Gold
Prove 'em all wrong
Country
Production
Budget
$20 000 000
Box office
$14 880 939
Website
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Michael Nozik, Matthew McConaughey, Patrick Massett, John Zinman, Teddy Schwarzman, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Maria Djurkovic, Tobin Ost
Audition
Avy Kaufman, Jo Edna Boldin
Editing
Douglas Crise, Rick Grayson
Whole Team (92)
Whole Team (92)
Short description
Kenny Wells, a modern-day prospector, hustler, and dreamer, is desperate for a lucky break. Left with few options, Wells teams up with an equally luckless geologist to execute a grandiose, last-ditch effort: to find gold deep in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia.
What's left behind the scenes
- After reading the screenplay by Patrick Massett and John Zinman, Paul Haggis expressed a desire to film "Gold," but soon left the project. Haggis showed the script to Michael Mann, who also became interested, but he subsequently left the project to film the dramatic thriller "Blackhat" (2015). Spike Lee became the director for a time, but ultimately the film was directed by Stephen Gaghan.
- For filming, Matthew McConaughey shaved his head, gained 20 kilograms, and wore dentures to look as unattractive as possible on camera. He gained weight by going on a diet of cheeseburgers with milkshakes and beer.
- Stephen Gaghan's first film intended for theatrical release after the 2005 political thriller "Syriana".
- When Michael Mann was briefly the film's director, the role of the protagonist was offered to Christian Bale.
- In one interview, Matthew McConaughey called the role of Kenny Wells his favorite.
- The magazine cover features the title "Fool's Gold." This was also the title of Andy Tennant's 2008 film, which also starred Matthew McConaughey.
- The plot is based on the scandal surrounding the Canadian company Bre-X and the alleged gold deposit discovered in the Indonesian jungle in 1993.
- For filming in the movie, Matthew McConaughey shaved his head, gained 20 kilograms, and wore dentures to look as unattractive as possible on camera. He gained weight by going on a diet of cheeseburgers with milkshakes and beer.
- The magazine cover features the headline "Gold for Fools". This was the title of Andy Tennant's 2008 film, which also starred Matthew McConaughey.
- After reading the screenplay by Patrick Massett and John Zinman, Paul Haggis expressed a desire to film 'Gold,' but soon left the project. Haggis showed the script to Michael Mann, who also became interested, but he subsequently left the project to film the dramatic thriller 'Blackhat' (2015). Spike Lee became the director for a time, but ultimately the film was directed by Steven Gaghan.
- Steven Gaghan's first film intended for theatrical release after the 2005 political thriller 'Syriana'.
- The magazine cover features the headline 'Fool's Gold.' This was the title of Andy Tennant's 2008 film, which also starred Matthew McConaughey.
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