Treasure Raiders (2007)

An American professor (Brand) teams up with a Russian biker (Nevsky) to search for historical treasures buried in and around Moscow.

Director:

Brent Huff

Writers:

Alexander Izotov, Alexander Nevsky (story)

Stars:

Alexander Nevsky, Steven Brand, David Carradine

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alexander Nevsky	...	Wolf
Steven Brand	...	Michael Nazzaro
David Carradine	...	Pierre
Sherilyn Fenn	...	Lena
Robert Madrid	...	Dr. Pablo Ramirez
Andrew Divoff	...	Cronin
William Shockley	...	Beekeeper
Olga Rodionova	...	Masha Bolkov
Albert Filozov	...	Curator
Maksim Konovalov	...	Bolt (as Maxim Konovalov)
Maksim Pokrovskiy	...	Gorinych (as Max Pokrovsky)
Egor Pazenko	...	Igor
Stanislav Kucher	...	Officer Petrov
Ekaterina Ryndenkova	...	Lida
Francesca Carlin	...	Officer Tzyu (as Franceska Carlin)

Storyline

Michael, an American professor teaching history at Moscow University, finances his passion for treasure hunting with competitive street racing. His racing nemesis Wolf becomes his ally as they both embark on a quest to search for a famous ancient Russian treasure.

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Plot Keywords:

street racing | street shootout | car race | race | car chase | 

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Taglines:

Speed is part of the game...

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence and some drug content

Did You Know?

Trivia

Marina Anderson, ex-wife of David Carradine, did the American voice for the Russian female lead in the film (role of Masha). She didn't know David was in the film until she showed up in ADR.

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Goofs

When Pierre is being chased by the police car, he looks in the rear view mirror. The police officer is on the wrong side of the car.

User Reviews

An American professor with a hobby for street racing teams up with one of his opponents in a quest for a lost treasure.

After seeing the first scenes of this film I thought I made a new discovery, but my disappointment settled early on. I didn't expect anything special, and so it wasn't. This movie has some of the most unrealistic and wannabe acting I've seen. The characters are false, and the interaction between them is like in a cheap soap opera. The situations created are far from being credible and with a mixture of some superficial special effects, some scenes look really funny, far from their original purpose. Overall it's one of those bad movies in which you have the idea that you know all the way what's gonna happen, and it happens. It has many dead scenes, the plot is too predictable, and the important moments have quite typical solutions. I had the patience to see it until the end, with all of these, and there's no wonder if I won't hear much of it in the future. What surprised me was David Carradine accepting this role, but maybe I haven't seen more of his movies. I gave it a 3/10 for the effort, and I'm not sure it deserves as much.

Details

Official Sites:

Czar Pictures [Russia] Official site

Country:

Russia USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 June 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Treasure Hunters

Filming Locations:

Moscow, Russia

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$851,570

Company Credits

Production Co:

Czar Pictures, Hollywood Storm

Technical Specs

Color:

Color