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Treasure Island (1999)

Treasure Island (1999)

Drama

You've Never Seen Anything Like Treasure Island!

Release Date: 1999, January 24
Directors: Scott King
Countries: United States of America
Production: King Pictures
Cast: Rachel Singer, Nick Offerman, Guinevere Turner, Suzy Nakamura, Pat Healy, Lance Baker, Jonah Blechman

Overview:

This film has nothing to do with Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story, but rather a naval base of the same name located in San Francisco Bay. Set amid WWII, TREASURE ISLAND follows two American code specialists that are hard at work trying to decipher Japanese messages and sending confusing messages back to deceive the enemy. The film explores sexual themes that were prevalent during the period, but not shown in the movies of that era. Frank, a bigamist, is married to two women and is pursuing a third wife. Samuel and his wife Penny are in a ménage à trois, which he participates in to cover up his homosexuality. As the pressures of the men’s lives begin to eat away at them, the dead body starts to torment Frank and Samuel's subconscious, interacting with the private stories of their lives.

Keywords:

gay theme thoughtful satirical