The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island (2000)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Richard Brauer

Writer:

Terry Caszatt (writer)

Release Date:

2000 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Family Relationships | Sailing | Great Lakes | Sword Fight

Cast

Ernest Borgnine	...	Ben Quinn
Seth Bernard	...	Danny Quinn
Brennan Hesser	...	Smokey Jeanne
Logan Lipton	...	Rufe
Mike Kelly	...	Toby Weems
Guy Sanville	...	Peter Brand
Randall Godwin	...	Doc Biehler (as Randy Godwin)
Denni Don Hunting	...	Mother
Ashley Bowers	...	Angel
David Montee	...	Tony Brigatti
Clarence Bailey	...	Edward Morningfish
John Dew	...	Sheriff Rowlands
Tim Mowrey	...	Minister
Jeremiah Pheasant	...	Native American Boy
Dakota Funmaker	...	Native American Boy

MPAA:

Rated PG for some adventure action.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:G | Netherlands:6 | Germany:6 | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Frankfort, Michigan, USA

Company:

Brauer Productions Inc.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Ernest Borgnine is piloting his tug and approaching the Vega, he signals the Vega with three short blasts on the horn. According to US Coast Guard Navigation Rule 34, three short blasts on the horn indicates "I am operating astern propulsion" (backing up). He is obviously going forward and should have sounded 1 short blast to indicate "I intend to leave you on my port side", 2 short blasts to indicate "I intend to leave you on my starboard side" or the danger signal, which is 5 short blasts, if the other vessel was not following the navigation rules.

A waste of an amazing actor.

The only reason I elected to give this flick a shot was due to the presence of Oscar winner Ernest Borgnine. All I can say is, it was the greatest waste of a good actor ever put to film. As far as I could tell, Borgnine was the ONLY actor in it. The other performances were so uniformly terrible, I am amazed a studio would actually pay the "performers" to appear. Couple this level of talent in the acting department with a story so plodding and insipid that I thought my eyes were going to start bleeding by the time the credits rolled, and you have a perfect cinematic disaster. Obviously the movie was made to appeal to an audience of children, and to its credit, it was better than most of the original programing on the Disney Channel and similar kid-focused networks. But honestly, that is not saying much.