Wet Gold (1984)
Overview
Wet Gold is the story of a young woman (Laura), who works as a waitress in a cafe. Laura stumbles across a drunk elderly man (Sampson), who fills her with exciting stories of a boat that went down with millions in gold. Although Laura's boyfriend (Barnes), 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 an old newspaper article which matches up with the events described to her by him. After becoming a true believer, Laura convinces Barnes, Sampson and a dive shop owner, Keating, to search for the treasure. Together they set off from Key West in the Baker's boat, which Barnes is supposed to be looking after. Keating shows a liking for Laura, and because of this, Barnes begins to feel uncomfortable towards him. After spending some time in the water, their dreams become reality, but the discovery of gold begins to show a change in their personalities...
Where to watch Wet Gold
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
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| United States | Fawesome, Mometu | — | — |
| United Kingdom | Plex | — | — |
| Canada | Plex | — | — |
| Australia | Plex | — | — |
| Ireland | Plex | — | — |
| New Zealand | Plex | — | — |
| India | Plex | — | — |
| Germany | Plex | — | — |
| France | Plex | — | — |
| Spain | Plex | — | — |
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What is Wet Gold about?
Wet Gold is the story of a young woman (Laura), who works as a waitress in a cafe. Laura stumbles across a drunk elderly man (Sampson), who fills her with exciting stories of a boat that went down with millions in gold. Although Laura's boyfriend (Barnes), 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 an old newspaper article which matches up with the events described to her by him. After becoming a true believer, Laura convinces Barnes, Sampson and a dive shop owner, Keating, to search for the treasure. Together they set off from Key West in the Baker's boat, which Barnes is supposed to be looking after. Keating shows a liking for Laura, and because of this, Barnes begins to feel uncomfortable towards him. After spending some time in the water, their dreams become reality, but the discovery of gold begins to show a change in their personalities... Wet Gold is a Action, Drama, TV Movie movie, released on 1984-10-28, runtime 91 minutes.
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Where can I watch Wet Gold?
In the United States, Wet Gold is free to watch on Fawesome and Mometu. The table on this page lists 9 more countries. Movie World also lists the official trailer, online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Dick Lowry
Cast
- Brooke Shields as Laura
- Burgess Meredith as Sampson
- Tom Byrd as Chris Barnes (as Tom Byrd)
- Brian Kerwin as Ben Keating, the Diver
- William Bronder as Jack, Coast Guard Capt.
- David S. Cass Sr. as Expatriate (as Dave Cass)
- Will Knickerbocker as Freddy (as Willis Knickerbocker)
- Deborah Atkinson as Expatriate's Wife
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