Fool's Gold (2008)

Director:

Andy Tennant

Writers (WGA):

John Claflin (screenplay) &
Daniel Zelman (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

8 February 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

This February True Love Takes a Dive.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Barefoot | Key West Florida | Underwater Scenes | Sex | Treasure Hunt

Awards:

1 nomination

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Cast

Matthew McConaughey	...	Benjamin Finnegan
Kate Hudson	...	Tess Finnegan
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
Ali Ammouchi	...	Precious Gem Crew Member #1
Tom O'Sullivan	...	Precious Gem Crew Member #2
Edwina Ritchard	...	Precious Gem Crew Woman
Duncan Young	...	Jim
Luke Pegler	...	Young
Xavier Fernandez	...	Petruchio
A. Ramel El	...	Moe's Diver #1
Nicholas Cooper	...	Moe's Diver #2
Andrew Allen	...	Moe's Diver #3
Glenn Suter	...	Moe's Diver #4
Peter Whitford	...	Judge
Laurence Coy	...	Finn's Attorney
Linda Cropper	...	Tess' Attorney
Clementine Heath	...	Co-Ed Girl #1
Ashley Cheadle	...	Co-Ed Girl #2
Jason Dundas	...	Frat Boy #1
Todd Lasance	...	Frat Boy #2
Ray Bull	...	Vicar
Valentino del Toro	...	Barman Key West
Frank Turner	...	Old Man #1
Bill Watson	...	Old Man #2
Henry Browne	...	Bartender Topsail Cay (as Henry Browne, Jr.)

Directed by
Andy Tennant

Writing credits (WGA)
John Claflin		(screenplay) &
Daniel Zelman		(screenplay) and
Andy Tennant		(screenplay)
John Claflin		(story) &
Daniel Zelman		(story)

Produced by
Donald De Line	....	producer
Jim Dyer	....	executive producer
Bernie Goldmann	....	producer
Stephen Jones	....	co-producer
Jon Klane	....	producer
Wink Mordaunt	....	executive producer

Original Music by
George Fenton

Cinematography by
Don Burgess

Film Editing by
Troy Takaki
Tracey Wadmore-Smith

Casting by
Juel Bestrop
Seth Yanklewitz

Production Design by
Charles Wood

Art Direction by
Ray Chan		(supervising art director)
Damien Drew

Costume Design by
Ngila Dickson

Makeup Department
Paige Badenoch	....	hair stylist
Paige Badenoch	....	makeup artist
Dalia Fernandez	....	assistant makeup artist
Nikki Gooley	....	makeup and hair designer
Sian Grigg	....	makeup artist: Kate Hudson
Georgia Lockhart-Adams	....	hair stylist
Georgia Lockhart-Adams	....	makeup artist
Bernadette Mazur	....	personal makeup artist
Anita Morgan	....	hair stylist
Anita Morgan	....	makeup artist
Nadine Wilkie	....	hair stylist
Nadine Wilkie	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jennifer Cornwell	....	unit production manager
Carol Dantuono	....	post-production supervisor
Mark Scoon	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Drew Bailey	....	second assistant director
Bish Bishop	....	second second assistant director
Jamie Crooks	....	first assistant director: second unit
Toby Pease	....	first assistant director
Brett Robinson	....	third assistant director: Bahamas
Adam Smillie	....	third assistant director: second unit
Paul Sullivan	....	second assistant director
Alexander Witt	....	second unit director

Art Department
Kristen Anderson	....	set designer
Michael Bell	....	assistant art director
Gary Cameron	....	leading hand propmaker
Maxine Dennett	....	art department coordinator
Vanessa Edwards	....	set decoration coordinator
Geoff Kemmis	....	concept model maker
Jacinta Leong	....	set designer
Dale Mackie	....	conceptual illustrator
Leigh Mackie	....	props concept artist
Rick Polikowski	....	propmaker
Mélanie Poudroux	....	assistant propmaker
Kristin Reuter	....	assistant property master
Natalie Taylor	....	art department accountant
Philip Worth	....	construction supervisor
Karyn Zlatkovic	....	assistant construction coordinator

