Little Treasure

"New Mexico 1985. A stripper. A loner. A dying bank robber. A ghost town. A buried treasure. A love story."

May 1 1985 R 1h 35m
Action, Comedy, Drama

Margo is an ex-stripper who meets her long, lost father in Mexico. She looks after him in the waning days of his life, with the help of a traveling projectionist. The father passes away, telling of the loot from a botched bank robbery that he buried years earlier. The two get jobs in town as their relationship grows and they search for the treasure on the weekends. But while the treasure seems to bring them together, it also seems to be tearing them apart.

Plot

Margo hilariously portrayed by Margot Kidder arriving in Mexico to see ailing father who soon dies; but not before telling her of a stolen treasure buried years ago in a ghost-town. Margo joins forces with Eugene played by Ted Danson. Their adventure must be financed, so they work in small towns she a professional-stripper and he as bartender. Their relationship develops while on weekends they search for the buried Treasure. Conflict ensues as he wonders whether the Treasure was just the old man's delusion while she never gives-up the hope of her father's buried fortune.

Written by

Alan Sharp

Directed by

Alan Sharp

Cast

Margot Kidder, Ted Danson, Burt Lancaster

Crew

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Production Companies

TriStar Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
402
Average Rating
5.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA