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Wet Gold (1984)

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Gold lured them to the deep. Greed and jealousy led them to terror.

Wet Gold is the story of a young woman (Laura), who works as a waitress in a cafe. Laura stumbles across a drunk elderly man (Sampson), who fills her with exciting stories of a boat that went down with millions in gold. Although Laura's boyfriend (Barnes), keeps telling her that Sampson's stories are all false, Sampson makes her believe that they are indeed true. Laura takes Sampson to a library, where she finds an old newspaper article which matches up with the events described to her by him. After becoming a true believer, Laura convinces Barnes, Sampson and a dive shop owner, Keating, to search for the treasure. Together they set off from Key West in the Baker's boat, which Barnes is supposed to be looking after. Keating shows a liking for Laura, and because of this, Barnes begins to feel uncomfortable towards him. After spending some time in the water, their dreams become reality, but the discovery of gold begins to show a change in their personalities...

Cast & Crew

Director
Dick Lowry
  • Profile picture of Brooke Shields
    Laura Brooke Shields
  • Profile picture of Burgess Meredith
    Sampson Burgess Meredith
  • Profile picture of Thomas Byrd
    Chris Barnes (as Tom Byrd) Thomas Byrd
  • Profile picture of Brian Kerwin
    Ben Keating, the Diver Brian Kerwin
  • Profile picture of William Bronder
    Jack, Coast Guard Capt. William Bronder
  • Profile picture of David S. Cass Sr.
    Expatriate (as Dave Cass) David S. Cass Sr.

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Keywords

  • sailboat
  • gold
  • treasure
  • jealousy
  • paranoia
  • greed
  • sailing trip
  • sailing
  • treasure hunt
  • betrayal
  • sunken treasure