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Director:
Charles Jarrott
Writers:
Ernest K. Gann (story)
Steven W. Carabatsos (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
25 June 1980 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Family more
Tagline:
Lost. 2,000 miles at sea in a 40 year old bomber.
Plot:
When a plane carrying various animals makes a forced landing on a desert island, the only chance to escape is to convert the plane into a boat. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
Pretty good, with exceptions. more (5 total)

Cast

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Elliott Gould ... Noah Dugan
Geneviève Bujold ... Bernadette Lafleur (as Genevieve Bujold)
Rick Schroder ... Bobby (as Ricky Schroder)
Vincent Gardenia ... Stoney
Tammy Lauren ... Julie
John Fujioka ... Cleveland
Yuki Shimoda ... Hiro
John P. Ryan ... Coslough
Dana Elcar ... Benchley
Ruth Manning ... Charlotte Braithwaite
Arthur Adams ... Leipzig Manager
Austin Willis ... Slabotsky
Peter Renaday ... Irate Pilot (as Pete Renaday)
Bob Whiting ... Chaplain
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)
Certification:
Canada:G (video rating) | Finland:K-8 | USA:G | Australia:G
Filming Locations:
Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA more
Company:
Walt Disney Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress featured in the flying sequences was Fertile Myrtle, Air Force 45-21787, Navy BuNo 84029, Civil Registration N91329. From 1951 to 1956 it was used by the Navy and NACA to launch the Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket at Edwards Air Force Base, California. It is currently in the collection of the International Sport Aviation Museum in Lakeland, Florida. Four other partial B-29 Superfortresses were acquired from the China Lake Naval Weapons Center, California. One was used for interior shots at the Disney studio. Another was used for night sequences afloat in MGM's outdoor tank. The third was used for the crash site on the island and the fourth was made into the floating Noah's Ark. They were returned to the Navy after filming concluded. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Murder, She Wrote: The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel (#5.7)" (1988) more
Soundtrack:
Half of Me more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Pretty good, with exceptions., 10 May 2001
7/10
Author: behemuthm from Los Angeles, CA

First off, I'd like to say that I haven't seen this movie since I was a kid. I just finished watching for the first time in 16 years, with mixed opinions. First, the story is good. The dialogue is decent (swearing in a Disney kids movie? Right on!). The cinematography is ok. The directing is pretty good. The acting is okay. The music is HORRIBLE. I've noticed, not only with this picture, but almost every Disney movie from the late 60s on into the mid 80s, if you turn the music off, it's actually more enjoyable to watch. Being a music theory major in college, I have come to really appreciate good scoring for movies. There are several scenes where the music is entirely inappropriate (such as after the crash, when they're rounding up all the equipment and animals and the music is straight from Yee Haw). Still, after all these years, it was good to watch it again. So if you can cringe your way through the sappy music, you're good to go with this edgy Disney movie.

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