"Gordon" (Mark Linn-Baker) and "Sydney Wayne" (Lisa Hartman) live very stressful lives in New York and decide to get away from it all by spending some time together in the South Pacific. When they finally get to their destination they rent a small sailboat and accidentally get blown off course and are stranded on what appears to be a deserted island. Fortunately for them, there is one person named "Bill Buzell" (Gregory Harrison) who lives on the island and offers them food and shelter until the next supply boat comes along in a week or two. However, both Gordon and Sydney suspect that there is more to Bill than meets the eye-and they are correct. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a decent made-for-television film which benefited greatly from the beautiful scenery and likable cast. Unfortunately, for a comedy it really wasn't very humorous and lacked the action, suspense or mystery that might have made this film better than it was. Again, it was a pleasant film for the most part but it clearly could have been better. As a result I have rated it as just average.
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