At the age of 16, Miranda has already had to live with her share of disappointments. Abandoned by her mother, she's dropped out of school and has been supporting herself as an employee at McDonald's while her father Charlie resides in a mental institution. When Charlie is released and sent back to their home, Miranda finds the relatively peaceful existence she's built for herself completely disrupted. Charlie has become obsessed with the notion that the long-lost treasure of Spanish explorer Father Juan Florismarte Garces is buried somewhere near their suburban California housing unit. Armed with a metal detector and a stack of treasure-hunting books, Charlie soon finds reason to believe that the gold resides underneath the local Costco, and encourages Miranda to get a job there so that they can plan a way to excavate after hours.
Production Millennium Films; Emmett/Furla Films; King of California Productions; Lone Star Film Group; Michael London Productions;
Cast Names Michael Douglas; Evan Rachel Wood; Willis Burks II; Laura Kachergus; Paul Lieber; Kathleen Wilhoite; Anne L. Nathan; Arthur Santiago; Ashley Greene; Ian Hopps; Anna Khaja; Will Rothhaar; Annie O'Donnell; Greg Davis Jr.; Jeanie Hackett; Mousa Kraish; Max Grodénchik; Gerald Emerick; David J. O'Donnell; Chic Daniel; Angel Oquendo; Jason Auer; Ho-Kwan Tse; Allisyn Ashley Arm; Gary Paul; Willis Chung; Victor J. Ho; Branden Weslee Kong; Max Lee; Tarri Markell; Wes Sabo;
Release Date 2007-01-24 (Sundance Film Festival) 2007-09-14 (limited)
Genres Comedy;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated PG-13 for some strong language, mature thematic elements
and brief drug references.
Running Time 1 hr. 33 min. 1 hr. 36 min. (Toronto International Film Festival)