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Fool's Gold (2008) [PG-13]

Featuring:
Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland

Written by:
John Claflin
Daniel Zelman
Andy Tennant

Directed by:
Andy Tennant


Release Date:
February 7, 2008

Original Title:
Fool's Gold

Alternate Titles:
Amor y Tesoro
Ein Schatz Zum Verlieben
Kvailių auksas
L'Amour de l'or
O Tesouro Encalhado
Um Amor de Tesouro
Золото дураков
フールズ・ゴールド／カリブ海に沈んだ恋の宝石

Genres:
Adventure | Comedy | Romance

Production Companies:
Bernie Goldmann Productions
De Line Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries:
Australia | Bahamas | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AT: 12  AU: M  BR: 12  CH: 12  CZ: 12+  DE: 12  DK: 11  ES: 7  FR: 12  GB: 12A  HU: 16  IE: 12  JP: PG12  KR: 12  NL: 12  PL: 16  PT: M/12  RO: 12  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 112

This February true love takes a dive.

Overview from TheMovieDB

Treasure hunter Ben "Finn" Finnegan has sunk his marriage to Tess and his trusty boat in his obsessive quest to find the legendary Queen's Dowry. When he finds a vital clue that may finally pinpoint the treasure's whereabouts, he drags Tess and her boss, billionaire Nigel Honeycutt, along on the hunt. But Finn is not the only one interested in the gold; his former mentor-turned-enemy Moe Fitch, hired by rapper-turned-gangster Bigg Bunny, will stop at nothing to beat him to it.

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Overview from Open Movies

Benjamin Finnegan is a deep-sea treasure hunter certain he's onto the find of the century in waters near an island close to Key West owned by a murderous rap star to whom Ben is in debt. Ben's flat broke and recently divorced from Tess, his long-time research and diving partner whom he still loves. She's nearby, working as a steward aboard the yacht of Nigel Honeycutt, a multimillionaire. The rapper has hired a rival treasurer hunter. Can Ben convince Nigel to bankroll his search, convince Tess to work with him, keep the rapper and his thugs at bay, and find a Spanish treasure hidden for centuries and rich beyond imagination?

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Rankings and Honors

Fool's Gold (2008) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes 11%
Metacritic 29/100
Awards Won: 5 nominations total

