Kenny Wells, a prospector desperate for a lucky break, teams up with a similarly eager geologist and sets off on a journey to find gold in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia.Kenny Wells, a prospector desperate for a lucky break, teams up with a similarly eager geologist and sets off on a journey to find gold in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia.Kenny Wells, a prospector desperate for a lucky break, teams up with a similarly eager geologist and sets off on a journey to find gold in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia.
- Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations
Edgar Ramírez
- Michael Acosta
- (as Édgar Ramírez)
- Director
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- TriviaMatthew McConaughey said he shaved his head, gained 45 pounds and wore false teeth to make himself even uglier than usual for the character. He claimed he gained the weight by eating cheeseburgers and drinking lots of beer and milk shakes.
- GoofsWhen Mike Acosta explains the tectonic plates rubbing and grinding up on each other, he mentions that they do this under "Six trillion kilobytes of pressure" which is incorrect. Pressure is measured in kilo-pascals not kilobytes.
- Quotes
Kenny Wells: The guy who invented the hamburger was smart. But the guy who invented the cheeseburger... Genius.
- SoundtracksRon Klaus Wrecked His House
Written by William Goffrier, Stephen Michener, Jeffrey Oliphant (as Jeff Oliphant), and Gary Waleik
Performed by Big Dipper
Courtesy of Merge Records
By arrangement with Bank Robber Music
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A lot of content, not a lot of substance
First of, Gold is better than its IMDb rating and meta-score. I feel this movie is a victim of the studio going wild with a pair of scissors, trying to make it short(er) (even at 2 hours) to please the mainstream audience, but while doing that, this movie loses a lot of substance. Character development is lacking, apart from our protagonist, so it doesn't really feel like we get to know them. One moment we have a new (seemingly an important) character, and then he or she will either disappear or roam in the background. I guess that happens when you start cutting. I suspect there's a great version of this movie out there, and I'd rather watch a 3 hour version with everything included, than this. The movie also takes place in the late 80's(?) or early 90's, but I don't feel like time was important here, which makes things a little confusing. I have no idea if they've been at something for a week, a month, or five years.
The whole movie also feels a little rushed in the sense that it tries to get to the end as quickly as possible. It lacks the details; Slow down a little, speak to us, breathe. I want to know more, I want to see more, but it ends up being a National Geographic article instead of a book.
It's far from bad though, and it's an enjoyable watch. Just don't go in expecting a masterpiece.
The whole movie also feels a little rushed in the sense that it tries to get to the end as quickly as possible. It lacks the details; Slow down a little, speak to us, breathe. I want to know more, I want to see more, but it ends up being a National Geographic article instead of a book.
It's far from bad though, and it's an enjoyable watch. Just don't go in expecting a masterpiece.
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- Apr 22, 2017
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- Also known as
- Hành Trình Tìm Vàng
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- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $7,227,038
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,471,316
- Jan 29, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $14,880,939
- Runtime2 hours
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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