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User Rating:
5.4/10   17,896 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
John Claflin (screenplay) &
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Release Date:
8 February 2008 (USA) more
Tagline:
This February True Love Takes a Dive.
Plot:
A new clue to the whereabouts of a lost treasure rekindles a married couple's sense of adventure -- and their estranged romance. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
4 nominations more
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Matthew McConaughey ... Benjamin Finnegan

Kate Hudson ... Tess Finnegan

Donald Sutherland ... Nigel Honeycutt

Alexis Dziena ... Gemma Honeycutt

Ewen Bremner ... Alfonz

Ray Winstone ... Moe Fitch
Kevin Hart ... Bigg Bunny
Malcolm-Jamal Warner ... Cordell
Brian Hooks ... Curtis
David Roberts ... Cyrus
Michael Mulheren ... Eddie
Adam LeFevre ... Gary

Rohan Nichol ... Stefan

Roger Sciberras ... Andras
Elizabeth Connolly ... Precious Gem Crew Nurse
Ali Ammouchi ... Precious Gem Crew Member #1
Tom O'Sullivan ... Precious Gem Crew Member #2

Edwina Ritchard ... Precious Gem Crew Woman
Duncan Young ... Jim
Luke Pegler ... Young
Xavier Fernandez ... Petruchio
A. Ramel El ... Moe's Diver #1
Nicholas Cooper ... Moe's Diver #2

Andrew Allen ... Moe's Diver #3
Glenn Suter ... Moe's Diver #4
Peter Whitford ... Judge

Laurence Coy ... Finn's Attorney
Linda Cropper ... Tess' Attorney

Clementine Heath ... Co-Ed Girl #1
Ashley Cheadle ... Co-Ed Girl #2

Jason Dundas ... Frat Boy #1

Todd Lasance ... Frat Boy #2
Ray Bull ... Vicar

Valentino del Toro ... Barman Key West
Frank Turner ... Old Man #1
Bill Watson ... Old Man #2
Henry Browne ... Bartender Topsail Cay (as Henry Browne, Jr.)
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Directed by
Andy Tennant 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
John Claflin (screenplay) &
Daniel Zelman (screenplay) and
Andy Tennant (screenplay)

John Claflin (story) &
Daniel Zelman (story)

Produced by
Donald De Line .... producer
Jim Dyer .... executive producer
Bernie Goldmann .... producer
Stephen Jones .... co-producer
Jon Klane .... producer
Wink Mordaunt .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
George Fenton 
 
Cinematography by
Don Burgess 
 
Film Editing by
Troy Takaki 
Tracey Wadmore-Smith 
 
Casting by
Juel Bestrop 
Seth Yanklewitz 
 
Production Design by
Charles Wood 
 
Art Direction by
Ray Chan (supervising art director)
Damien Drew 
 
Costume Design by
Ngila Dickson 
 
Makeup Department
Paige Badenoch .... hair stylist
Paige Badenoch .... makeup artist
Kathryn Blondell .... hair stylist: Ms. Hudson
Dalia Fernandez .... assistant makeup artist
Nikki Gooley .... hair supervisor
Nikki Gooley .... makeup supervisor
Sian Grigg .... makeup artist: Ms. Hudson
Georgia Lockhart-Adams .... hair stylist
Georgia Lockhart-Adams .... makeup artist
Bernadette Mazur .... makeup artist: Mr. McConaughey
Anita Morgan .... hair stylist
Anita Morgan .... makeup artist
Nadine Wilkie .... hair stylist
Nadine Wilkie .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Jennifer Cornwell .... unit production manager
Carol Dantuono .... post-production supervisor
Sara Flamm .... production supervisor: Bahamas
Kim Gladman .... assistant unit manager
Mark Scoon .... executive in charge of production
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Drew Bailey .... second assistant director
Michael Bate .... third assistant director
Bish Bishop .... second second assistant director
Jamie Crooks .... first assistant director: second unit
Toby Pease .... first assistant director
Brett Robinson .... third assistant director: Bahamas
Adam Smillie .... third assistant director: second unit
Paul Sullivan .... second assistant director
Alexander Witt .... second unit director
 
