At FBI headquarters, Ben has just told the whole story to Peter Sadusky. Correction: Mr. Cage has a tendency to speak without moving his mouth a lot and as he says those lines with the camera to his back, it is difficult to claim that he is not moving his mouth at all. 2004 Jon Turteltaub Walt Disney Pictures for action violence and some scary images. The cipher wasn't written on that page, it was written on the facing page and minute bits "transferred" onto the page with the names. However, Ian is standing there, looking at the letters as well. Ian is amazed and says they'll have to examine it. She says she isn't leaving with out the Declaration. Treasures of the White House: "Resolute" Desk 880.177. All over the floor. After getting five letters, he runs through the Institute, but bumps into someone. All of the products sold by HouseOfNames.com were researched and created by Swyrich Corp. In the first film, the characters' names are nods to Revolutionary War figures. They find the cargo hold, and pry the doors open. Ben read the clue aloud (see above quote). Queen Victoria siding with the South is absurd as she was pacifist and wished to keep the country out of any military struggle at the time. Directed by Jon Turteltaub. Corrected entry: When Ben is trying to find the 4 digit code for the Resolute desk in Buckingham Palace, the first code he tries doesn't work. The phrase has its earliest known recorded instance in 1823, 10 years before Mudd's birth, and is in fact based an obsolete sense of the word 'mud' meaning 'a stupid twaddling fellow'. The story was written by Jim Kouf, Oren Aviv, and Charles Segars, and the screenplay was by Jim Kouf, Cormac Wibberley, and Marianne Wibberley. The secret was a treasure, a treasure beyond all imagining. Meanwhile, Ben is in his apartment making his own plans. But not even Mr. Carroll knew who "Charlotte" was. The film switches to a stormy night in 1832. The four-part drama, starring Robbie Coltrane and Julie Walters, focused on historical rape and sexual abuse allegations made against a high-profile celebrity and national treasure Paul Finchley. Booth's foot is shown catching in the flag, causing him to crash on the stage. The border between Virginia and Maryland is actually right there on the bank, thus it would be the jurisdiction of Maryland police. The film starts on a stormy night in 1974 with young Benjamin Franklin Gates (Hunter Gomez) exploring in his grandfather's (Christopher Plummer) attic in Washington, D.C.. Ben climbs up on a chair and finds an old book hidden up in the ceiling. FBI Agent Peter Sadusky, (Harvey Kitel), tells everyone to calm down and be patient. It's entirely feasible they've a acquired illegitimate software through their work that allows them to tamper with the phones in the way depicted. Riley now knows the complete clue. Patrick says that it is time to go. Diane Kruger To see what the carvings depict, Ben cuts open his finger to use his blood as ink to roll on the stem of the pipe. Ben said there was another clue, so Patrick says he thinks the treasure is a myth, made up to keep the British busy searching during the Revolution. They all go in and Ben asks for the Letters. Suddenly, Ben's father and Grandfather's son, Patrick Henry Gates, (Jon Voight), appears and scoffs at the story, saying that the dollar bill represents the Gates family fortune. Ben explains. Story: Resolute as a gift to President Rutherford B. Hayes from Queen Victoria in 1880. You're signed out. It takes the artist time to plan and build a sculpture of those scales, while probably working on other pieces at the same time, so having the idea come to completion five years later is not unusual. However, the proof, the pipe, was taken by Ian, and Ben doesn't have it. They lock down the entire building. S-T-O-W. Powell does some research and figures out it is the Liberty Bell. A clerk thinks he is trying to steal it, because they had fake Declarations for sale. Ben ends up paying for it with a credit card, because he didn't have enough cash. British help to the South would have required just such a military action. The FBI now come up to Patrick's house. Ben says that is they could examine the document, they could tell whether it would be stolen or not. National Treasures are a portfolio of nationally significant historic places where the National Trust is taking direct action. Built in 1680, it is regularly open to the public.The house does not itself appear in National Treasure, but Patrick Henry Gates, played by Jon Voight, uses a lantern as a phony clue to depict Paul Revere's famous April 1775 ride warning of a British attack. Patrick Gates: She fell in love with me on a treasure hunt!Emily Appleton: That was not love. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. He explains that was what the Founding Fathers did when they wrote the Declaration. The whole premise of Victoria's "aid" to the South is that she could not openly state it; the letter and all help she could give had to be done in the utmost secret. Abigail says that the interview is over and Ben and Riley leave. Inside the Archives, guards runs into the Preservation Room to discover that the Declaration in gone. Abigail still doesn't believe them, but she asks for proof. Riley stays in the car in order to keep an eye on the video cameras. It takes the artist time to plan and build a sculpture of those scales, while probably working on other pieces at the same time, so having the idea come to completion five years later is not unusual. He runs into a graveyard and Phil starts shooting at him. As they are crawling away from the hold, the gunpowder reaches the barrels. He goes outside and starts taking photos. Phil continues to chase him. Ian