Lord of the Flies (1990)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Harry Hook

Writers (WGA):

William Golding (novel)
Sara Schiff (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 March 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

No parents. No teachers. No rules... No mercy.

Plot:

Stranded on an island, a group of schoolboys degenerate into savagery.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Plane Crash | Savagery | Asthmatic | Dead Children

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Balthazar Getty	...	Ralph
Chris Furrh	...	Jack Merridew
Danuel Pipoly	...	Piggy
James Badge Dale	...	Simon (as Badgett Dale)
Andrew Taft	...	Sam, Twin #1
Edward Taft	...	Eric, Twin #2
Gary Rule	...	Roger
Terry Wells	...	Andy
Braden MacDonald	...	Larry
Angus Burgin	...	Greg
Martin Zentz	...	Sheraton
Brian Jacobs	...	Peter
Vincent Amabile	...	Patterson
David Weinstein	...	Mikey
Chuck Bell	...	Steve

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Norway:15 | Iceland:12 | South Korea:12 | Spain:13 | Finland:K-15 | Portugal:M/16 | Italy:T | Australia:M | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Canada:A (Nova Scotia)

Filming Locations:

Hamakua Coast, Hawai'i, Hawaii, USA

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

Balthazar Getty fell from a tree in Tarzana, California just a few weeks prior to beginning filming and broke both his wrists. The director still stood by him and decided to write his injuries into the script and have his character Ralph in an arm-sling for half of the film while Getty healed.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Piggy gets covered in blood from the hit in the head by the rock, it appears when he hits the ground not when he gets hit by the rock.

Quotes:

Jack Merridew: See you tonight, girls.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

Not a good adaptation

I could nitpick for ages about this film - however I will confine it to mentioning that numerous anachronisms abound in the movie - while it's supposed to be reasonably faithful to the original novel to the point of the children not knowing what day it is, or what time it is, the actors can be seen wearing watches in several scenes. Add in the excessive use of swear-words among the children, and it definitely leaves something lacking that exists in the novel.

Ironically enough, I saw the movie first before reading the novel, but grew to enjoy the novel much more than the movie.

I hope to one day see the black and white 1960s-era version.