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Release Date:
5 July 1980 (USA)
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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
Plot:
On a Journey to San Fransico Richard, his father and cousin Em find them selves on a ship about to explode...
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 1 win
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5 nominations
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(24 articles)
A Conversation with Danielle Harris
(From Fangoria. 17 October 2009, 2:29 PM, PDT)
Controversy Over Naked Shields Photo
(From WENN. 30 September 2009, 5:11 AM, PDT)
(From Fangoria. 17 October 2009, 2:29 PM, PDT)
Controversy Over Naked Shields Photo
(From WENN. 30 September 2009, 5:11 AM, PDT)
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Always enjoyable, sweet and moving film
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Brooke Shields | ... | Emmeline |
 | Christopher Atkins | ... | Richard |
 | Leo McKern | ... | Paddy Button |
| William Daniels | ... | Arthur Lestrange |
| Elva Josephson | ... | Young Emmeline |
| Glenn Kohan | ... | Young Richard |
| Alan Hopgood | ... | Captain |
| Gus Mercurio | ... | Officer |
 | Jeffrey Kleiser | ... | Lookout (as Jeffrey Means) |
| Bradley Pryce | ... | Little Paddy |
| Chad Timmerman | ... | Infant Paddy |
| Gert Jacoby | ... | Sailor |
| Alex Hamilton | ... | Sailor |
| Richard Evanson | ... | Sailor |
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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)
Certification:
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba) |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) (original rating) |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:G (Quebec) (re-rating) (2005) |
Brazil:14 |
Spain:13 |
South Korea:18 |
Argentina:13 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-12 |
Singapore:M18 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
West Germany:12 |
Iceland:12
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Sylvester Stallone was considered for the role of Richard.
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Continuity: Emmeline's hair changes length suddenly several times.
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Referenced in Back to Gaya (2004)
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I have always liked this film, and don't like it when it is criticized so much. Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins did a wonderful job, they were excellent. Brooke is a beautiful, talented actress. The scenery was just gorgeous, it makes you want to fly off to Fiji where they filmed most of the movie to see what it is really like. The music is also very good. The story starts out with a ship which catches fire, and everyone is forced to abandon ship. Two young children, Richard and Emmeline, as well as a drunken cook named Paddy, get on a lifeboat together and drift on the sea for many days, until they discover land, a bunch of little remote tropical islands. They build a home there. Time passes, and Paddy passes away, but Richard and Emmeline continue growing up together. They get older, and new feelings come over them. They discover many things about adolescence and sex. This is a great love story, sweet and lovable. Brooke and Chris make a great onscreen couple. The sex/nudity scenes are not really that bad at all, they're rather mild. There is more nudity in the underwater swimming sequences, but mostly all of that was done by Brooke's stand-in, a professional diver. I really like this movie, and even though there are a few logic loopholes, it is still enjoyable. My only complaint: I think this film could've gone on for about 5 more mins. or so and explained things a little bit better.