Lost City Raiders

LOST CITY RAIDERS (2008)

TV Movie

Adventure

Family

When I was a kid I remember

everybody talking about global warming..

There were plenty of theories

on how fast it would come

how bad it would get.

But nobody was prepared for

what actually happened.

The called it "the Rising".

15 meters of water in a couple of years.

It all started with the melting

of the icecaps.

Massive earthquakes released

hot underground water tables,

which just heated everything up even faster.

30 Years later,

less than 10% of the earth is habitable,

and the water keeps on rising.

That's the world my boys were born into.

We've made a life for ourselves,

salvaging the lost cities.

But I want more for them.

I want 'em to see the world the way it used to be.

If the legends are true, there's only

one thing that can stop the rising,

and I've spent most of my life searching for it.

I just hope to God I find it soon,

before there's nothing left to save.

February, 2048 we were salvaging

the Los Angeles basin,

and I told my boys it was almost a routine dive,

but the truth was my search was almost over.

What's taking so long, Jack?

Well, I had a little trouble getting in

through the window but I'm in the room now

The safe should be in plain sight.

Built into the bookshelf.

Roger that.

- Can you get it open?

- She's playing hard to get.

Well, hurry it up. The sun's almost here

and we don't have a permit for this dive.

Okay, come on, baby.

Open up for daddy.

Just needed a little sweet talkin'.

Hate to tell ya, pa, but if there's

a book in here, it's turned into muck.

No, it would've been waterproof

Right as always.

Got it!

Good job Jack

Now, get back up here before we get caught.

- Relax pa, everything's under control.

- Yeah, I've heard that one before.

Oh, come on, Thomas.

I can't check on the authorities

without my sonar, without my radar.

Pa, I really need some new equipment.

I hope this job is paying well.

There are more important

things in life than money, son.

Another gratis job?

That's great. Great, pa.

Pa, can you remind me again

why I'm risking my life for no money?

You're only risking the boat being confiscated

If you don't get backup here now, Jack

not your life.

Uh, yes, he is risking his life.

Move it Jack. That's an order.

There's somethin' comin' your way.

I don't see any police subs.

This isn't a sub, Jack.

It's moving too fast.

It could be one of those,

uh, mutant sharks up from San Onofre.

- Oh, as a matter of fact, I do see something.

- What is it?

a souvenir.

Damn it, Jack. Listen to me.

There's something 20 degrees north of you,

bearing down fast,

and it's big.

We're talking "eat you for lunch" big.

Ah, It's probably just a school of Yellowtail..

Or maybe not.

we're gonna drop you the line now.

Here we go, again.

pull, Tommy!

Okay, got it.

Get the winch.

All set, pa

Go, go, go!

ok, go! go!

come on, Jack.

That shark must've eaten

a whole nuclear reactor.

- what?

- You think this is funny?

Jack, I got 84 stitches

thanks to you screwing around.

- Come on Thomas, you know that was an accident.

- No, it wasn't an accident, it was your fault.

Pa, one of these days

he's gonna get us all killed.

Look at that.

When are you gonna learn, Jack? You only risk

your life when it's something important.

- That sign's worth real money.

- Oh, yeah.

There ya go.

Pull anchor.

We're headin' for new Rome immediately.

New Rome?

What's so important about that book?

Let's see what we got.

Oh yeah.

At least wasn't a total wash out =====

Come on pa, I mean, you've been promising us

R&R since we set out of cavalry.

Right, Thomas?

And you'll get it soon, I hope.

And if this is what I think it is,

we're gonna be going right back to work,

so I need you to charge those scuba tanks.

And, you, repair the winch.

You never know when you're gonna need it next.

Oh, Thomas, see if you can widen

the range on that sonar.

I told you, pa, it's shot.

I need new equipment.

Yeah, so we'll get some more soon.

Just do your best, son.

Hey, at least tell us

what's so important about that book.

Let me guess.

Soon?

- coming with?

- No, i've got work to do

What's he's gonna do?

Fire us?

Thomas, this is your idea

of having a good time?

drooling on the stuff we can't afford? =====

you know what else pisses me off?

just because pa adopted us from

the orphanage..

he thinks he can treat us like slaves.

- You know that isn't true

- He doesn't trust us.

Alright, so where you thing he's going

dressed up like that?

Here's what I think

I think you recover

the plausible black book =====

now he is with some hotties,

too embarrassed to tell us =====

I'm kidding!

Thomas, I've got no clue what he's up to

I only care about one thing

What's on tap. =====

Come on, little bro, I'll buy you a drink.

Hey! money.

Money is in .. my pocket.

- So fetch them out =====

- in your dreams buddy.

I got it. Sorry about him. =====

Keep the change.

New Vatican

- Mr. Kubiak, so glad to see you again.

- Thank you, the pleasure is all mine sir.

- The Cardinal is very anxious to see you

- yes.

- Cardinal, Mr. Kubiak.

- John!

- Mikhail!

- So good to see you.

- Yes, and you, too.

Oh, I knew you would find it.

according to this, the scepter

was last seen in Vatican city.

- You're saying it's here?

- Yes.

Yes, apparently so,

in casa di Santo Stefano.

That's an old monastery that for centuries

has been used for storage.

Hard to believe.

All these years, right under our nose.

- Do you have any drawings of this building?

- Yes, I'm sure there are.

Giacopetti, search the archives.

Bring everything we have

on casa di Santo Stefano.

Right away, your eminence..

Did you tell him?

John? We have a problem.

I fear there is competition.

No one outside the order

knew about the ledger.

Yet, the man who told us its whereabouts

was murdered last week.

Tortured, it seems, for information.

- People will stop at nothing.

- We are in a race against time.

Second trembler this week.

Yeah. With these quakes

and our enemies closing in,

... it will be too dangerous right now.

Cardinal, me finding the scepter

is the only hope we have.

Thank you, john.

All right.

What's the job?

Well, I don't wanna lie to you guys.

This job is dangerous.

Dangerous? Looks pretty simple.

The building's half submerged.

I mean, we can just go into this top window

and you can shoot right across..

no, no, no.

We gotta go in silent and discreet.

No one can see us go inside.

Why all the secrecy?

'Cause that's what the vatican wants.

Not only are they cheap,

they're paranoid.

If you don't like the rules,

just say you're out, Jack.

All right then, we go in an hour.

I wanna be in and out

while it's still dark.

Oh, and get rid of that hangover.

I need both of you guys at your best.

Hey, don't look at me.

nothing personal, Jack,

but I'm coming with ya.

Nothing personal, pa,

but I think I can handle it myself.

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