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The Blue Lagoon
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Release Date:
5 July 1980 (USA) more
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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. more
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On a Journey to San Fransico Richard, his father and cousin Em find them selves on a ship about to explode... more | full synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations more
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(24 articles)
A Conversation with Danielle Harris
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104 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Dolby | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
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John Travolta auditioned for the role of Richard, but turned it down. more
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Continuity: Richard comes out of the water at one point with his hair, of course, dripping wet. A moment later his hair is completely dry. more
Quotes:
Paddy: [chasing Richard and Em] Come back here and put your clothes on!
Young Richard: I don't wanna wear my old britches!
Paddy: It ain't proper to be runnin' 'round naked...
[stops, out of breath]
Paddy: ... all the time!
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Referenced in Der Sprinter (1984) more

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40 out of 65 people found the following review useful.
So much more than a movie, 25 December 2004
10/10
Author: Etooze from United States

Last year I watched The Blue Lagoon for the first time and thought it was absolutely amazing. When I tell people this they usually laugh in my face and say that I only like it because of Chris Atkin's sex appeal, but that is not the only reason. This movie epitomizes Freud's theories of the id, ego and super ego- explaining these three branches of the human mind very effectively and creatively. It actually raised my interest in the subject of human psychology and sociology so much that I am considering it as a major in college. And who would have ever thought a buff man running around in a loin cloth could have given me direction in life?

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