The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed. Book of secrets 2007 when a longmissing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the greatgreat grandfather of treasure hunter. Book of secrets 2007 when a longmissing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasurehunting historian. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to the. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the. 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 stars nicolas cage, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris the pg movie has a runtime of about 2. Presidents from washington to the present day, too outrageous to ever be made public. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. Book of secrets desktop wallpaper picture 800 x 600 pixels. Driving orchestral score teamed with heavy handed sound design, create an audio palate that is intertwined to highlight interactive voiceover. See more ideas about national treasure, national treasure movie and nicolas cage. Its a multi level treasure hunt, the disney people say.
The movie is shot on the 6th floor of our mckeldin library and near the hozapfel bulding. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. The national treasure franchise produced two films in the early 2000s. British filming locations for the movie national treasure 2. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president of the united states. Starring nicolas cage, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris. Book of secrets script is here for all you fans of the nic cage and diane kruger movie. Perhaps, on page 47, is a message from nicholas cages character, predicting that nicholas cages character would ask the president for access to the book of secrets and also providing some clue to the next quest. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure 2. Book of secrets, but it turns out the oscarwinning actor dabbles in treasure hunting in his personal life. Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold.
Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. From the dialogue and from the movie we can assess a few things. Patricia dizebba is an actress, known for ladder 49 2004 and national treasure. Page 47 production talks have begun for installment 3 of the movie franchise national treasure, based on the president asking ben gates whats on page 47. Released in 2004, national treasure was a promising movie with an inviting premise that certainly had the potential to develop into a longrunning, profitable franchise for disney. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. The book of secrets prop from the second national treasure motion picture was on display from july 1 to september 27 of 2008 in the south. Dec 06, 2011 grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. 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. Book of secrets, which, like national treasure, began with a bright star over disneys castle of enchantment, and a barren tree transformed by a lightining strike to a living one, full of green leafs. There is really not much that is truth in the story of national treasure. Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure. The book of secrets, and other secret books from the catbird. The last of 2008s monster hits finally hit the home market last week, and it made quite an impact. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates goes after the president of the united states book of secrets. Book of secrets is a pretty typical blockbuster sequel, focused intently on appeasing what it thinks the audience wants, and missing out. National treasure is everything the da vinci code wanted to be. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates goes after the president of the united states book of secrets, an unofficial book which contains the answers for the. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon. 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 action in this fastpaced adventure sequel is loud and sometimes tense car chases, near falls from high ledges in a dark cave, etc.
When bens request to see the book is denied, he says he must kidnap the president. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 10 min, and received a score of. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Dec 20, 2007 there is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. Treasures that is not meant to be found secrets should. In in this conjectural national treasure 3, nicholas cage follows the clue from page 47, which leads him to travel back in time.
Whats on page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. Shangrila fountains of youth or pandora box or ark of the covenant or the dead sea scrolls, holy grail, da vinci code, area 51, aliens from outer space roswell, bermuda triangle, a person is a treasure heir to a throne but must remain quiet always. Book of secrets, and its not nearly as musty as the script. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in. Ben gates nicolas cage said at the end of national treasure 2 that page 47 is lifealtering that promises a lot for national treasure 3. Book of secrets 2007 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. Page 47 is one of the many pages in the book of secrets, which contains all the secrets of the history to the united states. Book of secrets, is gauged to surf on the publicity being generated to launch the fourth indiana jones picture. The presidents book of secrets holds documents, for presidents eyes only, of all the nations secrets. Starring nicholas cage, jon voight, diane kruger, and justin bartha, national treasure. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight.
Approximately 142 years later, thomass greatgreatgrandson ben gates delivers a lecture on. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national. We have an idea of what national treasure 3s story could be about. 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. 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.
Graced with some extra star wattage courtesy of helen mirren and. The president of the united states asks ben to read page 47 in the book of secrets after the kidnap in mount vernon and when hes freed. Shortly following the release of national treasure. National treasure 3 may be stuck in development hell, but there are quite a few stories that could be on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets.
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. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. Book of secrets starring nicolas cage was filmed far from california, in locations such as london, paris, washington dc and mount rushmore. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasure hunting historian. Jun 30, 2008 ben gates nicolas cage said at the end of national treasure 2 that page 47 is lifealtering that promises a lot for national treasure 3. Book of secrets, at the end and in between, the president asks ben a favor, something which was mentioned in.
I am now impatient to know more about this third national treasure movie. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. Ben and his father, patrick, learn that their ancestor, thomas gates, may have been involved in the assassination of abraham lincoln. 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. 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 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. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. Thomas is shot, and the gunman retrieves only a page fragment. I had a very exciting day today at university of maryland college park.
National treasure is back, and this time it has, um, a subtitle. In an extensive, careerspanning interview with the new york times, cage reveals to reporter david marchese he once went on a reallife. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. The book that doesnt officially exist, 222 pages of the secret musings, confessions, and accusations of u. Nicolas cage is known to many as the treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates from disneys national treasure and national treasure. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national treasure 3. 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.