Characters & Themes
The Gold Bug (1980) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1980 · 45 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Robert Fuest
- Starring
- Anthony Michael Hall, Roberts Blossom, Alix Elias, Philip Bruns, Geoffrey Holder, Sudie Bond
After the Civil War, a boy exploring Sullivan’s Island off Charleston meets two obsessive eccentrics. They drive him away, warn him never to return, then summon him back when they realize he unknowingly holds a key clue to their pirate‑treasure hunt. Pursuing the loot, he falls under their obsession and a curse, with eerie electronic music in dread.
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