Lord of the Flies (1990)

Stranded on an island, a group of schoolboys degenerate into savagery.

Director:

Harry Hook

Writers:

William Golding (novel), Jay Presson Allen (screenplay)

Stars:

Balthazar Getty, Chris Furrh, Danuel Pipoly

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Balthazar Getty	...	Ralph
Chris Furrh	...	Jack Merridew
Danuel Pipoly	...	Piggy
James Badge Dale	...	Simon (as Badgett Dale)
Andrew Taft	...	The Twins
Edward Taft	...	The Twins
Gary Rule	...	Roger
Terry Wells	...	Andy
Braden MacDonald	...	Larry
Angus Burgin	...	Greg
Martin Zentz	...	Sheraton
Brian Jacobs	...	Peter
Vincent Amabile	...	Patterson
David Weinstein	...	Mikey
Chuck Bell	...	Steve

Storyline

After a plane crash in the ocean, a group of military students reach an island. Ralph organizes the boys, assigning responsibilities for each one. When the rebel Jack Merridew neglects the fire camp and they lose the chance to be seen by a helicopter, the group split under the leadership of Jack. While Ralph rationalizes the procedures, Jack returns to the primitivism, using the fear for the unknown (in a metaphor to the religion) to control the other boys, and hunting and chasing pigs, stealing the possession of Ralph's group and even killing people.

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Plot Keywords:

island | savagery | stabbed in the back | child nudity | bare chested male | 

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Taglines:

The classic story of conflict and survival.

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 March 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

El señor de las moscas

Filming Locations:

Hamakua Coast, Hawaii, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$13,985,225 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castle Rock Entertainment, Jack's Camp, Nelson Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chris Furrh was in another movie this same year about a group of kids stranded alone on an island: Exile.

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Goofs

When Ralph calls assembly to discuss demerits for stealing, Roger's pants have been cut off to make shorts. But later, when Jack, Roger and some boys are throwing rocks at the fishing boys, Roger's pants legs are intact.

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Quotes

Jack Merridew: Rodge, you okay, man? That was some jump.
Roger: Got him. Right up the ass.
Will, Sam, Twin #1, Eric, Twin #2, Pablo: Up the ass!
Will: Come on, cut it out! You dorks, that hurt!

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Connections

References Cannibal Holocaust (1980)

User Reviews

this is what happens

This is what happens when you hire an obscure director who has only directed 13 projects(mostly TV) in 28 years(Hook)who unfortunately also did the editing.......certainly no Kubrick by the way........an even more obscure screenwriter for whom there is apparently no information at all anywhere(Schiff)......a lead character who actually has two real broken wrists(Getty) and even though he was the original producer on the 1963 version which was excellent due to direction, a producer so disenchanted with movie making that he quit and went to the stage to work(Lewis Allen) although much to his credit(7 noms,3 tony awards). I cannot imagine how they convinced him to have anything to do with this travesty..........i suppose they thought it was a novel idea to CHANGE THE STORY........which is ALWAYS a good idea, of course!.........it is also sad that this movie was overshadowed by a better Disney TV movie made at the same time(Exile)...........i wonder what Golding thought of this version (cringe)