Sound Department
Michael Babcock	....	sound effects recordist
Ron Bartlett	....	re-recording mixer
Paul Berolzheimer	....	sound effects editor
Rod Conder	....	boom operator
Michael Dressel	....	foley editor
Christopher Flick	....	supervising foley editor
Eric Flickinger	....	sound recordist
Laura Graham	....	adr editor
Kimberly Harris	....	adr supervisor
Doug Hemphill	....	re-recording mixer
Richard King	....	sound designer
Steven King	....	boom operator
Rick Kline	....	re-recording mixer
Michael Magill	....	dialogue editor
Michael W. Mitchell	....	sound effects editor
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist
Jason Oliver	....	sound recordist
Stacey Parish	....	assistant sound
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer
Jamie Roden	....	adr mixer
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Hamilton Sterling	....	co-supervising sound editor
Hugo Weng	....	dialogue editor
Linda Yeaney	....	first assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Bruce Bright	....	senior effects technician
Aaron Cox	....	special effects technician
Peter Exton	....	special effects technician
Dean Franklin	....	special effects technician
Brian Pearce	....	on-set supervisor

Visual Effects by
Vaughn Arnup	....	digital compositor
Dan Breckwoldt	....	compositor
Tony Cole	....	lead compositor
Chris Cooper	....	research & development lead: Animal Logic
Marie Victoria Denoga	....	digital compositor
Laura Dubsky	....	compositor
Suzanne Evans-Booth	....	visual effects coordinator
Matt Greig	....	digital compositor: Animal Logic (as Matthew Greig)
Jason Hawkins	....	digital compositor
Katie Hecker	....	digital compositor
Jayne Herrmann	....	visual effects coordinator: Animal Logic
Andrew Jackson	....	assistant visual effects supervisor: Animal Logic
Bhakar James	....	senior animator: Animal Logic
Ingrid Johnston	....	visual effects coordinator: Animal Logic
Simon Legrand	....	digital artist
Nick Lines	....	digital artist
David Nelson	....	visual effects supervisor: Animal Logic
Marco Nero	....	digital artist
Jamie Nimmo	....	digital compositor
Tristan North	....	digital artist
Danielle Rubin	....	visual effects coordinator
Migs Rustia	....	visual effects editor
Evan Shipard	....	digital matte artist: Animal Logic
Andy Simonson	....	visual effects coordinator
Wendell Stephens	....	roto artist: Animal Logic
Jamie Wood	....	compositor

Stunts
Lee Adamson	....	stunt double
Ric Anderson	....	stunt double
Rhodes Barton	....	stunt double
Renee Bowen	....	stunt double
Eric Chambers	....	stunt double
Haydn Dalton	....	stunt assistant
Kyle Gardiner	....	additional stunt double: matthew mcconaughey
Nathan Lawson	....	stunt performer
Angela Moore	....	stunts
Mark Norby	....	stunt double: matthew mcconaughey
Tove Petterson	....	stunt double: Kate Hudson
Brett Praed	....	stunt double
R.A. Rondell	....	stunt coordinator
Yasca Sinigaglia	....	stunt performer
Melody Sorensen	....	stunt performer
Glenn Suter	....	stunt coordinator
Sheree Swords	....	stunt performer
Jimmy Waitman	....	stunt double
Mark Wickham	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Hans Bjerno	....	aerial director of photography
Ashleigh Carter	....	focus puller: second unit
Simon Christidis	....	underwater director of photography
Shaun Conway	....	gaffer
Colin Deane	....	first assistant camera
Andrew Fisher	....	assistant camera
Josh Flavell	....	second assistant camera
Sean P. Gilbert	....	assistant camera
Stephen Head	....	best boy electric rigger
Peter McCaffrey	....	camera operator
Calum McFarlane	....	camera operator
Jesse Moyes	....	lighting technician
Nino Neuboeck	....	first assistant camera: Bahamas
David Nichols	....	key grip
Gene Page	....	still photographer: Bahamas
Jem Rayner	....	underwater focus puller
Benjamin Relf	....	digital video operator
Rod Scott	....	head rigger
Nimrod Sztern-Adlide	....	video assist
Vince Valituti	....	still photographer
Helen Ward	....	second assistant camera
Matt Windon	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Jayden York	....	libra head technician

Casting Department
Rakefet Abergel	....	casting technology assistant
Michele Berumen	....	casting associate
John Garnett	....	casting intern
Christine King	....	casting: Australia
Freya Krasnow	....	casting assistant
Fiona McMaster	....	extras casting
Annabel Osborne	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alecia De Marco	....	costume assistant
Loretta Egan	....	costume cutter
Cookie Lopez	....	dresser: Kate Hudson
Liz McGregor	....	assistant costume designer
Hilary Niederer	....	costume buyer
Senna Shanti	....	costumer
Christina Validakis	....	stand-by costume

