Wet Gold (1984): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1984, Wet Gold is an action, drama and tv movie film directed by Dick Lowry, running about 91 minutes. “Gold lured them to the deep. Greed and jealousy led them to terror.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. 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...

Who’s in it. Wet Gold stars Brooke Shields as Laura, Burgess Meredith as Sampson, Thomas Byrd as Chris Barnes (as Tom Byrd) and Brian Kerwin as Ben Keating, the Diver, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.5/10, Wet Gold has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Wet Gold page.

If you liked it. Fans of Wet Gold tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.