National Treasure

Year:

2004

Duration:

131 min

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Mystery | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.9

Director:

Jon Turteltaub

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2004-11-19

Filming Locations: DAR - Memorial Continental Hall.- 1776 D Street NW, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Earnings

Budget: $100,000,000

Opening Weekend: $35,142,554 (USA) (21 November 2004)

Gross: $173,008,894 (USA) (2 June 2005)

Cast

Actor

Character

Arabella Field

Nicolas Cage

Benjamin Franklin Gates

Diane Kruger

Abigail Chase

Justin Bartha

Riley Poole

Sean Bean

Ian Howe

Jon Voight

Patrick Gates

Harvey Keitel

Sadusky

Christopher Plummer

John Adams Gates

David Dayan Fisher

Shaw

Stewart Finlay-McLennan

Powell

Oleg Taktarov

Shippen

Stephen A. Pope

Phil

Annie Parisse

Agent Dawes

Mark Pellegrino

Agent Johnson

Armando Riesco

Agent Hendricks

Erik King

Agent Colfax

Don McManus

Dr. Stan Herbert

Ron Canada

Guard Woodruff

Hunter Gomez

Young Ben Gates

Deborah Yates

Rebecca

Sharon Wilkins

Butcher Lady

Alexandra Balahoutis

Clothing Store Clerk

Dahn Ballard

Gift Store Clerk

Yves Michel-Beneche

Museum Kid

Jason Earles

Thomas Gates

Terrence Currier

Charles Carroll

Rod McLachlan

Independence Hall Guide

Elizabeth Greenberg

Liberty Bell Guide

Jody Halse

Franklin Institute Guard

Liam Noble

Franklin Institute Security

Joshua Bitton

Technician (as Joshua Biton)

Michael Russo

Popcorn Vendor (as Mike Russo)

Fern D. Baguidy Jr.

Gala Guard

Thomas Q. Morris

Janitor

Antony Alda

Guard Ferguson

John Travis

Guard Mike

Michael Ahl

Visitor at National Archives (uncredited)

Heidi Albertsen

Intrepid Tourist (uncredited)

Adriana Alveario

Shopper at Market (uncredited)

Michael Arthur

USS Intrepid Sercurity (uncredited)

Matthew Ballistreri

Tourist

Nick Benson

Boy (uncredited)

James Biberi

Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

Gavin Black

Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Jackson Bolt

Colonial Scout (uncredited)

Brooke Bonder

Philadelphia Shopper (uncredited)

Louis Centanni

Student (uncredited)

Chrismandu

Street Vendor (uncredited)

Kym Cohen

Shopper (uncredited)

Blaze Kelly Coyle

Tourist

Colleen Dengel

School Girl (uncredited)

Suzanne Dengel

School Girl (uncredited)

Christian Dorsey

Tourist

Sharif El-Mahdi

Precision Driver (uncredited)

Alexander Emmert

Russian (uncredited)

Roland Gomez

Guest at Security Gate (uncredited)

Cleve Gray

DC Metro Police Officer (uncredited)

Thomas M. Hagen

Man in Tour Guide Line (uncredited)

Rodney J. Hobbs

Coachman (uncredited)

Yoshi Jenkins

FBI Agent (uncredited)

Basil Kershner

Impatient tourist

Kirk Lambert

FBI Agent (uncredited)

Jenni Lileikis

Girlfriend in Philadelphia (uncredited)

Tony Luke Jr.

Strip Club Sweeper (uncredited)

Christina Mahon

City Hall Tourist (uncredited)

Chris McMullin

Reading Terminal Patron (uncredited)

Neal Orion

Revolutionary Soldier (uncredited)

David Peters

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Vito Pietanza

Librarian / Italian Tourist (uncredited)

Joe Rampino

FBI Agent (uncredited)

Leo Rogstad

Park Walker (uncredited)

Jonathon Ruckman

Pissed Off Man on Sidewalk (uncredited)

Tony Sagastizado I

Tourist

Richard Serlen

Businessman (uncredited)

Kyle Shaw

Knights Templar (uncredited)

Deborah S. Smith

Senator (uncredited)

Keyon Smith

Tourist

Joe Sperandeo

Guest at National Archives (uncredited)

Tony Swift

Minuteman (uncredited)

Sheila Thomas

Guest at National Archives (uncredited)

Ryan Tygh

Boyfriend (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The car that Riley is driving at the end of the movie is a Ferrari 360 Spider.

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Sadusky wears a tie with the United States Marine Corps insignia during the film. Harvey Keitel who plays Sadusky served with the Marines prior to becoming an actor.

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Before the movie got its rating, it was under the Touchstone Pictures banner (which is part of Disney). When the film got its rating (which is PG), it was then put under the Walt Disney Pictures banner, as it is clear that it is a more family-friendly movie.

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Goofs

When Riley is first shown in the treasure room looking at the "big... bluish-green man with a strange looking goatee", there is already a smudge in the dust on the chest of the statue. The scene cuts to Riley, then back to the him and the statue. The statue now has an even layer of undisturbed dust with no smudge. Riley then hugs the statue and his cheek rests on the chest of the statue. He is not shown moving away from the statue, but the smudge could have only been left by his cheek.

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In the beginning of the film, they say there is a phrase written on the back of the declaration of independence. later when using lemon juice to reveal the map, there is no phrase. It is blank.

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In the Charlotte, when Ben smears blood on the pipe stem and rolls the images onto the paper, they are printed in "positive," as if the symbols had been carved as raised bumps on the pipe, like a linoleum or wood cut. It would have been almost impossible for someone to have carved symbols that small on the circumference of such a small pipe stem in this relief style. Besides that, Ben refers to the carving as an "engraving," which is a gouging-in, or intaglio style of carving: a much easier and more common way to have carved something of this sort. The resulting rolled image would have been a solid field background with the symbols showing as dropped out, or clean paper in the field.

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Quotes

Riley Poole: When are we gonna get there? I'm hungry. This car smells weird.

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Riley Poole: [after seeing a guy walk up to Gates and Chase] Who's the stiff?

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Ben Gates: Just another clue.

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Faq

Q

What is "National Treasure" about?

A

When Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) was a young boy, his grandpa, John Adams Gates (Christopher Plummer), told him how, in 1832, Charles Carroll, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, entrusted his stable boy, Ben's great great grandfather Thomas Gates, with the first in a series of clues that supposedly led to a vast treasure amassed by the Knights Templar. Although Ben's own father, Patrick Gates (Jon Voight), does not believe in the legend, Ben swore to take upon himself the duty of the Knights Templar, the Freemasons, and the family Gates and has spent his entire life trying to figure out the meaning of the clue: The secret lies with Charlotte. Finally, as an adult, Ben has found Charlotte and begins on his quest for the treasure.

Q

What is an Ottendorf cipher?

A

An Ottendorf cipher consists of three codes, i.e., 2-4-6, that corresponds to a random book or newspaper article. The first number corresponds to the page, the second number to the line on the page, and the third number to the letter/word in that line.

Q

Why was the treasure hidden in the first place?

A

The signers of the Declaration of Independence, some of whom were also members of the Freemasons, a reformation of the Knights Templar, hid the treasure during the American Revolution [1775-1783] to keep the British from getting their hands on it.

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