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11 September 1987 (USA)
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Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island...
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Underrated Roeg film
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Oliver Reed | ... | Gerald Kingsland | |
| Amanda Donohoe | ... | Lucy Irvine | |
| Georgina Hale | ... | Sister Saint Margaret | |
| Frances Barber | ... | Sister Saint Winifred | |
| Tony Rickards | ... | Jason | |
| Todd Rippon | ... | Rod | |
| John Sessions | ... | Man in Pub | |
| Virginia Hey | ... | Janice | |
| Sorel Johnson | ... | Lara | |
| Len Peihopa | ... | Ronald | |
| Paul Reynolds | ... | Mike Kingsland | |
| Sean Hamilton | ... | Geoffrey Kingsland | |
| Sarah Harper | ... | Swimming Teacher | |
| Stephen Jenn | ... | Shop Manager | |
| Joseph Blatchley | ... | Registrar |
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117 min
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UK singer Kate Bush was initially asked to star in the film, but she was put-off by the sexual material of the screenplay. Instead she provided a song.
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Features The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
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After Walkabout this is Nic Roeg's most beautiful film. Stunning photography by Harvey Harrison complements the story of two loners who set out to live on a deserted Pacific island for a whole year. Oliver Reed and Amanda Donohoe are both excellent as the two frustrated Britons who don't exactly enjoy their year together.