Nate and Hayes (1983)

Director:

Ferdinand Fairfax

Writers:

John Hughes (written by)
David Odell (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 November 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure

Plot Keywords:

White Slavery | Swashbuckler | Pacific | Kidnapping | Ocean

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones	...	Captain Bully Hayes
Michael O'Keefe	...	Nathaniel Williamson
Max Phipps	...	Ben Pease
Jenny Seagrove	...	Sophie
Grant Tilly	...	Count Von Rittenberg
Peter Rowley	...	Louis Beck
Bill Johnson	...	Reverend Williamson
Kate Harcourt	...	Mrs. Williamson
Reg Ruka	...	Moaka
Roy Billing	...	Auctioneer
Bruce Allpress	...	Mr. Blake
David Letch	...	Ratbag
Prince Tui Teka	...	King of Ponape
Pudji Waseso	...	Fong
Peter Vere-Jones	...	Gunboat Captain

Also Known As:

Savage Islands (UK)

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA | New Zealand

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | South Korea:15 (2006) | Norway:16 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Finland:K-16 | Finland:K-12 (cut)

Filming Locations:

Fiji

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: As Hayes and his crew stop Ben Pease in the streets of Samoa we see he is clearly surrounded. In fact people and Hayes' remaining crew cut off the escape route. However when Pease makes his escape away from Hayes, the crew and everyone that cut him off are standing to the sides of the road giving him a clear path.

Quotes:

Captain Bully Hayes: You sound like a bitter old woman, Ben.

A great fun film!

I was lucky enough to go to the European premiere of this film in London ( although strangely enough i seem to remember that it ended up on a double bill with TOP SECRET in some cinemas). Made before Tommy Lee Jones became a big star it was quite obviously the inspiration for Pirates of the Caribbean. It was released in the UK under the title SAVAGE ISLANDS but in some places it was called NATE & HAYES. However, shame on Paramount for not exploiting it better. I know they had a lot riding on the not dissimilar Indiana Jones films but this is a cracking adventure and deserves better treatment (and why oh why has it not been seen on UK television for about 15 years?).

Good news though. The film is finally getting a DVD release (on region 1 only) on June 20th 2006 so keep an eye out for it.