Art Department
Kristen Anderson .... set designer
Michael Bell .... assistant art director
Gillian Butler .... buyer/set dresser
Gary Cameron .... leading hand propmaker
Maxine Dennett .... art department coordinator
Vanessa Edwards .... set decoration coordinator
Jenny Hitchcock .... set designer
Geoff Kemmis .... concept model maker
Hannah Knowlton .... set dresser
Jacinta Leong .... set designer
Dale Mackie .... conceptual illustrator
Leigh Mackie .... conceptual artist
Leigh Mackie .... props concept artist
Helen O'Loan .... design assistant
Rick Polikowski .... propmaker
Mélanie Poudroux .... assistant propmaker
Kristin Reuter .... assistant property master
Natalie Taylor .... art department accountant
Philip Worth .... construction supervisor
Peter Wyborn .... prop manufacturing supervisor
Karyn Zlatkovic .... assistant construction coordinator
 
Sound Department
Michael Babcock .... sound effects recordist
Ron Bartlett .... re-recording mixer
Paul Berolzheimer .... sound effects editor
Andrew Bock .... first assistant sound editor
Rod Conder .... boom operator
Michael Dressel .... foley editor
Christopher Flick .... supervising foley editor
Eric Flickinger .... sound recordist
Laura Graham .... adr editor
Kimberly Harris .... adr supervisor
Doug Hemphill .... re-recording mixer
Richard King .... sound designer
Steven King .... boom operator
Rick Kline .... re-recording mixer
Michael Magill .... dialogue editor
Michael W. Mitchell .... sound effects editor
Alyson Dee Moore .... foley artist
Jason Oliver .... sound recordist
Stacey Parish .... assistant sound
Troy Porter .... adr mixer
Jamie Roden .... adr mixer
John Roesch .... foley artist
Hamilton Sterling .... co-supervising sound editor
Hugo Weng .... dialogue editor
Linda Yeaney .... first assistant sound editor
 
Special Effects by
Bruce Bright .... senior effects technician
Leanne Brooks .... special effects office coordinator
Aaron Cox .... special effects technician
Brian Cox .... special effects supervisor
Peter Exton .... special effects technician
Dean Franklin .... special effects technician
Jim Leng .... special effects technician
Greg Oliver .... special effects
Brian Pearce .... on-set supervisor
Thomas Van Koeverden .... senior special effects technician
 
