Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasurehunting historian. Book of secrets, but it turns out the oscarwinning actor dabbles in treasure hunting in his personal life. National treasure is back, and this time it has, um, a subtitle. Bens globetrotting quest to prove his ancestors innocence leads him to a closely guarded book containing the nations deepest secrets. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero, ben franklin gates nicolas cage, flexing his deadpan, on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. Book of secrets, and its not nearly as musty as the script. 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. Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to the 2004 film 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.
Ben and his father, patrick, learn that their ancestor, thomas gates, may have been involved in the assassination of abraham lincoln. The book that doesnt officially exist, 222 pages of the secret musings, confessions, and accusations of u. Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure. In an extensive, careerspanning interview with the new york times, cage reveals to reporter david marchese he once went on a reallife. 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. National treasure has been amoung my most favorite movies, even have it on my ipod touch. 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. Whats on page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. From the dialogue and from the movie we can assess a few things. We have an idea of what national treasure 3s story could be about. 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.
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, 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. 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 desktop wallpaper picture 800 x 600 pixels. Book of secrets, remained in first place on the sales chart, even after collapsing more than 70% to 941,000 units sold. 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 sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. This artifact is part of the museum collection of the national park service, maintained at fords theatre national historic.
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. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. British filming locations for the movie national treasure 2. Belgium french title benjamin gates et le livre des secrets. There is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. Presidents from washington to the present day, too outrageous to ever be made public. Nicolas cage is known to many as the treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates from disneys national treasure and national treasure. Page 47 composed by trevor rabin from the national treasure 2. The national treasure franchise produced two films in the early 2000s. 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. Most movie props are designed for shortterm use during production. 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.
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. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. That the holders of this information involved john wilkes booth and a. 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. In in this conjectural national treasure 3, nicholas cage follows the clue from page 47, which leads him to travel back in time. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. National treasure is everything the da vinci code wanted to be.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. When a longmissing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the greatgreat grandfather of treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage as a conspirator in lincolns death. Starring nicholas cage, jon voight, diane kruger, and justin bartha, national treasure. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. But the houses of two main characters in the film which are supposed to. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Dec 20, 2007 there is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. This image depicts the first written page from an 1864 appointment book which john wilkes booth used as a diary after he shot president lincoln. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer.
Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. Shortly following the release of national treasure. National treasure book of secrets is a sinful ass movie, as youre about to find out if you watch this video. Mystery on church hill the virginia mysteries book 2. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. Book of secrets script is here for all you fans of the nic cage and diane kruger movie. Everything wrong with national treasure book of secrets youtube.
Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. At the beginning of book of secrets, when his car is being towed away, its a ferrari f430 spider. Its a multi level treasure hunt, the disney people say. Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51. At the end of national treasure 1, riley has a ferrari 360 spider.
Book of secrets 2007 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. The book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their. Dec 06, 2011 grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys 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.
What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in. Book of secrets was released on dvd, umd, and bluray disc on may 20, 2008 june 2, 2008 in the uk. Lets hope that jon turteltaub and nicolas cage will bring some incredible surprise from the page 47 of the book of secrets. 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. Graced with some extra star wattage courtesy of helen mirren and. I am now impatient to know more about this third national treasure movie. 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. Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold. Probably going to need a good nic cage break after ghost rider and now this. Love the amount of unraveling the secret clues and twists and turns in the story. 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 president of the united states. Book of secrets 2007 includes a dossier of documents collected by presidents, for presidents eyes only.
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 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. Book of secrets paperback november 6, 2007 by ann lloyd adapter visit amazons ann lloyd page. Everything wrong with national treasure book of secrets. 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. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national. National treasure pop classics book 5 lindsay gibb. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. 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. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed.
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