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Little Treasure

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Little Treasure
Promotional poster
Directed byAlan Sharp
Written byAlan Sharp
Produced byHerb Jaffe
Joanna Lancaster
Richard Wagner
Theodore R. Parvin
StarringMargot Kidder
Ted Danson
Burt Lancaster
CinematographyÁlex Phillips Jr
Edited byGarth Craven
Music byLeo Kottke
Distributed byTri-Star Pictures
Release date
  • May 1, 1985 (1985-05-01)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Little Treasure is a 1985 American action drama film starring Margot Kidder, Ted Danson and Burt Lancaster. The film, written and directed by Alan Sharp, deals with the strained relationship between a bank robber father and his daughter, a stripper.[1]

Plot

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Margot Kidder plays Margo, a stripper searching for her estranged, bank robber father (Burt Lancaster) in a remote part of Mexico. Along the way, Margo meets an American ex-pat drifter (Ted Danson), and together they search for her missing father and eventually his lost, buried fortune.

Cast

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Production

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Kidder recalled feuding with Lancaster during the production and described Danson as "about as sweet a guy as you’re ever gonna meet. What you see is what you get. He’s lovely."[2]

Reception

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Leonard Maltin gave the film one and a half stars.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Canby, Vincent (1 May 1985). "'TREASURE,' A DAUGHTER'S QUEST". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. ^ Rabin, Nathan (3 March 2009). "Random Roles: Margot Kidder". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. ^ Maltin, Leonard (2014). Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9780698183612.
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