The chase then continues cutting various shots from bishopsgate, fenchurch street, threadneedle street and at one point destroying a statue in holborn. Moving pictures a blog about films that challenge, inspire, and provoke thought. Less engrossing than its 2004 predecessor national treasure, jon turteltaub s busy sequel national treasure 2. At the beginning of book of secrets, when his car is being towed away, its a ferrari f430 spider. Thats followed by a car chase where various other cars and other items are hit by the fleeing and pursuing vehicles. N ational treasure, a tale about indiana jonesstyle adventurer nicolas cage pursuing an ancient treasure handed down from the days of the knights templar, came out. Book of secrets, and claims that the presidents of the united states have passed down a book from washington to obama, in which some or all have added facts and histories earthshattering in scope and implications, and that this books location is only known to the president, and the national librarian of congress. Six mercedes c class cars were used, some to appear in the actual scene and some modified to accommodate rigging for cameras. The fleeing car also smashes into a bus, and must then avoid various large barrels that fall off the back of a truck and smash into various things. Behind the first vehicle is a second, being driven by shaw, david dayan fisher, and has two more people. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Im a fan of rabins work armageddon, gone in 60 seconds, the guardian among others, and enjoyed the movie national treasure, so having this soundtrack was a must for me. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasurehunting historian. Apparently theres going to be a spectacular chase set in london with two brand new cars, a mercedes cklasse and a land rover range rover, cant wait to it carchasesfanatic 20071122 16.
Book of secrets is nevertheless a colourful and witty adventure, another race against overwhelming odds for the answer to a historical riddle. It is the first film in the national treasure franchise and stars nicolas. Hollywood homicide is a 2003 american action comedy film starring harrison ford, josh hartnett, lena olin, bruce greenwood, isaiah washington, lolita davidov. At the end of national treasure 1, riley has a ferrari 360 spider. Shortly following the release of national treasure. Theres more music in here than in the sequels album. London and paris in the first film, says jerry bruckheimer, the clues were all around us. 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. Settling into a red rocking chairnow owned by the henry ford museumhe must have appreciated the warm welcome hed just received. At the beginning of the car chase, ben puts the mercedes in reverse, and the. Ben gates nicolas cage sets out to find the lost 18 pages from the diary of abraham lincolns assassin, john wilkes booth. Book of secrets trailer b 2007 in this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating, actionpacked new global quest to unearth hidden history and treasures. The dogs were never near a moving car and a trainer standing nearby cued the last dog to lick the camera on the bumper. The quest to find 12 hidden treasures from a 1982 treasure hunt book.
The car chase from buckingham palace shows ben crossing the thames over westminster bridge with the houses of parliament in the background. It was written by jim kouf and the wibberleys, produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by jon turteltaub. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. National treasure is a 2004 american adventure film released by walt disney pictures. Movie was filmed in 2007, countries of filming locations are united states. At the beginning of book of secrets, when his car is being towed away. Nicolas cage, a descendant from a historical line familiar whose mission was guard a hidden national treasure. Book of secrets starring nicolas cage was filmed far from california, in locations such as london, paris, washington dc and mount rushmore. National treasures book of secrets on display at the. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Watch this action packed car chase through the streets of london from national treasure. Having to plod home on foot, riley finds ben waiting on the doorstep.
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 510 by tony medley nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the american public, said henry mencken. The mercedes c class features in some of the most massive pursuit sequences in the londons history. 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. Book of secrets is coming to theaters on december 21, 2007. With the help of his exgirlfriend abigail chase and his computer whiz friend riley poole, they successfully lure the president away and kidnap him, and, after being convinced that this is a good cause, the president reveals where the book of secrets is located in the library of congress. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating.
Apparently theres going to be a spectacular chase set in london with two brand new cars, a mercedes. Book of secrets t he riproaring success of the first national treasure movie and naturally the rippingerroaringer success of the da vinci code. Book of secrets 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Justin bartha celebrity profile check out the latest justin bartha photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. I enjoy listening to it as background music and find it very upbeat, with hints of. The west gate of the royal naval college was used as a double for the gates of buckingham palace for a scene in national treasure. Ben follows an international chain of clues that takes him on a chase from paris to london and ultimately back to america.
The quest to find 12 hidden treasures from a 1982 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. 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. Fun indiana jones rip off, an improvement on its predecessor with better character moments.
Ben and his father, patrick, learn that their ancestor, thomas gates, may have been involved in the assassination of abraham lincoln. 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. Cleveland row, st jamess, london, sw1 much of the mayhem takes place in the heart of the city of london s business district some way to the east, on cornhill a stretch of road seen in bridget joness diary and suffragette, near the bank of england. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of walt disney records. In the car chase scene in london, the stunt driver for nicolas cages car was top gear 2002s the stig ben collins. National treasure is back, and this time it has, um, a subtitle. He was on sabbatical and i had a little toy car that was being driven by pinocchio. The book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Well, the police interestingly enough have always had a.
Interesting thing is, i guess the whole score has a certain uniform sound to it, so i didnt even realize the album was missing lots of music until i decided to do a random search for national treasure complete score one day. He gets the car back thanks to a pardon from the president but ends up crashing it five seconds after starting it up because he didnt check which gear it was left in. The mercedes c class stars in walt disney pictures and jerry bruckheimer films last production. Ben uses the foot chase street traffic variation of type 1 in the first movie. Book of secrets, but for the dvd release, the title was changed to national treasure 2. Book of secrets, cast nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger, jon voight. National treasure is a 2004 adventure film from walt disney pictures written by jim kouf, ted elliott, terry rossio, cormac wibberley, and marianne wibberley, produced by jerry bruckheimer, and directed by jon turteltaub. Book of secrets car chase part 1 hd captain darrow. In the next scene when ben talks with the french police you can see the eiffel. Abigail chase diane kruger who found riches and romance at the end of their first hunt for national treasure reteam with their wisecracking partner in crime, riley. Page 2 this category is for questions and answers related to national treasure.
Simply put, national treasure book of secrets is a great popcorn movie and audiences are going to eat it up. And the myriad authorities before the hse have their say councils, police, tfl. Now about this interview posted below is the mini press conference with justin. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2.
British filming locations for the movie national treasure 2. Book of secrets shows benjamin franklin gates cage and company as they are forced to run from wilkinson ed harris. This theory was used in the film national treasure 2. Book of secrets to help promote the sequel, which hits theaters on december 21st 2007. Ben and abigail photograph the wooden plank found hidden in the queens desk and leave it behind. National treasurenational treasure 2 book of secrets. He must have these words plastered on his office wall because his movies certainly dont assume any level of intelligence of his viewers. A retired master car thief must come back to the industry and steal fifty cars with his crew in one night to save his brothers life. But the houses of two main characters in the film which are supposed to.
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