Ben and the crew discover all the worlds treasures hidden for 230 years and literally lights a path to the entire treasure room. 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. Ben and his father, patrick, learn that their ancestor, thomas gates, may have been involved in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Secrets story and ending firmly hinted at not only national treasure. Book of secrets 2007, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more.
Alternate ending treasure hunt revealed riley pooles decode this. Book of secrets 2007 jon turtletaub, jon turteltaub on allmovie in this adventurefilled sequel to the 2004. 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 secretsand treasures. We want to celebrate our different opinions, and celebrate yours as well. National treasure has a few bonus features including alternate ending, audio commentary seven featurette gems, mission history. Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure.
After finding the city of gold and being pardoned for their crimes by the president, ben, abigail, and riley had requested the excavation of the city of gold. From the plot to the casting to its complete the da vinci code meets indiana jones ripoff nature, the flick places nic cage in one ludicrous scenario after another and does it in such a lighthearted tone that you cant help but get sucked in by this slick and schlocky hollywood product. Book of secrets 2007 after the templar treasure find, ben and his father are wellrespected historians making rounds at various universities and lectures. Book of secrets, and its not nearly as musty as the script. Soon ben finds himself on a different kind of hunt.
Alternative ending with optional director commentary. National treasure has loads of bonus features including in brief. Alternate ending was formed when three friends realized they all shared a passion for movies. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure. 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. National treasure by jon turteltaub jon turteltaub, nicolas. Mar 27, 2018 this was enough for the movie to earn a sequel, national treasure. Book of secrets ann llyod have you ever gotten accused of doing something that you didnt do. At the end of the movie, he is given back a 360 spider. Fun indiana jones rip off, an improvement on its predecessor with better character moments. The popular sequel will be available in onedisc, twodisc and bluray editions. Book of secrets, disney movie rewards, and underdog. Five days after the end of the civil war, john wilkes booth and michael.
The alternate ending can be still viewed at the extras of the dvd release, however. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge. In 2008, director jon turteltaub said that the filmmaking team would take its time on another national treasure sequel. During one of their lectures, mitch wilkinson ed harris shows up with a missing page from john wilkes booths diary that implicates their ancestor thomas gates being. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. Book of secrets, cashin or not, is still a pretty damn fine flick for the holidays. Follow by assumptions and opinions, the name and honor of you family was lost by a single type of information. Too many film sites cater to the same kind of audience, with one overwhelming voice in the writing, but what we treasure at alternate ending is diversity. National treasure book of secrets complete score soundtrack.
With john travolta, nicolas cage, joan allen, alessandro nivola. In order to foil a terrorist plot, an fbi agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind, who murdered his only son. I love history, specifically american history, and it had clever references and facts about american history that lead to finding the treasure in a way that is not predictable. Book of secrets a decade ago, he demonstrated that he knew how to make a dimwitted adventure movie go by with goodnatured matinee energy. National treasure is a 2004 american adventure film released by walt disney pictures. National treasure by jon turteltaub jon turteltaub. Book of secrets starring nicolas cage in this movies anywhere on directv. Kiri and his previous channel 4 series national treasure. National treasure ever since he was a boy, gates has been obsessed with finding the legendary knights templar treasure, the greatest fortune known to man. Bruckheimer being bruckheimer, it is deeply unsurprising that there is now a sequel, national treasure. It was written by jim kouf and the wibberleys, produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by jon turteltaub. 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 ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasurehunting historian.
Disneys national treasure 3 has been in development since. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. These also appear in the sneak peeks area along with clips for pirates of the caribbean. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Each of the extras a standard makingof featurette, an alternate ending, and an interesting. Book of secrets opened in first place on the sales chart and had the second best opening for the year with 3. We chat to cast and crew to find out how it was adapted from book to tv series. 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. Shortly following the release of national treasure. At the beginning of book of secrets, when his car is being towed away, its a ferrari f430 spider.
As gates tries to find and decipher ancient riddles that will lead him to it, hes dogged by a ruthless enemy who wants the riches for himself. Book of secrets desktop wallpaper picture 800 x 600 pixels. Director jon turteltaub is no genius, but at least with national treasure and national treasure. National treasures book of secrets on display at the. Ben gates is a historian and adventurer, the greatgreatgrandson of thomas gates, a hero who sacrificed his life to prevent john wilkes booth from. Home trending history get youtube premium get youtube tv. For all its looseness, book of secrets does feel a bit more consciously puttogether than national treasure, like the filmmakers wanted to make certain that everything from the first goround was in place again, and this leads to some clunkiness where you can almost see the mechanics of the script grinding together. 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. This was enough for the movie to earn a sequel, national treasure. Dec 20, 2007 there is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone.
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. At the end of national treasure 1, riley has a ferrari 360 spider. May 05, 2016 nicolas cages latest national treasure sequel takes place on the uss indianapolis you might not know this, but basically everything he makes is a national treasure sequel. Nicholas cage lights fire revealing national treasure. National treasure alternate ending hd by captain darrow. Thomas looks down and sees that carrolls handkerchief is stained with blood. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. That film, which found ben trying to clear his familys name after his ancestor is.
Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. 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. National treasure also features sean bean, harvey keitel, justin bartha, and jon voight. The alternate ending, where two kids in the museum inspecting the. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero, ben franklin gates nicolas cage, flexing his deadpan, on a globetrotting quest that might have been. With that we head to dvd two and its new materials. Book of secrets brings the hunt to dvd and bluray on may 20th feb 15, 2008.
Nicolas cages latest national treasure sequel takes place. Book of secrets alternate ending this happens in place of the party at the end of the movie. Nicolas cages latest national treasure sequel takes. Meanwhile an alternate ending suggests that a second treasure map may be hidden on the back of the us constitution. May 21, 2019 meanwhile an alternate ending suggests that a second treasure map may be hidden on the back of the us constitution. Graced with some extra star wattage courtesy of helen mirren and. It is the first film in the national treasure film series and stars nicolas cage, harvey keitel, jon voight, diane kruger, sean bean, justin bartha and christopher plummer. There is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure.
Book of secrets, at the end and in between, the president asks ben a favor, something which was mentioned in page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. That being said, i felt something was missing in national treasure. To use this picture as your desktop wallpaper, rightclick on it with your mouse and then select set as windows wallpaper or set as background, or whatever similar option your particular browser provides in the rightclick popup menu. On april 14, 1865, five days after the end of the american civil war, john. Book of secrets t he riproaring success of the first national treasure movie and naturally the rippingerroaringer success of the da vinci code.
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