The Gold Bug (1980)
Synopsis
Shortly after the Civil War, while exploring the long deserted and reputedly haunted Sullivan's Island off Charleston S.C., a boy encounters two obsessed eccentrics living there. These men chase him away and warn him never to return or to tell anyone about them. Soon, however, they locate him and summon him back, because he has unknowingly given them a clue vital to their quest and they need his help to unravel the rest of the mystery. If he can do so, they will find buried pirate treasure and all become rich. But in joining the search, he falls under the same obsession and curse -- an ominous fate suggested by the unearthly electronic music which contributes to the film's atmosphere.
Release Date: 1980-02-02
Runtime: 45 minutes
Director: Robert Fuest
Top Cast
- Roberts Blossom as Mr. LeGrand
- Geoffrey Holder as Jupiter
- Anthony Michael Hall as The Boy
- Robert Moberly as Uncle
- Sudie Bond as Agnes
- Anne Haney as Jessica Bessop
- Alix Elias as Barmaid
- Philip Bruns as Tattoo
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