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Production

ADR Editor:
Laura Graham

ADR Mixer:
Thomas J. O'Connell
Doc Kane

ADR Supervisor:
David Bach
Kimberly Harris

Actor's Assistant:
John Chaney
Kayce Brown

Aerial Coordinator:
Gary Ticehurst

Aerial Director of Photography:
Hans Bjerno

Art Department Coordinator:
Maxine Dennett

Art Direction:
Peter Russell
Damien Drew

Assistant Art Director:
Michael Bell

Assistant Costume Designer:
Liz McGregor

Assistant Editor:
Kirsty Bruce
David Birrell

Assistant Property Master:
Kristin Reuter

Assistant Set Decoration:
Maya Gorman

Assistant Sound Editor:
Andrew Bock
Linda Yeaney

Assistant Unit Manager:
Kim glad

Associate Editor:
Matt Evans

Best Boy Electric:
Alex Laguna
Mark Watson
Anthony Tulloch

Best Boy Grip:
Jason McPhee
Maurice McKay

Boom Operator:
Rod Conder

Camera Operator:
Calum McFarlane
Peter McCaffrey

Casting:
Seth Yanklewitz
Juel Bestrop

Casting Assistant:
Freya Krasnow

Casting Associate:
Michele Berumen

Co-Producer:
Stephen Jones

Construction Coordinator:
Jack Watford

Construction Manager:
Andrew Gardiner

Costume Assistant:
Amy Mitchell
Marada Manussen
Sam Walker
Alecia de Marco

Costume Designer:
Ngila Dickson

Costume Supervisor:
Pip Lingard

Dialogue Editor:
Allen Hartz
Michael Magill
Hugo Weng

Digital Intermediate Colorist:
Skip Kimball

Director:
Andy Tennant

Director of Photography:
Don Burgess

Dolly Grip:
Brett McDowell
Damien Kwocksun
Leigh Tait

Editor:
Troy Takaki
Tracey Wadmore-Smith

Executive Producer:
Wink Mordaunt
James Dyer

Executive Producer's Assistant:
Tara Aucoin
Sarah Romney

Extras Casting:
Fiona McMaster

First Assistant Camera:
Matt Windon
Colin Deane
Jem Rayner

First Assistant Director:
Toby Pease

First Assistant Editor:
Bryan Lamoureux

Foley Artist:
John Roesch
Alyson Dee Moore

Foley Editor:
Jonathan Klein
Michael Dressel

Foley Supervisor:
Christopher Flick

Gaffer:
Shaun Conway
Paul Johnstone

Key Costumer:
Helen Maggs

Key Grip:
David Nichols
Pat Nash

Lead Set Dresser:
Adrian Dalton
Joanna Pullen

Leadman:
Greg Tuckwell

Location Casting:
Christine King

Location Manager:
Karen Jones
Duncan Jones

Makeup & Hair:
Paige Badenoch
Anita Morgan
Dalia Fernandez

Makeup Artist:
Nadine Wilkie

Marine Coordinator:
Lance Julian

Music Editor:
Paul Rabjohns
Richard A. Harrison

Music Supervisor:
Julianne Jordan

Negative Cutter:
Mo Henry

Orchestrator:
Geoff Alexander

Original Music Composer:
George Fenton

Post Production Assistant:
Gabriel Diaz

Post Production Supervisor:
Carol Dantuono

Producer:
Bernie Goldmann
Donald De Line
Jon Klane

Producer's Assistant:
Duncan Foster
Josh Levitan
Chris Lemos
Lynsey Jones

Production Accountant:
Suzie Freeman

Production Controller:
Dean Hood

Production Coordinator:
Nicholas Copping

Production Design:
Charles Wood

Production Office Assistant:
Nathalia Rayfield

Production Office Coordinator:
Kerry Mulgrew

Production Secretary:
Jasmin Lyford
Merilyn Cook

Production Sound Mixer:
Paul 'Salty' Brincat

Property Master:
Jane Culverhouse

Rigging Gaffer:
Mick O'Brien

Scoring Mixer:
Steve Price

Screenplay:
Andy Tennant
John Claflin
Daniel Zelman

Script Supervisor:
Pamela Willis
Kristin Witcombe

Second Assistant Camera:
Helen Ward
Christian Luxton
Ben Plant
Josh Flavell

Second Assistant Director:
Drew Bailey
Paul Sullivan

Second Second Assistant Director:
Mark Bishop

Second Unit Director:
Alexander Witt

Second Unit Director of Photography:
Mike Thomas

Second Unit First Assistant Director:
Jamie Crooks

Set Decoration:
Brian Dusting

Set Production Assistant:
Rhonda Bostock
Stuart Lynch
Gay Holmes-Browne
Lisa Mitchell
Simon Vsn Oorde
Nikko Mackintosh
Bruce Rieck
Keiran Shelvin
Jason Rowling
Chris Sheen
Nathanial Purdon

Sound Designer:
Richard King

Sound Effects Editor:
Paul Berolzheimer
Michael W. Mitchell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Doug Hemphill
Rick Kline
Ron Bartlett

Special Effects Coordinator:
Leanne Brooks

Special Effects Supervisor:
Brian Cox

Standby Art Director:
Katie Sharrock

Still Photographer:
Vince Valitutti

Story:
Daniel Zelman
John Claflin

Stunt Coordinator:
R.A. Rondell

Stunt Double:
Mark Norby

Stunts:
Eric Chambers
Rene Perrin
Glenn Ruehland
Lee Adamson
Renee Bowen
Steve Daddow
Malachi Waters
Brett Praed
Jimmy Waitman
Shea Adams
Ric Anderson
Mark Norby
Tove Petterson
Yasca Sinigaglia
Craig Hosking

Supervising Art Director:
Ray Chan

Supervising Music Editor:
Michael T. Ryan

Supervising Sound Editor:
Richard King

Temp Music Editor:
Jordan Corngold

Third Assistant Director:
Michael Bate

Transportation Coordinator:
Aaron Burgers

Unit Manager:
Simon Lucas
Lehi Tahau

Unit Production Manager:
Jennifer Cornwell
James Dyer

Unit Publicist:
Fiona Searson

VFX Supervisor:
Chris Godfrey
David Nelson

Visual Effects Coordinator:
Suzanne Evans-Booth
Jayne Herrmann
Danielle Rubin

Visual Effects Producer:
Chad Malbon
Fiona Crawford
Holly Radcliffe

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