Six Days Seven Nights (1998)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Writer (WGA):

Michael Browning (written by)

Release Date:

12 June 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Romance

Tagline:

After this week in paradise, they're going to need a vacation.

Plot:

Robin Monroe, a New York magazine editor, and the gruff pilot Quinn Harris must put aside their mutual dislike if they are to survive after crash landing on a deserted South Seas island.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Pilot | South Seas | Stranded | Tahiti

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Harrison Ford	...	Quinn Harris
Anne Heche	...	Robin Monroe
David Schwimmer	...	Frank Martin
Jacqueline Obradors	...	Angelica
Temuera Morrison	...	Jager
Allison Janney	...	Marjorie, Robin's Boss
Douglas Weston	...	Philippe Sinclair, Resort Manager
Cliff Curtis	...	Kip
Danny Trejo	...	Pierce
Ben Bode	...	Tom Marlowe, Helicopter Pilot
Derek Basco	...	Ricky, Helicopter Crewman
Amy Sedaris	...	Robin's Secretary
Long Nguyen	...	Pirate
Jake Feagai	...	Pirate
John Koyama	...	Pirate

Also Known As:

6 Days 7 Nights

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, sensuality and brief violence.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Philippines:G | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Chile:14 | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:6 | Netherlands:AL | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Kaua`i, Hawaii, USA

Company:

Caravan Pictures

Trivia:

The plane that Quinn flies is a DeHavilland Beaver. Star Harrison Ford not only owned a DeHaviland Beaver, but he also flew the one in the movie. He had to go through several certifications for the insurance company to allow him not only to fly, but to also fly with the rest of the cast in the plane.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Robin is in control of the aircraft she says to herself, "Speed: 65 Knots". The airspeed indicator in the aircraft is not in Knots but in MPH

Quotes:

[Quinn's hand is in Robin's shorts - to catch a water snake that swam inside]
Robin Monroe: I better not catch you smiling.

Movie Connections:

References From Here to Eternity (1953)

A fun movie, not to be taken too seriously

A crusty pilot-for-hire is trapped on a tropical island with a fashion magazine executive. I might have avoided this had it been anywhere else but the "action" part of the video rental store. There was enough action in it so as not to disappoint the action fan too much, but there is a certain amount of romance too. The executive has left behind a brand new husband on the vacation island she has been called away from. And the pilot-for-hire has a girlfriend left behind there too.

And so it goes. There are some suprises, but not too many. The grand old DeHavilland Beaver upstages everyone and so if you like airplanes, you will like this one.

Harrison Ford + Airplanes = Great Movie every time.