Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. 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. However, in order to leave the city of gold when it suddenly begins flooding, one person has to stay behind to hold open the stone door to the drainage tunnel beneath the city, an action which. Thomas solves the puzzle, a clue to a map to cibola, the city of gold, and. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. 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.
When the group finally finds the book of secrets, riley identifies the area 51 section as ben flips through the contentsbut little time can be spared. Rest of the story is about how ben, his partner riley and abigail decrypts the clues and rescues the national treasure without getting to the hands of ian. Treasure hunter ben gates tries to clean its name by looking for an ancient treasure. The original national treasure film centers on the gates family legend of a fantastic treasure trove of artifacts and gold, hidden by the founding fathers of the united states, and the attempts by the scion of the family, benjamin franklin gates, to find the treasure before his exfriend, ian howe, steals the declaration of independence national treasure. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. But theres only one way to find it ben gates must kidnap the. 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. The west gate of the royal naval college was used as a double for the gates of buckingham palace for a scene in national treasure. Book of secrets, and its not nearly as musty as the script. The truth behind national treasure book of secrets. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure 2. Book of secrets t he riproaring success of the first national treasure movie and naturally the rippingerroaringer success of the da vinci code has inspired.
Ben meets abigail chase the curator of the archives when he steals the document. The original national treasure film centers on the gates family legend of a fantastic treasure trove of artifacts and gold, hidden by the founding fathers of the united states, and the attempts by the scion of the family, benjamin franklin gates, to find the treasure before his exfriend, ian howe, steals the declaration of independence. 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. Ben determines to steal the declaration of independence in order to protect it from ian. Provided to youtube by universal music group city of gold trevor rabin national treasure. 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. A modern day treasure hunter sets out to follow a series of cryptic clues to a lost city of gold, all to clear his greatgrandfathers name after that man is posthumously indicted in the assassination of president lincoln. Book of secrets t he riproaring success of the first national treasure movie and naturally the rippingerroaringer success of the da vinci code. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd. The top ten secrets believed to be in the book are listed below. And they have to enlist the help of bens mother emily.
Nicolas cage and diane kruger in national treasure. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. National treasure book of secrets complete score soundtrack. 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. Ben and his father, patrick, learn that their ancestor, thomas gates, may have been involved in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Were given desks with secret compartments that house strange carvings, an ancient city of gold buried in boobytrapped caverns beneath a national monument, and a presidential book of secrets containing every longburied skeleton that the u. Now, another treasure hunter named mitch wilkinson ed harris has found what is a missing page of the diary of john wilkes booth, which contains clues to the location of a lost city of gold, ben must compete against mitch to find the lost city, he goes to france and great britain. The plank has only one symbol that patrick gates jon voight can identify. Book of secrets released on home video as national.
In order to find the the lost city of gold, ben gates and his team must weave their way to the final clue in a mysterious and highly guarded book containing centuries of secrets. National treasure box office gold national treasure. The action in this fastpaced adventure sequel is loud and sometimes tense car chases, near falls from high ledges in a dark cave, etc. Dec 06, 2011 grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. Along with his friends, riley and abigail, he will have to travel from the streets of paris to the middle of the united states to find a book that could revealone of americas greatest secrets and treasures. This time ben gates is on a quest to find the lost city of gold in order to prove that his great grandfather wasnt a. Book of secrets movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Book of secrets ratchets up the crazy by a factor of 10.
Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. To do so, they have to find the ancient indian city of gold. Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. We are given onscreen confirmation that area 51 content in fact exists within the book of secrets, making it the only confirmed possibility for what could be contained on page 47. Mitch needed to find the city of gold to redeem his family name in that it was his family. Helen mirren are in disinterested pursuit of another treasure, a legendary city of gold, the clues to. This time the implausible plot finds him searching for a fabled lost city of gold and trying to clear his. Book of secrets soundtrack version artist trevor rabin. The first half of the movie is kinda slow and even tiresome, too much talking and very little action.
The pyramid of the sun, 1521 day 14 aztecs hurriedly unload the treasure from the pyramid as hernando cortes and his army attack the city. Book of secrets, cast nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger, jon voight. 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. Soon ben finds himself on a different kind of hunt. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. December 21, 2007 in this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once. Eventually, they find the city of solid gold underneath mount rushmore and it begins. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to the. Now, another treasure hunter named mitch wilkinson ed harris has found what is a missing page of the diary of john wilkes booth, which contains clues to the location of a lost city of gold, ben must compete against mitch to find the lost city, he goes to france and great britain to find other clues and even peak inside the presidents secret. Book of secrets script is here for all you fans of the nic cage and diane kruger movie.
Graced with some extra star wattage courtesy of helen mirren and. The symbol is cibola seebowluh, meaning the city of gold. Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers. There is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. Ben gates is a historian and adventurer, the greatgreatgrandson of thomas gates, a hero who sacrificed his life to prevent john wilkes booth from.
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. Movie was filmed in 2007, countries of filming locations are united states. Dec 20, 2007 there is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. The book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their eyes only, and its one of many clues leading treasure hunter ben gates cage to. The lincoln memorial is really made out of solid gold painted white. Dec 20, 2007 the book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their eyes only, and its one of many clues leading treasure hunter ben gates cage to. Jan 02, 2008 the success of national treasure, book of secrets, can only help to promote our dvd and at the same time allow us to educate and expound upon all the detail left out of the fictional film in regards to estevenico and the lost city of gold. Book of secrets starring nicolas cage took over the top spot at. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasure hunting historian. It was a good movie but not as good as the first one.
Several years since benjamin franklin gates nicolas cage found the knights templar and became rich and famous. Helen mirren are in disinterested pursuit of another treasure, a legendary city of gold, the clues to which lead to paris, buckingham palace. Book of secrets 2007 as ben and abigail look for the resolute desk. National treasure 2 book of secrets by jon turteltaub jon. I think that its just the same story as the first one with very little changes. Many historians and conspiracy theorists would be surprised to find out that the secret book featured in the movie national treasure. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold.
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