A paint is stolen from a building during a great fire and after recovered, the police finds inside it a mysterious map. A police officer responsible for the case ask his brother, who is an antiques expert, to help him during investigations. Analysing the paint an fabric, he finds that the map belonged to Cristopher Columbus and the drawings in it refer to an old legend of a lost treasure. Asside from unravel mysterious riddles the police officer and his brother will have to fight against a violent gang which is after the treasure as well.
Practical Effects
The fire sequence looks like they actually set something small ablaze. Respect.
Acting
Stephen Baldwin commits to every ridiculous line with unsettling sincerity.
Director
Jim Wynorski
Stephen Baldwin
Bryan McBride
Nicollette Sheridan
Carrie
Coby Ryan McLaughlin
Det. Carl McBride
Hannes Jaenicke
Ricardo Arterra
Jerry Doyle
Det. Sean Walker
Mark Christopher Lawrence
Danny G.
Tami-Adrian George
Tammy
Scott L. Schwartz
Crazy Joe
Benny Nieves
Fredrico
Rene Rivera
Eduardo
GiGi Erneta
Girl on phone
Billy 'Sly' Williams
Joey Muinez
Joey Sagal
Chucky Daniels
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jim Wynorski directed over 100 films, mostly direct-to-video, and famously shot this in 12 days.
This rode the post-National Treasure wave of 2003-2004, when every studio suddenly believed audiences craved historical puzzle hunts.
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