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Treasure Island

You've Never Seen Anything Like Treasure Island!

4.1(9)19991h 26m1

This film has nothing to do with Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story, but rather a naval base of the same name located in San Francisco Bay. Set amid WWII, TREASURE ISLAND follows two American code specialists that are hard at work trying to decipher Japanese messages and sending confusing messages back to deceive the enemy. The film explores sexual themes that were prevalent during the period, but not shown in the movies of that era. Frank, a bigamist, is married to two women and is pursuing a third wife. Samuel and his wife Penny are in a ménage à trois, which he participates in to cover up his homosexuality. As the pressures of the men’s lives begin to eat away at them, the dead body starts to torment Frank and Samuel's subconscious, interacting with the private stories of their lives.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • thoughtful
  • satirical
  • gay theme

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Scott King

Writers

Scott King

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)NRSundance Film Festival24 Jan 1999
    • Theatrical (limited)Cinema Village, NYC17 Mar 2000
    • Theatrical (limited) Lumiere Theater, San Francisco31 Mar 2000

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Treasure Island was released on 24 January 1999.

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