Visual Effects by
Lindsay Adams .... lead compositor
Vaughn Arnup .... digital compositor
Emmanuel Blasset .... supervisor: Animal Logic
Dan Breckwoldt .... compositor
Ken Busick .... digital compositor
Tony Cole .... lead compositor
Chris Cooper .... research & development lead: Animal Logic
Fiona Crawford .... visual effects producer
Dexter Davey .... compositor
Marie Victoria Denoga .... digital compositor
Laura Dubsky .... compositor
Suzanne Evans-Booth .... visual effects coordinator
Matt Greig .... digital compositor: Animal Logic (as Matthew Greig)
David Hansen .... digital artist
Jason Hawkins .... digital compositor
Katie Hecker .... digital compositor
Jayne Herrmann .... visual effects coordinator: Animal Logic
Andrew Jackson .... assistant visual effects supervisor: Animal Logic
Bhakar James .... senior animator: Animal Logic
Ingrid Johnston .... visual effects coordinator: Animal Logic
Simon Legrand .... digital artist
Julien Leveugle .... digital compositor
Nick Lines .... digital artist
David Nelson .... visual effects supervisor: Animal Logic
Marco Nero .... digital artist
Jamie Nimmo .... digital compositor
Tristan North .... digital artist
Rebecca Ramsey .... visual effects executive producer: Look Effects
Danielle Rubin .... visual effects coordinator
Migs Rustia .... visual effects editor
Evan Shipard .... digital matte artist: Animal Logic
Andy Simonson .... visual effects coordinator
Martha Soehendra .... digital compositor
Wendell Stephens .... roto artist: Animal Logic
Paul Taylor .... post services lead
Jamie Wood .... compositor
Max Liani .... digital artist (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Lee Adamson .... stunt double
Ric Anderson .... stunt double
Rhodes Barton .... stunt double
Renee Bowen .... stunt double
Eric Chambers .... stunt double
Haydn Dalton .... utility stunts
Kyle Gardiner .... additional stunt double: matthew mcconaughey
Nathan Lawson .... stunt performer
Angela Moore .... stunts
Mark Norby .... stunt double: matthew mcconaughey
Tove Petterson .... stunt double: Kate Hudson
Brett Praed .... stunt double
R.A. Rondell .... stunt coordinator
Yasca Sinigaglia .... stunt performer
Melody Sorensen .... stunt performer
Glenn Suter .... stunt coordinator
Sheree Swords .... stunt performer
Jimmy Waitman .... stunt double
Mark Wickham .... stunt rigger
Rhye Copeman .... stunt rigger (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Hans Bjerno .... aerial director of photography
Ashleigh Carter .... focus puller: second unit
Simon Christidis .... underwater director of photography
Shaun Conway .... gaffer
Phil Cross .... underwater camera operator (as Philip M. Cross)
Tristan Davies .... additional second assistant camera: second unit
Colin Deane .... first assistant camera
Andrew Fisher .... assistant camera
Josh Flavell .... second assistant camera
Sean P. Gilbert .... assistant camera
Stephen Head .... best boy electric rigger
Peter McCaffrey .... camera operator
Calum McFarlane .... camera operator
Dan McMahon .... video assist
Jesse Moyes .... lighting technician
Nino Neuboeck .... first assistant camera: Bahamas
David Nichols .... key grip
Gene Page .... still photographer: Bahamas
Jem Rayner .... underwater focus puller
Benjamin Relf .... digital video operator
Rod Scott .... head rigger
Nimrod Sztern-Adlide .... video assist
Anthony Tulloch .... best boy: second unit
Vince Valitutti .... still photographer
Helen Ward .... key second assistant camera
Matt Windon .... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Jayden York .... libra head technician
Ian 'Thistle' Thorburn .... additional camera operator (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Rakefet Abergel .... casting technology assistant
Michele Berumen .... casting associate
John Garnett .... casting intern
Christine King .... casting: Australia
Freya Krasnow .... casting assistant
Fiona McMaster .... extras casting
David Newman .... casting assistant
Annabel Osborne .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alecia De Marco .... costume assistant
Libby Dempster .... head textile artist
Loretta Egan .... costume cutter
Cookie Lopez .... dresser: Kate Hudson
Liz McGregor .... assistant costume designer
Hilary Niederer .... costume buyer
Senna Shanti .... costumer
Christina Validakis .... stand-by costume
Arlie McGill .... tailor (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Kirsty Bruce .... assistant editor
Trish Cahill .... dailies colorist
Bryan Cantrall .... preview editor
Matt Evans .... associate editor
Skip Kimball .... digital intermediate colorist
Justin McDonald .... telecine dailies coordinator
Aidan Stanford .... film color timer
 
Music Department
Jordan Corngold .... music editor
Isobel Griffiths .... orchestra contractor
Richard A. Harrison .... music editor
Julianne Jordan .... music supervisor
Steve Price .... music recording engineer
Paul Rabjohns .... music editor
Paul Rabjohns .... score programmer
Simon Rhodes .... additional score mixer
Michael T. Ryan .... supervising music editor
 
