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...
Acting
Burgess Meredith commits harder than this script deserves.
Production
Key West locations doing heavy lifting for budget constraints.
Director
Dick Lowry
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was a CBS television movie designed to capitalize on Brooke Shields's post-Blue Lagoon fame.
Wet Gold arrived at the tail end of the 1980s treasure hunt craze that included Romancing the Stone and Goonies.
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