This onehour walking tour goes behindthescenes to areas where national treasure 2. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. Its a multi level treasure hunt, the disney people say. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 10 min, and received a score of. Book of secrets desktop wallpaper picture 800 x 600 pixels. Book of secrets on the dvdbluray disc release is a 2007 adventure film.
Book of secrets in order to clear the name of his ancestor, ben gate must solve a series of puzzles to find a hidden city of gold in america. Book of secrets 2007 full movie online free no download national treasure. I had a very exciting day today at university of maryland college park. He gets help from his pals riley poole justin bartha and abigail chase diane kruger, while his parents patrick gates jon voight and professor emily appleton helen mirren aid in the quest. 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. The movie is shot on the 6th floor of our mckeldin library and near the hozapfel bulding. Book of secrets, and claims that the presidents of the united states have passed down a book from washington to obama, in which some or all have added facts and histories earthshattering in scope and implications, and that this books location is only known to the president, and the national librarian of congress. But the houses of two main characters in the film which are supposed to. The arrival of disneys national treasure is now just a couple of weeks away november 19. See more ideas about national treasure, national treasure movie and nicolas cage. Ben and riley travel to paris, where they find a clue engraved on the torch of the. There is a scene where they all meet up on the steps of the presidential trail, then supposedly climb to the top of mt rushmore, where behind the carvings they find a lake.
First of all, national treasure, the first one, is one of my favorite movie ever. Booth just happened to shoot lincoln on the same night that he and a co conspirator pressured thomas gates into translating a diary page that. The president reveals the location of the book, in the library of congress. Book of secrets, history fanaticinveterate puzzle solver ben gates nicolas cage is making his living lecturing on his familys contributions to u. Packed with car chases, book of secrets has all the excitement of a chevy truck commercial, not helped in the least by trevor rabins infuriating, unremitting score. Book of secrets, at the end and in between, the president asks ben a favor, something which was mentioned in page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to the. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers.
Treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates nicolas cage seeks to discover the truth behind the assassination of abraham lincoln. Book of secrets, which, like national treasure, began with a bright star over disneys castle of enchantment, and a barren tree transformed by a lightining strike to a living one, full of green leafs. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. Book of secrets paperback november 6, 2007 by ann lloyd adapter visit amazons ann lloyd page. This theory was used in the film national treasure 2. Book of secrets was released on dvd, umd, and bluray disc on may 20, 2008 june 2, 2008 in the uk. The treasure franchise has severe indiana jones overtones, yet turteltaub is no spielberg. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight.
Benjamin gates nicolas cage and his father patrick jon voight have lobbied to get their ancestor thomas gates, the man who was entrusted with the secret of the templars treasure, honored as a historical hero. Book of secrets 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. That being said, i felt something was missing in national treasure. So imagine his horror when another selfproclaimed patriot, mitch wilkinson, asserts that a gates ancestor was a mastermind in the assassination of bens favorite president, abraham lincoln. Shooting of the film in london in the book, ben finds a picture of the missing plank from the desk and an entry by president coolidge, who found the plank in 1924, had it destroyed, and commissioned gutzon borglum to carve mount rushmore to erase the maps landmarks in order to protect the treasure.
In the second installment of national treasure, benjamin franklin gates played by nicolas cage embarks on another treasurehunting adventure. Shortly following the release of national treasure. Disney is going all out with the interactive goodies on film website. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or. Treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates cage looks to discover the truth behind the. The story is developed in high pace, with likable characters and funny situations. Book of secrets is an entertaining and full of action adventure that follows the style of indiana jones combined with da vinci code. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. Who is the cute girl who asks for rileys autograph at the end of national treasure.
In in this conjectural national treasure 3, nicholas cage follows the clue from page 47, which leads him to travel back in time. Book of secrets starring nicolas cage was filmed far from california, in locations such as london, paris, washington dc and mount rushmore. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more. Mt rushmore is in the 2nd one, national treasure, book of secrets. Book of secrets, millions of moviegoers might have left theaters around the world believing that the library of congress, the worlds largest library, was home to a book that holds all of the u.
Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. Book of secrets released on home video as national. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. Nicolas cage from the worlds largest community of readers.
And their search once again involves a secret document and a hidden treasure. Book of secrets, which is opening in an estimated 3,500 theaters on friday, december 21. They go to the black hills to search for the lost city of cebola. Abigail chase reteam with riley poole and, now armed with a stack of longlost pages from john wilkes booths diary, ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. In the film, ben is able to manipulate the president into separating him from his birthday party at mount vernon washingtons home in virginia and taking him down into a secret network of tunnels only indicated on an older map of the estate. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in. Somebody run to hollywood and slap the casio out of this mans toxic hands. Book of secrets trailer benjamin franklin gates and dr. Thompson, cages benjamin gates is so insanely patriotic that when his ancestor is smeared as a conspirator in the lincoln assassination, he sets out to. British filming locations for the movie national treasure 2. When national treasure was released in 2004, da vinci code mania had not quite reached hysterical proportions. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Fun indiana jones rip off, an improvement on its predecessor with better character moments.
Thomas gates, bens greatgrandfather, is mentioned on the page. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. Ben and his father, patrick, learn that their ancestor, thomas gates, may have been involved in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Book of secrets 2007 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. Book of secrets by ann lloyd why did you decide to read this book i always wondered if this was a book, as i love the movies. I love history, specifically american history, and it had clever references and facts about american history that lead to finding the treasure in a way that is not predictable. Book of secrets established that the president had a fascination and love of americas first president, george washington. Who is the cute girl who asks for rileys autograph at the. Perhaps, on page 47, is a message from nicholas cages character, predicting that nicholas cages character would ask the president for access to the book of secrets and also providing some clue to the next quest. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the films opening 3day weekend box office friday to sunday, without going over, will win a copy of halloween. To use this picture as your desktop wallpaper, rightclick on it with your mouse and then select set as windows wallpaper or set as background, or whatever similar option your particular browser provides in the rightclick popup menu. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasurehunting historian. Join nicolas cage on a heartpounding adventure that will have you on the. Book of secrets nicolas cage jon voight harvey keitel 2007 a page from the diary of john wilkes booth implicates ben gates nicolas cage greatgreat grandfather as a major conspirator in the assassination of.