Transportation Department
Shane Greedy .... transportation captain
Dave Heazlewood .... transportation captain
Aaron Kybartas .... driver: cast
Richard Mugridge .... driver: cast
Douglas Ngai .... driver (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Andrew Allen .... co-dive supervisor
Neil Andrea .... marine department: Bahamas
Cua-Cua Apey .... marine crew: Bahamas
Tara Aucoin .... assistant: Jim Dyer
Sarah Babineau .... assistant to director
Rhodes Barton .... dive supervisor
Justin Brace .... accounting assistant
Melanie Chryss .... payroll accountant
Tony Clarke .... location manager
Lauren Cooper .... location assistant
Nicholas Copping .... production coordinator
Cameron D'Arcy .... dailies assistant
Mark Davies .... shipping coordinator: Bahamas
Kaleb Day .... nurse: second unit
Ian Freeman .... assistant accountant
Cindy Gollagher .... assistant production coordinator
Katie Harris .... unit nurse
Kelly Head .... asset coordinator
Dean Hood .... financial controller
Craig Hosking .... aerial coordinator/pilot
Matt Jermyn .... video split assistant
Duncan Jones .... location manager
Karen Jones .... location manager
Lynsey Jones .... assistant to producer
Lance Julian .... marine coordinator
Seth Larney .... technical supervisor
Nicholle Leahy .... assistant accountant
Steven Lees-Smith .... IT coordinator: Animal Logic
Josh Levitan .... assistant: Bernie Goldmann
J.C. Merrill .... marine coordinator
Jennifer Radzikowski .... location scout
Nathalia Rayfield .... production team
Patricia Rigby .... scenery coordinator
Shannon Riggs .... props labourer
Justin Ritson .... key set production assistant: Bahamas
Sarah Romney .... assistant to executive producer
Peta Ross .... construction coordinator
Jason Rowling .... on-set production assistant
Nick Spetsiotis .... assistant marine coordinator
Adam Taylor .... assistant production coordinator
Jill Vaupen .... travel coordinator: Bahamas
Ryan Verbruggen .... assistant: Mr De Line
Prudence Williams .... assistant accountant
Pamela Willis .... script supervisor
Kristin Witcombe .... script supervisor
Michael Wolstenholme .... assistant accountant
Ian Zweig .... personal chef: Matthew Mcconaughey
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for action violence, some sexual material, brief nudity and language.
Runtime:
113 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Production was delayed when an infestation of deadly box jellyfish kept Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson out of the water. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: Key West, Florida and the Bahamas are flat, not mountainous. more
Quotes:
Tess' Attorney: Florida didn't ruin your life, you did. You married the guy for sex, then expected him to be smart. more
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Soundtrack:
Truly Madly Deeply more

FAQ

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66 out of 112 people found the following review useful.
A Confused Movie..., 13 February 2008
4/10
Author: Jay Addison from United States

Fool's Gold's biggest problem comes in the form of confusion. While employing two game lead actors, one notorious for making bad films sellable (that's you Matt!), neither Ms. Hudson or Mr. McConaughey could save this film that can't seem to decide whether it's a comedy or an action film.

When an estranged couple meet mere hours after their divorce on board a privately owned super-yacht (she's working, he's slumming), their romance is instantly rekindled by a new clue into the treasure that has been their goal for years. Once they recruit the stupid and rich boat-owners, nothing's left but to be inspired by random things to each new unbelievable clue along the way.

Kate Hudson positively glows on-screen here, but that radiance doesn't resonate with the rest of the film. Fool's Gold delivers very few laughs, relying mostly on slapstick and a dumb-girl character. And the whole plot doesn't even work that well. Many subplots that are put in place are never completed, and the dialogue doesn't go over well. All in all, this wasn't even a good romantic comedy OR an action movie- largely because it wouldn't commit to either genre mixing both elements unsuccessfully. Skip this one... 4/10 stars.

Jay Addison

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