and his men stop the vehicles and look back. There are other minor details about the scene the film flubs, but the broad sequence isn't one of them. Ben says that if he is shot, the flare drops, and everyone is exploded. Then Riley asks how they would read invisible ink. They tried to tell the FBI that someone would steal the Declaration of Independence, but no one listened. They use his fingerprints to open a door. It works, and Abigail gets a call saying that she needs to come and look over the Declaration. But as Ben digs further, a large package emerges. However, Jackson wasn't there that night. Ben, Abigail and Riley arrive at the Library of Congress to take the President's Book very late at night. Correction: Mount Vernon is on the bank of the Potomac. How could the makers of the statue know that the Indian markings would be hidden in desks made of wood from the Resolute 9-10 years in advance? Soon, they are led in Dr. Chase's office. It's entirely feasible they've a acquired illegitimate software through their work that allows them to tamper with the phones in the way depicted. Despite its recognition as a forerunner of both Mid-Century Modern home design and the solar house movement, the House of Tomorrow is … Booth's foot is shown catching in the flag, causing him to crash on the stage. Although cell phone "cloning" is possible in real life, it does not work this way. Booth shot the president in the back of the head. Abigail figures out that the numbers a part of an Ottendorf cipher. They drive over and kidnap her. An unknown helicopter flys in, distracting some of the agents. "A very cute man." For the backstory, told by to Ben by his grandfather (Christopher Plummer), the ‘White House’, of 1832 is the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) Constitution Hall, 1776 D Street NW. Ben imeddiently knows it is a clue, and he breaks the pipe's stem. Suddenly, Shaw pulls out a gun and aims it at Ben. Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback. Patrick, who doesn't know what it is yet, asks how old it is and Ben says about 200 years. The clue leading to the treasure is the phrase "The secret lies with Charlotte." As Ben climbs down, suddenly his grandfather is standing in front of him. In the scene when everyone is moving the wheel so to close the (gates which would eventually stop the water) there in one scene the lamp is on the wheel which is being turned and in the other scene when a top angle shot of the wheel is taken it is not there. She follows him outside and to the van, where she confronts him and asks what he is doing. Corrected entry: The model of the Statue of Liberty was built in 1870. An invisible map on the back of the Declaration of Independence! National Treasure: Book of Secrets is a 2007 film in which Benjamin Gates must follow a clue left in John Wilkes Booth's diary to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Corrected entry: The city of gold has presumably been underwater for centuries, but when the chamber is drained and we see it for the first time, there is no mud, silt or algae on it at all. He then tells Shaw to shoot them. "It never caught on, even though there were a … Corrected entry: Mitch didn't have to die. Filled with treasures from every aspect of Churchill’s life, the house here at Chartwell provides an opportunity to explore the home of one of Britain’s greatest leaders. The large house shown at the end of the film "National Treasure" is called the Charles Carroll House. The film currently holds a 44% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. A coded map on the back of the Declaration of Independence points to the location of the "national treasure", but Gates isn't alone in his quest. Queen Victoria siding with the South is absurd as she was pacifist and wished to keep the country out of any military struggle at the time. Riley finds Ben paying for the clothes, and tells them about the clue. Longtime Disney producer Jason Reed offers his perspective on why National Treasure 3 never came to fruition. The Portable Antiquities Scheme is run by the British Museum and Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales to encourage the recording of archaeological objects found by members of the public in England and Wales. On the other hand, with cotton stocks high and overproduction in the British textile industry, cotton had lost its influence on Great Britain during the Civil War. It is too late though, Ben jumps over the jail and into the harbor. Haight and history: House at city’s most iconic corner named national treasure Sam Whiting May 15, 2019 Updated: May 16, 2019, 9:51 am The Doolan-Larson Building, located at 557 Ashbury St. (corner of Haight and Ashbury), is a destination for people who take their picture in … All he can think about is going back to prison. Jim Kouf Thomas Gates didn't write it in normal ink. He says something like: "there's the one in New York, one in the Luxembourg gardens, but he only referred to one as 'his lady'" and then the scene cuts to Paris, so we can presume he said "he only reffered to one as his lady - the one in Paris". National Treasure: Book of Secrets Trivia Questions & Answers: This category is for questions and answers and fun facts related to National Treasure: Book of Secrets ., as asked by users of FunTrivia.com. He tells Ben what to do next, but we don't hear that. Ben gets an idea and goes back to the clerk and asks to see a one hundred dollar bill. Ben then says goodbye to them, taking Abigail's wine glass with him. While Ben, using the name "Paul Brown" and Riley, using the name "Bill", are sitting in the waiting room, Ben picks up a flier about an Anniversary Gala at the Archives. He heads towards his car, only