Fool's Gold (2008)

A new clue to the whereabouts of a lost treasure rekindles a married couple's sense of adventure -- and their estranged romance.

Director:

Andy Tennant

Writers:

John Claflin (screenplay), Daniel Zelman (screenplay)

Stars:

Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matthew McConaughey	...	Finn
Kate Hudson	...	Tess
Donald Sutherland	...	Nigel Honeycutt
Alexis Dziena	...	Gemma Honeycutt
Ewen Bremner	...	Alfonz
Ray Winstone	...	Moe Fitch
Kevin Hart	...	Bigg Bunny
Malcolm-Jamal Warner	...	Cordell
Brian Hooks	...	Curtis
David Roberts	...	Cyrus
Michael Mulheren	...	Eddie
Adam LeFevre	...	Gary
Rohan Nichol	...	Stefan
Roger Sciberras	...	Andras
Elizabeth Connolly	...	Precious Gem Crew Nurse

Storyline

Benjamin Finnegan is a deep-sea treasure hunter certain he's onto the find of the century in waters near an island close to Key West owned by a murderous rap star to whom Ben is in debt. Ben's flat broke and recently divorced from Tess, his long-time research and diving partner whom he still loves. She's nearby, working as a steward aboard the yacht of Nigel Honeycutt, a multimillionaire. The rapper has hired a rival treasurer hunter. Can Ben convince Nigel to bankroll his search, convince Tess to work with him, keep the rapper and his thugs at bay, and find a Spanish treasure hidden for centuries and rich beyond imagination?

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Plot Keywords:

treasure | rapper | debt | treasure hunter | yacht | 

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Taglines:

This February True Love Takes a Dive.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for action violence, some sexual material, brief nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros [France] Warner Bros. [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 February 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ein Schatz zum Verlieben

Filming Locations:

Bahamas

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$21,589,295 (USA) (8 February 2008)

Gross:

$70,224,196 (USA) (23 May 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., De Line Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kenneth Lonergan did an uncredited rewrite on this script.

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Goofs

Gemma arrives on Nigel's yacht, which has no helipad, via helicopter. Nigel greets her as she walks up a staircase. The helicopter would have landed on the roof, so she should be coming down, not up.

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Quotes

On Screen Text: [first lines, the text that appears on screen] On July 24th, 1715, in celebration of the marriage of King Philip of Spain, the largest treasure fleet in maritime history set sail from Havana, Cuba.
On Screen Text: The 500 million dollars worth of gold, silver and jewels came to be known as The Queen's Dowry.
On Screen Text: Unfortunately, in his eagerness to consummate the marriage, King Philip ordered the fleet to sail at the worst time of year.
On Screen Text: And so, the great galleons, heavy with their sparkling cargo, sailed straight ...
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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #18.4 (2010)

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Soundtracks

Let's Get It Crackin'
Written by Ali Dee (as Ali Theodore), Vincent Alfieri and Alana Da Fonseca
Performed by DeeTown All Stars
Courtesy of DeeTown Entertainment

User Reviews

Nice break from winter blue's

My expectations for this movie were very low going in, and I would say that the movie met them. I expected a fun, exotic, exciting adventure, which the movie delivered upon. It is a fairly predictable movie, but always fun to watch Mathew McConaughey play the guy who hasn't grown up along with Kate Hudson playing the lady who wishes he would. Their chemistry is great, and isn't that all you really expect from a movie like this, regardless of plot?

The only thing that didn't fit in the movie was a couple of overly bloody scenes (on an absolute basis the blood was very minor, but the fact that they showed up at all was surprising.)

Not the best movie you will ever see, but will certainly give you a break from all this extreme winter weather we have been having.