Little Treasure

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]

Little Treasure
Promotional poster
Directed by	Alan Sharp
Written by	Alan Sharp
Produced by	Herb Jaffe Joanna Lancaster Richard Wagner Theodore R. Parvin
Starring	Margot Kidder Ted Danson Burt Lancaster
Cinematography	Álex Phillips Jr
Edited by	Garth Craven
Music by	Leo Kottke
Distributed by	Tri-Star Pictures
Release date	May 1, 1985 (1985-05-01)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

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

• Margot Kidder as Margo
• Ted Danson as Eugene Wilson
• Burt Lancaster as Delbert Teschemacher
• Joseph Hacker as Norman Kane
• Malena Doria as Evangelina
• John Pearce as Joseph
• Gladys Holland as Sadie
• Bill Zuckert as Charlie Parker
• James Hall as Chuck
• Glenda Moore as Kane's Friend
• Rodolfo De Alexandre as Bird Seller
• Lupe Ontiveros as Market Voice #1

Production

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

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