'' Wet Gold'' is a 1984 American made-for-television

adventure film An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, an ...

directed by Dick Lowry and starring actress-model

Brooke Shields Brooke Christa Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and model. She was initially a child model and gained critical acclaim at age 12 for her leading role in Louis Malle's film ''Pretty Baby'' (1978). She continued to model into ...

. The film originally aired on October 28, 1984 on ABC.

Plot summary

Laura is a young café waitress dreaming of owning a piano. Laura stumbles across Sampson, a drunk elderly man who fills her with exciting stories of a boat that sank with millions of dollars in gold. Although Chris Barnes, Laura's boyfriend, keeps telling her that Sampson's stories are all false, Sampson makes her believe that they are indeed true. Laura takes Sampson to a library, where she finds on old a newspaper article that matches up the events he described. After becoming a true believer, Laura convinces Barnes, Sampson and Ben Keating, an experienced sea diver, to search for the treasure. Together they set off from Key West in the baker's boat that Barnes is supposed to be looking after. Keating shows a liking for Laura, and because of this, Barnes begins to feel uncomfortable with him. After spending some time in the water, their dreams become reality, but the discovery of gold begins to change their personalities. Tensions fill the air as passions rise in the wake of greed and jealousy for both the fortune and Laura.

Main cast

as Laura * Burgess Meredith as Sampson * Thomas Byrd as Chris Barnes * Brian Kerwin as Ben Keating

Ratings

Upon its premiere, the movie was the highest rated network TV program in its 9-11PM time slot. But when it repeated on Sunday December 21, 1986, it was the lowest rated network TV program of the evening. The highest rated one was NBC's holiday special ''Bob Hope's Bagful of Christmas Cheer'', on which Hope's co-stars included ''Wet Gold'' star Brooke Shields.

External links

* * * * 1984 television films 1984 films 1980s adventure films Adventure television films American television films American adventure films Films shot in the Bahamas Seafaring films Treasure hunt films Underwater action films Films scored by Sylvester Levay Films directed by Dick Lowry 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{US-tv-film-stub