was no galvanization of iron nails in any industrialized nation in 1780s. Knights templar, freemasonry, a secret map on the declaration of independence, and a supersecret stash of treasure. Hilarious video wonders when national treasure 3 will be. National treasure is a 2004 american adventure heist film from the walt disney studios under walt disney pictures. So, there was no need for nicolas cage to run around a real national treasure when a truly exact replica existed.
National treasure was a very entertaining movie, and it helped spark the love of history in a great number of people. In 2017 he appeared as the gruff father of an art dealer who befriends a homeless man in same kind of different as me, which was based on the bestselling memoir of the same name. National treasure dvd, 2005, full frame for sale online. Here you will find a list of 21 questions for students to answer as they watch the movie national treasure staring nicholas cage. Project will mark the third film in the national treasure franchise. But unfortunately, it was rife with historical inaccuracies in order to make its plotline work. On the back of the hundred dollar bill is independence hall, where the liberty bell used to be housed. National treasure is about modern treasure hunters searching for treasure that was hidden by usas founding fathers. The movie has raised a number of questions surrounding the historical accuracy of the facts portrayed throughout the story, and its time that a. Academy award winner nicolas cage stars as benjamin franklin gates, an achaeologist and treasurehunter who discovers that a map to a priceless bounty lies on the back of the declaration of independence. In 1974, ben was told by his grandfather, john gates, about a treasure that.
Benjamin franklin gates, a pedigree of the treasure hunter family who learns about a national treasure from his grandfather. Dont waste your time unless you and the family need. The charming and entertaining team who led the story last time are coming back soon with a new american adventure. This was enough for the movie to earn a sequel, national treasure. Its worth noting that the film s promotional materials do include. Nationalism is an ideology which supports the nation as the fundamental unit of human social life, which includes shared language, values and culture. Ben meets abigail chase the curator of the archives when he steals the document.
National treasure is a 2004 american adventure film released by walt disney pictures. And you dont even need ben franklins multicolor lens glasses to read them. Everything you need to know about national treasure 3. He permitted it to go to baltimore for that citys sesquicentennial celebration in 1880. National treasure, you may recall, centers around a historian and treasure protector nicolas cage who seeks the resting place of various historical artifacts. Originally planned for a summer 2000 release, national treasure based on a concept by.
National treasure film by turteltaub 2004 britannica. If you grimace in the first fifteen minutes, i doubt anything cage and company do will improve the situation. National treasure 3 in the works with bad boys for life. You realize this to be true when the great treasuretrove is discovered and most of the artifacts shown are clearly egyptian. If national treasure has any weakness its the film s convoluted setup and absurdly complex treasure trail. And you dont even need ben franklins multicolor lens glasses. An entrepreneur and treasure hunter who is a former friend of benjamin gates.
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