to caught by the FBI. Prime Minister Palmerston thought positively about a break-up of the United States; however, this was never a issue he expressed during the war. At the Bejamin Franklin Institute, the FBI are asking if anyone has seen Ben. Shaw!) Info. Corrected entry: Considering that the Olmec civilization was confined to southern Mexico, it would not have been able to construct a gigantic gold city in South Dakota. There's at least one car parked behind (plus another in front) of his car. Corrected entry: In the movie, the bad guy steals one of the good guy's cell phones and "clones" it so he can listen in on their conversations. You could find your share of billions of dollars in unclaimed property. Ben ends up on a roof with Phil aiming at him. Riley Poole when he meets Abigail, thinking she was a he. It's likely he was commissioned to build the statues to include the clues by the time the diary was written. They start to follow. Finally he was arrested, and imprisoned, and the doors of the Jewel House … The movie mentions that he had the *idea* for the lady, not that the statues were built. As Abigail take a look, Ben sees Powell and Phil walking toward the Hall. When Ben is trying to find the 4 digit code for the Resolute desk in Buckingham Palace, the first code he tries doesn't work. Ben quickly uncovers the package. However, when he says this, his mouth doesn't move. This is the table you have seen which is now at the Royal Naval Museum in Portsmouth. It is perfectly clean and gleaming. No one has. While investigating the Statue of Liberty, Ben says, "Laboulaye had to leave a clue somewhere". Riley then says that daylight savings time wasn't established until after WWI. When he backs up in his returned car, he crashes into something. Ben and Abigail say they can't risk destroying the map. Abigail asks if they can get in touch with Ian. America's Everglades - The largest subtropical wilderness in the United States. The border between Virginia and Maryland is actually right there on the bank, thus it would be the jurisdiction of Maryland police. In the Easter Roll scene at the White House, the bunny tucked into Nic Cage's jacket pocket is different to the bunny we see tucked into his pocket later on in the scene just after he has found the seal in the Resolute desk in the Oval Office. He asks to be untied. Abigail says she still can't believe that a code was on the back. The film now goes back to the attic, where Grandfather pulls out a dollar bill and shows Ben clues on the bill. Ben says yes, so Grandfather has him kneel and take a vow: We now go forward many years to the Canadian Arctic, where a much older Ben is driving a vehicle through the snow and ice with two other people in the vehicle, Ian Howe, (Sean Bean), and Riley Poole, (Justin Bartha). Ben goes in the back way, gets through security, and goes to the bathroom. He uses Abigail's fingerprints to get him into the Hallway that lead to the Preservation Room. Meanwhile, Abigail finds out that Ben, or "Paul Brown, as she knows him, isn't on the guest list. Abigail starts to put the lemon juice on, but nothing appears. But what time? Of course, she isn't. They begin to talk, but Dr. Stan Herbert, (Don McManus), comes up. It starts to fade, so Ben and Abigail get busy, Abigail using a hair dryer and Ben writing down the numbers. Riley tries to convince Ben not to steal the Declaration. Benjamin Gates[src] Benjamin Franklin Gatesis an American treasure hunter and cryptologist, famous for finding the Templar Treasure. The movie said Laboulaye was to hide clues later, but in 1865 no one knew he was going to construct a 'Lady'. In most of his movies he speaks without moving his lips. She is missing one, he says. Accuracy: A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Ben, Abigail and Riley follow a clue from the engraving of Independence Hall on the $100 bill. Over time, the clue had been either lost or forgotten, except one. He plastic finger gloves on and put her fingerprints onto the gloves. He goes into a utility room and sets up his computer and gadgets. Tap to unmute. Ian then asks what will happen when the flare burns down. As you have noticed, it is much smaller and different in style from the Presidents desk, and cannot really be described as a twin. But just as Ben leaves the Preservation Room, Ian and his men burst through a door at the end of the Hallway. That would mean that the diary entry was made 15 years in advance of the clue being put on the Laboulaye Lady. The Royal National Theatre is a registered charity no.224223. The model of the Statue of Liberty was built in 1870. They realize they have just enough time to get to the Hall. Genres: Action, Adventure, … They yell "Ben" and Nicholas Cage yells "Jon" (presumably. It is a device that is making the FBI not be able to hear Ben. Only problem is that, to date, only one example of Olmec inscription has been found and it has never been deciphered. By the end of his term he had reserved six predominantly cultural areas and twelve predominantly natural areas in this manner. Ian says that if Ben doesn't tell them more clues, he will shoot Riley. Peter starts asking what the glasses are for. The movie runs on the premise that there is a secret treasure map on the back of the document, and that it will lead whoever has it to a secret Templar treasure hidden somewhere in the United States. We wrote to the Royal Collection at St James' Palace in London to ask for clarification, and they were kind enough to send us this reply: I am afraid that in reality there was never any twin desk made. Riley is now sitting in the car, waiting for Ben. Ben decides to take the Declaration and it's case into the elevator and take it out there.