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5 July 1980 (USA) moreTagline:
A story of natural love. Two children shipwrecked alone on a tropical island. Nature is kind. They thrive on the bounty of jungle and lagoon. The boy grows tall. The girl beautiful. They swim naked over coral reefs. They run in a cathedral of trees. And the warm winds, the tropic moon, the silk sand conspire to enchant them. When their love happens, it is natural as the sea, and as powerful. Love as nature intended to be. morePlot:
On a Journey to San Fransico Richard, his father and cousin Em find them selves on a ship about to explode... more | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(22 articles)
Shields Making Movie Return In Furry Vengeance (From WENN. 9 July 2009, 6:31 PM, PDT)
News Bites: Brooke Shields on the Big Screen & 'Motherhood'
(From Cinematical. 9 July 2009, 2:03 PM, PDT)
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good movie, some moments of greatness moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Brooke Shields | ... | Emmeline | |
| Christopher Atkins | ... | Richard | |
| Leo McKern | ... | Paddy Button | |
| William Daniels | ... | Arthur Lestrange | |
| Elva Josephson | ... | Young Emmeline | |
| Glenn Kohan | ... | Young Richard | |
| Alan Hopgood | ... | Captain | |
| Gus Mercurio | ... | Officer | |
| Jeffrey Kleiser | ... | Lookout (as Jeffrey Means) | |
| Bradley Pryce | ... | Little Paddy | |
| Chad Timmerman | ... | Infant Paddy | |
| Gert Jacoby | ... | Sailor | |
| Alex Hamilton | ... | Sailor | |
| Richard Evanson | ... | Sailor |
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104 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (original rating) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) (re-rating) (2005) | Brazil:14 | Spain:13 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Iceland:12Fun Stuff
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Dana Plato turned down the role of Emmeline due to her commitment with the TV series "Diff'rent Strokes" (1978). moreGoofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Emmeline is teaching the baby how to swim, she calls Richard down to watch. When Em is holding the baby, you can hear a child laughing that doesn't match any of the actors. Later, you hear the toddler Paddy laugh and it sounds identical to the laugh heard before. moreQuotes:
Richard: [while eating fruit] Kiss me.Emmeline: You're all sticky!
Richard: So what? Kiss me!
Emmeline: [kisses Richard, but Richard won't let her go] Stop! I can't breathe!
Richard: But I don't wanna stop.
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i have not seen this film in many years, and saw it unedited last week on TCM. when i was a boy, the film's main appeal was in its edenic milieu, its charged moments of wonder and terror, and brooke shields' extraordinary beauty and gamine charm. those qualities are all still there. But the film tells another story that i missed before: two children ripped from civilization struggle to make sense of the world and themselves. this is no rousseau inspired romp. the pulse and power of natures' force wrecks them, engulfs them, confines them and finally asserts itself through em and dick. the question is begged: where does human will and intellect figure in chaos of pubescence, sexuality and love? how helpless or powerful are we to control the furies of love or sex? more helpless than not, the filmaker seems to be saying. kleiser interposes the stereopticon pictures of the staid victorian couple with similar scenes of em and dick to highlight this point. naked or clothed, in a drawing room or on a beach, we all experience the torrent of love in very much the same way. instinct races ahead, sense chases behind in confusion. "blue lagoon" tells a timeless human story in a very simple style. this movie is better for talking to kids about growing up than any 10 sex education pamphlets. and if an adult cannot remember how this felt when they were young, a little part of them has already died. a good movie