Lost Treasure (2003)

A painting is stolen from a building during a great fire and after it is recovered, the police finds inside a mysterious map. A police officer responsible for the case asks his brother (... See full summary »

Director:

Jim Wynorski (as Jay Andrews)

Writers:

Harris Done, Diane Fine

Stars:

Stephen Baldwin, Nicollette Sheridan, Coby Ryan McLaughlin

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stephen Baldwin	...	Bryan McBride
Nicollette Sheridan	...	Carrie
Coby Ryan McLaughlin	...	Det. Carl McBride
Hannes Jaenicke	...	Ricardo Arterra
Jerry Doyle	...	Det. Sean Walker
Mark Christopher Lawrence	...	Danny G.
Tami-Adrian George	...	Tammy
Scott L. Schwartz	...	Crazy Joe
William Langlois	...	Manny (as William Langlois Monroe)
Benny Nieves	...	Fredrico
Rene Rivera	...	Eduardo (as René Rivera)
Eric James Virgets	...	Martin
Billy 'Sly' Williams	...	Joey Muinez
Joey Sagal	...	Chuck "Chucky" Daniels (as Joe Sagal)
Patrick St. Esprit	...	Lieuteniant Mullen

Storyline

A painting is stolen from a building during a great fire and after it is recovered, the police finds inside a mysterious map. A police officer responsible for the case asks his brother (Stephen Baldwin), who is an antiques expert, to help him during the investigation. Analysing the paint and fabric, they find that the map belonged to Cristopher Columbus and the drawings in it refer to an old legend of a lost treasure. Besides unraveling the mysterious riddles, the police officer and his brother will have to fight off a violent gang pursuing the treasure as well.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | independent film | 

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Taglines:

Winner takes all.

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Genres:

Action

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 November 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der Goldschatz des Christoph Columbus

Filming Locations:

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinetel Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min (Video Version) 90 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The scenes of the plane taking off, flying through a storm and crash landing on a beach were taken from Six Days Seven Nights (1998).

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Goofs

When first seen taxiing just before takeoff, the plane has a gust lock installed on each tip of the horizontal stabilizer. The plane is later seen in flight with them removed.

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Connections

References Scarface (1983)

User Reviews

Made For TV?

I am fascinated by this film. It has Made-For-TV all over it, but there is way too much money on the screen for that. Others here have flat-out panned this film as a waste of time and questioned how films like this get made. I would like to ask what was the context of this film's production? It certainly could not have been done for a US theatrical release with the cast used, yet the money spent on production places this WAY out of the range of an Indie filmmaker. So, this means it was either contracted for a major cable release and foreign sales. But I can't find evidence of either. If anyone knows, I would love to hear the details. There are some valuable lessons in film distribution embedded here - if only someone will take us behind the scenes!

BTW - many ripped the effects as being out of character with the story and second rate. I agree with out-of-character but there was a ton of money in some of those effects. It is almost like someone bought the negative of a major but obscure foreign production and mapped a story around some of the major scenes in the "other" film. That would explain why an art museum would have drums of gas in the basement. It would also explain how the "big stuff" got into a film with such a low budget look and cast.