ABC Weekend Specials The Gold Bug (Season 3, Episode 8)
Not Rated
TV Episode | 45 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

ABC Weekend Specials

The Gold Bug (Season 3, Episode 8)

Not Rated

TV Episode | 45 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Shortly after the Civil War, while exploring the long deserted and reputedly haunted Sullivan's Island off Charleston S.C., a boy encounters two obsessed eccentrics living there. These men chase him away and warn him never to return or to ...See moreShortly after the Civil War, while exploring the long deserted and reputedly haunted Sullivan's Island off Charleston S.C., a boy encounters two obsessed eccentrics living there. These men chase him away and warn him never to return or to tell anyone about them. Soon, however, they locate him and summon him back, because he has unknowingly given them a clue vital to their quest and they need his help to unravel the rest of the mystery. If he can do so, they will find buried pirate treasure and all become rich. But in joining the search, he falls under the same obsession and curse-- an ominous fate suggested by the unearthly electronic music which contributes to the film's atmosphere. Written by Paul Emmons See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Roberts Blossom Mr. LeGrand Mr. LeGrand See fewer	Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Geoffrey Holder Jupiter Jupiter See fewer	Annie (1982)
Anthony Michael Hall The Boy The Boy See fewer	War Machine (2017)
Robert Moberly Uncle Uncle See fewer	Into the Night (1985)
Sudie Bond Agnes Agnes See fewer	Johnny Dangerously (1984)
Anne Haney Jessica Bessop Jessica Bessop See fewer	Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Alix Elias Barmaid Barmaid See fewer	Good Timing with Jo Firestone (2021)
Philip Bruns Tattoo Tattoo See fewer	Flashdance (1983)
Bill Eudaly Wharf Man (uncredited) Wharf Man (uncredited) See fewer	North & South: Book 1, North & South (1985)