The Legend of Tillamook's Gold (2006)
"The Tillamook Treasure" (original title)

Julie, a lonely fourteen year old girl, moves to Manzanita, an Oregon seaside town, from Los Angeles after her writer father, Robert, loses his job. Her family, including mother Kathryn and... See full summary »

Director:

Jane Beaumont Hall

Writers:

Richard A. Doyon, Jane Beaumont Hall

Stars:

Brian McNamara, Julia Campbell, Brian Thompson

5 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Brian McNamara	...	Robert Kimbell
Julia Campbell	...	Kathryn Kimbell
Brian Thompson	...	Jimmy Kimbell
Suzanne Marie Doyon	...	Julie Kimbell
Max Gail	...	Grandpa Kimbell
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman	...	Standing Elk
Bradley Stryker	...	Tom
Janine Doyon	...	Susan Kimbell
Richard A. Doyon	...	Clyde (as Richard Doyon)
Mary Stein	...	Billie Stahl
Escher Holloway	...	Eddy
Phillip Huber	...	Puppeteer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leah Brisbois	...	Indian Girl
Elizabeth Caldart	...	Susan's friend
Kelly Dennis	...	Logging show judge

Storyline

Julie, a lonely fourteen year old girl, moves to Manzanita, an Oregon seaside town, from Los Angeles after her writer father, Robert, loses his job. Her family, including mother Kathryn and older sister Susan, has trouble adjusting to life in a small town. Julie parents struggle with her father's unemployment and her sister, Susan, finds solace in a summer fling with Tom, a not-to-bright local logger. The story opens with a 16th century Spanish sailors landing their launch on the beach of Manzanita. They carry a treasure chest up Neahkahnie Mountain, leading a manacled black slave. The treasure is buried and the slave killed and laid on top of the ground to "guard" the treasure and frighten the Indians away. Back in present day, Julie has a dramatic encounter with a large Roosevelt Elk on the beach. Its hooves uncover an old Spanish gold coin in the sand. The Elk becomes Julie's silent, watchful guide and protector as she becomes fascinated by the legend of the Tillamook Treasure and ...

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Plot Keywords:

treasure | legend | oregon | native american | indian | 

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Taglines:

Discover your treasure

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Genres:

Family

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 April 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Legend of Tillamook's Gold

Filming Locations:

Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bright Light Studio

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min 107 min (Starz)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The story begins with a mystical elk on the beach running at Julie and jumping over her. The scene's genesis was in a real event. One summer, when Suzanne Marie and Janine Doyon were just toddlers, they were on the Manzanita beach with their mother, director Jane Beaumont Hall. The children were a hundred feet away playing in the sand. Suddenly, from out of nowhere a huge Roosevelt Elk came running down the beach straight for the girls. "There was nothing I could do," says Hall. "Time stood still as I saw the Elk run towards the girls and then suddenly swerve around them. The elk ran into the ocean and swam out past the breakers. It was an amazing experience. I don't think I had time to be scared for the girls and the elk was such a magnificent creature." Hall remembered that scene when she and Richard Doyon wrote the screenplay. Both the elk on the beach and the elk swimming in the ocean were written into the script.

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Goofs

When Julie leaves for the mountain in the middle of a very bad rain storm to search for the gold in the stream, the outside shots show a very dark and rainy day. Immediately afterward, when her mother and father argue about her mother letting her go, her father angrily says, "You let her go out in this?" and gestures through the window outside, but it is clearly dry and sunny outside as seen through the window and the glass portion of the door.

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Soundtracks

"I'm Already Gone"
Written and Performed by Melissa van der Schyff (as Melissa Van Der Scafe)
© 2003 Melissa Van Der Scafe

User Reviews

Escape to the Pacific Northwest

The first thing that struck me was the cozy glow of the Pacific Northwest. You can almost smell the fresh air! The movie was cute and engaging and a refreshing change with just enough suspense. What a great escape. I especially enjoyed Suzanne's performance however all the actors did a great job. Dealing with common family issues such as family arguments, talk of divorce, finding your first love, going to college and wanting to be famous, this movie is perfect for the family. The children and young teens that went to see it at the screening that I went to were enthralled with it and all ran very fast up to the front to get autographs.