Editorial Department
Kirsty Bruce	....	assistant editor
Trish Cahill	....	dailies colorist
Matt Evans	....	associate editor
Skip Kimball	....	digital intermediate colorist
Justin McDonald	....	telecine dailies coordinator
Aidan Stanford	....	film color timer

Music Department
Jordan Corngold	....	music editor
Richard A. Harrison	....	music editor
Julianne Jordan	....	music supervisor
Paul Rabjohns	....	music editor
Paul Rabjohns	....	score programmer
Simon Rhodes	....	additional score mixer
Michael T. Ryan	....	supervising music editor

Transportation Department
Aaron Kybartas	....	driver: cast

Other crew
Andrew Allen	....	co-dive supervisor
Neil Andrea	....	marine department: Bahamas
Cua-Cua Apey	....	marine crew: Bahamas
Tara Aucoin	....	assistant: Jim Dyer
Sarah Babineau	....	assistant to director
Rhodes Barton	....	dive supervisor
Justin Brace	....	accounting assistant
Tony Clarke	....	location manager
Lauren Cooper	....	location assistant
Nicholas Copping	....	production coordinator
Cameron D'Arcy	....	dailies assistant
Mark Davies	....	shipping coordinator: Bahamas
Kaleb Day	....	nurse: second unit
Ian Freeman	....	assistant accountant
Cindy Gollagher	....	assistant production coordinator
Katie Harris	....	unit nurse
Kelly Head	....	asset coordinator
Dean Hood	....	financial controller
Craig Hosking	....	aerial coordinator/pilot
Matt Jermyn	....	video split assistant
Karen Jones	....	location manager
Lance Julian	....	marine coordinator
Steven Lees-Smith	....	IT coordinator: Animal Logic
Nathalia Rayfield	....	production team
Patricia Rigby	....	scenery coordinator
Justin Ritson	....	key set production assistant: Bahamas
Sarah Romney	....	assistant to executive producer
Peta Ross	....	construction coordinator
Nick Spetsiotis	....	assistant marine coordinator
Adam Taylor	....	assistant production coordinator
Jill Vaupen	....	travel coordinator: Bahamas
Ryan Verbruggen	....	assistant: Mr De Line
Pamela Willis	....	script supervisor
Kristin Witcombe	....	script supervisor
Michael Wolstenholme	....	accounting assistant
Ian Zweig	....	personal chef: Matthew Mcconaughey

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures
• De Line Pictures

Distributors

• Karo Premiere (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Swank Motion Pictures (2008) (USA) (all media) (non-theatrical)
• Village Films (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Animal Logic
• LOOK! Effects (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Cineworks Digital Studios  HD dailies
• Filmview Services  computer graphics
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  additional ProTools systems supplied by
• Picture Mill, The  titles
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Runway  post-production
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

USA:113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Hong Kong:IIA | Australia:M | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43987) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | South Korea:12 | Finland:K-13 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Malaysia:U | Singapore:PG (edited for re-rating) | Ireland:12A | Sweden:11 | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:6 | UK:12A | New Zealand:M

Filming Locations:

Bahamas

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: When Tess and Finn are in the airplane, she kisses him and after the kiss, she takes her arm from behind Finn and puts it somewhere else. The next shot she takes her arm again from behind Finn.

Quotes:

Andras: [after seeing Gemma's hat fly off in the wind] Hey look! The hat! He is a Frisbee.

Movie Connections:

References Cast Away (2000)

Soundtrack:

Let's Get It Crackin'

Cure for Seasonal Affective Disorder

For the life of me, I cannot figure out why this movie is getting as lousy reviews as it is. I walked out of the theatre quite pleased; even if this movie will not get an Oscar, it earned the price of my ticket. It's campy, silly, and bright, and there is nothing like a fluffy romp around the sunny islands to cure those winter blues.

Admittedly, it's a contrived, predictable mystery, but that proves to be the focus rather than the romantic comedy that was promoted. But in the spirit of Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, it's a spunky predictable mystery. No, the characters were not all complex, but at least the powers that be went to the trouble of making them entertaining and personable.

I liked the idea of looking for sunken treasure. I liked the upbeat island soundtrack. I liked the funny characters. I liked the pretty scenes and the silly lines. I liked the random explosions and fight scenes, as pleasantly ridiculous as they were.

Kate and Matthew have the chemistry they had in "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days". They have the sunny dispositions to pull off a mindless-but-fun storyline and to work with a wacky cast.

It's mind candy in all its fluffy goodness.