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Wet Gold
Wet Gold
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  2. Wet Gold

Wet Gold

1984
1h 31m
Action
Drama
TV Movie

Status

Released

Release

1984

Runtime

1h 31m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

Ads

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Storyline

"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...

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 31m
Oct 28, 1984
Director
Dick Lowry
Dick Lowry

Top Cast

8 Cast Members

Brooke Shields

Brooke Shields

Laura

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Sampson

Thomas Byrd

Thomas Byrd

Chris Barnes (as Tom Byrd)

Brian Kerwin

Brian Kerwin

Ben Keating, the Diver

William Bronder

William Bronder

Jack, Coast Guard Capt.

David S. Cass Sr.

David S. Cass Sr.

Expatriate (as Dave Cass)

Will Knickerbocker

Freddy (as Willis Knickerbocker)

Deborah Atkinson

Expatriate's Wife

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