From Jerry Bruckheimer, producer of Pirates Of The Caribbean, and Jon Turteltaub, director of Phenomenon, comes National Treasure. It's the thrilling edge-of-your-seat adventure starring Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage as Benjamin Franklin Gates. Ever since he was a boy, Gates has been obsessed with finding the legendary Knights Templar Treasure, the greatest fortune known to man. As Gates tries to find and decipher ancient riddles that will lead him to it, he's dogged by a ruthless enemy (Sean Bean, The Lord Of The Rings trilogy) who wants the riches for himself. Now in a race against time, Gates must steal one of America's most sacred and guarded documents - the Declaration Of Independence - or let it, and a key clue in the mystery, fall into dangerous hands. Heart pounding chases, close calls and the FBI turn Gates' quest into a high-stakes crime caper and the most exciting treasure hunt you've ever experienced.

STARRING:

Nicolas Cage, Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel, Diane Kruger, Sean Bean, Justin Bartha, Christopher Plummer

YEAR OF RELEASE: 2004

SCREENWRITER: Jim Kouf, Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley

DIRECTOR: Jon Turteltaub

RUNNING TIME: 131 minutes

STUDIO: Disney

Average Hollywood Guys Rating: C

• The interior shots of Independence Hall were actually shot at the replica in Nott's Berry Farm located in California.
• This movie was originally supposed to be released under the Disney owned Touchstone Pictures, but when it was discovered the movie got a PG rating, it was quickly changed to Walt Disney to promote it as a family movie.
• Jon Turteltaub, the director of this film, said in the commentary that the rough cut of this movie was over four hours long.