Expedition unknown finds buried treasure from the secret. Shortly following the release of national treasure. The clues lead to paris, london, the white house, and a legendary hidden treasure in the black hills of north dakota, but there is another, less scrupulous treasure hunter on their trail. Clues for where the treasures were buried are provided in a puzzle book named the secret produced by byron preiss and first. A historian races to find the legendary templar treasure before a team of mercenaries. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to. Book of secrets in order to clear the name of his ancestor, ben gate must solve a series of puzzles to find a hidden city of gold in america. Book of secrets is a pretty typical blockbuster sequel, focused intently on appeasing what it thinks the audience wants, and missing out on what it takes to make a truly good. Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers. Each cask contains a key to be redeemed for a valuable gemstone. For the theatrical release, this movie was called national treasure. Book of secrets, which is eerily similar to the first film.
With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. They manage to elude all of them and escape in abigails suv, with ben diving into the open hatch in the back just after abigail knocks a suspicious security guard aside with her vehicle. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. James renner is on a quest to discover the others, and he invites you to join the hunt. Book of secrets expecting logic and plausibility is on a fools mission. The action in this fastpaced adventure sequel is loud and sometimes tense car chases, near falls from high ledges in a dark cave, etc. The secret is a continentsized treasure hunt thats been going on for close to 40 years. Book of secrets brief information national treasure. Book of secrets, millions of moviegoers might have left theaters around the world believing that the library of congress, the worlds largest library, was home to a book that holds all of the u. Book of treasures is a true challenge for the word nerds. Mt rushmore is in the 2nd one, national treasure, book of secrets. While benjamin gates nicolas cage is presenting new information about john wilkes booth and the eighteen.
Join nicolas cage on a heartpounding adventure that will have you on the edge of your seat in a race to find the lost city of gold. The quest to find 12 hidden treasures from a 1982 treasure hunt book. Probably going to need a good nic cage break after ghost rider and now this. In 2005, national treasure hit theaters, and gave audiences an enjoyable if not slightly implausible romp through our nation\s history as ben gates nicholas cage and his cohorts went on a treasure hunt looking for the infamous treasure of the templar knights.
There is a scene where they all meet up on the steps of the presidential trail, then supposedly climb to the top of mt rushmore, where behind the carvings they find a lake. Your task is to uncover these books by forming words out of scrambled. Until the third act, the jeopardy in book of secrets seems lighter than it was in the first movie. Twelve treasure boxes were buried at secret locations in the united states and canada. Book of secrets nicolas cage jon voight harvey keitel 2007 a page from the diary of john wilkes booth implicates ben gates nicolas cage greatgreat grandfather as a major conspirator in the assassination of. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to the. Back for an exciting third season, america s book of secrets goes deeper, farther and wider than ever in its unceasing effort to bring viewers the truth behind today s most shocking headlines. Book of secrets starring nicolas cage took over the top spot at. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure franchise.
Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns. Nicolas cage and his rapidly receding hairline return in the form of the worlds oldest, most enthusiastic eagle scout in the enjoyably preposterous adventure sequel national treasure. Starting from the early beginnings of america according to the movie the gates family was entrusted with the safe keeping of the. Everything wrong with national treasure book of secrets youtube. Book of secrets, but for the dvd release, the title was changed to national treasure 2. However, i did leave the theatre wishing i had paid more attention in history class. Shooting of the film in london in the book, ben finds a picture of the missing plank from the desk and an entry by president coolidge, who found the plank in 1924, had it destroyed, and commissioned gutzon borglum to carve mount rushmore to erase the maps landmarks in order to protect the treasure. Book of secrets script is here for all you fans of the nic cage and diane kruger movie. Riley tells ben that the book of secrets contains documents collected by presidents for presidents eyes only, covering such controversial subjects as the eighteen minutes erased from watergate tapes, area 51, and the assassination of john f. Ben gates is a historian and adventurer, the greatgreatgrandson of thomas gates, a hero who sacrificed his life to prevent john wilkes booth from. The last of 2008s monster hits finally hit the home market last week, and it made quite an impact. Considering ben had already discovered a massive historical treasure once before, and knowing the recently tarnished name of bens family, the president was willing to trust that ben wasnt lying about his intention and gave him the information needed.
Nicolas cage, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris, diane kruger, justin bartha, bruce greenwood and helen mirren written by. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. This is a mouth agape movie, during which your mouth hangs open in astonishment at one preposterous event after another. Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold. Book of secrets is a brilliantly depicted story of the history of a nation told by treasure hunter benjamin gates, whose family spent generations searching for cibola, the lost city of gold. Im happy to say that i waited out the insane prices until an awesomely responsible book owner decided to list this for a reasonable price. As ben, riley, and abigail look through an important book in the library of congress, we see police, fbi agents, and others racing there to arrest them. In 1982 publisher byron preiss buries 12 treasure boxes in 12 north american cities and releases a book of enigmatic images and verses, offering clues to their locations. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. The quest to find 12 hidden treasures from a 1982 treasure. This movies plot doesnt play tennis without a net, but also without a ball and a racket.
The key to finding the casques preiss had buried and subsequently winning the jewels was to match one of the paintings to one. Pieces of a map providing a clue of ancient treasures are hidden within golden books in the library. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. Book of secrets opened in first place on the sales chart and had the second best opening for the year with 3. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to the final clue in a mysterious and highly guarded book containing.
A treasure hunter seeks the truth behind lincolns assassanation. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure 2. This book, published in 1982 by byron preiss, includes 12 images and 12 verses which need correctly matched together in order to discover the locations of 12 buried ceramic casks. This book, published in 1982, includes 12 images and 12 verses which need correctly matched together in order to discover the locations of 12 buried ceramic casks. Through the end of 2019, only three of the 12 boxes have been found. Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to the 2004 film national treasure.
Book of secrets was released on dvd, umd, and bluray disc on may 20, 2008 june 2, 2008 in the uk. They go to the black hills to search for the lost city of cebola. National treasures book of secrets on display at the. December 21, 2007 in this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once. Cover of 1982 book the secret the secret is a treasure hunt started by byron preiss in 1982. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. When i asked my dad if he knew if there was a book version of the movie. Fun indiana jones rip off, an improvement on its predecessor with better character moments. A talented cast goes to waste in the improbable national treasure. A treasure hunt to pull together all information and give a platform for people to equally share their thoughts about the treasure locations. Ben discovers that the second plank is missing but he finds a stamp bearing the seal of the presidents secret book. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed. Book of secrets is a pretty typical blockbuster sequel, focused intently on appeasing what it thinks the audience wants, and missing out on what it takes to make a truly good movie.
The 1982 treasure hunt book, the secret, has clues to 12 hidden gems. Were creating a hopefully official site for all things the secret. The ferrari which gets impounded in the first few minutes of the movie is a ferrari f430 spider. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates is after the president of the united states book of secrets, an unofficial book which contains the answers for the. Now they\re back, and on the hunt for redemption, as new evidence brought forth by mitch wilkinson ed harris shows that gates. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. National treasure box office gold national treasure. In wednesdays episode of expedition unknown, josh gates will interview a boston family who located buried treasure from the 1982 book the secret. Book of secrets by ann lloyd why did you decide to read this book i always wondered if this was a book, as i love the movies.
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