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Nov 19, 2004 · It's become a bona fide recipe for success: Invent an old-fashioned treasure hunt, fill it with conspiracies and secret codes, and set it against a backdrop of real history. When Dan Brown cooked ...
Dec 20, 2022 · National Treasure: Book of Secrets had Ben Gates on another treasure hunt to clear his family name. Ben had to do many complicated things to prove his ancestor’s innocence, like kidnapping the President of the United States. President is in possession of a book called The President’s Secret Book, containing the nation’s greatest secrets.
- THE SCRIPT NEEDED NINE WRITERS TO CRACK THE CODE. Originally planned for a summer 2000 release, National Treasure—based on a concept by Disney marketing head Oren Aviv and DreamWorks television executive Charles Segars—had a Byzantine plot that kept it in a prolonged pre-production period.
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN REALLY WAS A FREEMASON. Fact and fiction blur considerably in National Treasure, which uses history as a jumping-off point for some major jumps in logic.
- THE CREW USED A BRICK-FOR-BRICK REPLICA OF INDEPENDENCE HALL. It can be tricky to secure permission to film on government property, which is why producers of National Treasure probably considered themselves fortunate when they discovered that Walter Knott of Knott’s Berry Farm fame had built a perfect replica of Independence Hall on his land in Buena Park, California back in the 1960s.
- THAT $100 BILL REALLY DID HAVE A PRECISE TIME ON THE CLOCK. One of Cage’s cryptic clues in the film is reading a time of 2:22 on the clock depicted on the image of Independence Hall on the $100 bill.
- Orrin Grey
- The Resolute Desks Were Made From Timber From The HMS 'Resolute' In National Treasure 2, the clue found on the Paris Statue of Liberty directs Nicolas Cage and his crew to "twins" who stand "resolute" - in this case, the two Resolute desks, made from the timber of the HMS Resolute.
- After The Civil War, People Said 'The United States Is' Rather Than 'The United States Are' In a speech explaining the importance of what they're setting out to do, Nicolas Cage's character tells the others that, before the Civil War, people said "the United States are," but afterward they said "the United States is."
- The Knights Of The Golden Circle Was A Real Organization That Refused To Accept The Outcome Of The Civil War. At the beginning of National Treasure 2, Nicolas Cage's ancestor recognizes the men who come to him to translate a cipher as secessionists who are plotting against Lincoln because one of them wears a badge of the Knights of the Golden Circle.
- There Was A 'Door' Installed In The Resolute Desk That Sits In The Oval Office. In the film, when discussing the history of the Resolute desk that sits in the Oval Office, they explain that Franklin D. Roosevelt had a hinged front panel installed so that people "couldn't see his wheelchair."
Jun 17, 2024 · One of the main plot points in the film is that there is a map on the back of the Declaration of Independence leading to the "national treasure" that Ben is seeking.
Nov 19, 2014 · According to National Geographic, "he tried to include as many references to U.S. history—and use as many real locations—as possible." But still, he admits, "If we were laying it out as a true ...
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Nov 19, 2014 · According to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a “National Treasure” is defined as something that can “reflect our past while enriching our future.”It can be anything that ...
