Treasure Island
“You've Never Seen Anything Like Treasure Island!”
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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Cast
12 people
Nick Offerman
Samuel
Known for
Parks and Recreation
The Founder
Lance Baker
Frank
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Jonah Blechman
The Body
Known for
This Boy's Life
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Pat Healy
Clark
Known for
Station 19
Run
Suzy Nakamura
Yo-Ji
Known for
Inside Job
Avenue 5
Rachel Singer
Anna
Known for
Fight Club
Godless
Caveh Zahedi
Harold
Known for
Creep 2
I Am a Sex Addict
Bob Byington
Thomas
Known for
The Color Wheel
Ned Rifle
Guinevere Turner
Evelyn
Known for
American Psycho
Dogma
Paul Gutrecht
Known for
Saw
Jamie Donovan
Known for
The Idol
Scenic Route
J.P. Manoux
Known for
Bolt
The Emperor's New School
Scott King Director · Jonathan Sanford Cinematographer Phillip Glau Cinematographer
United States release January 24, 1999 · Produced in United States
Production
King Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 24, 1999
Limited theatrical · Sundance Film Festival
United States
March 17, 2000 · Limited theatrical · Cinema Village, NYC
March 31, 2000 · Limited theatrical · Lumiere Theater, San Francisco
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