Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991)

In this sequel to the 1980 classic, two children are stranded on a beautiful island in the South Pacific. The two make a simple life together and become tanned teenagers in love.

Director:

William A. Graham

Writers:

Henry De Vere Stacpoole (book), Leslie Stevens (screenplay)

Stars:

Milla Jovovich, Brian Krause, Lisa Pelikan

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Milla Jovovich	...	Lilli
Brian Krause	...	Richard
Lisa Pelikan	...	Sarah Hargrave
Courtney Barilla	...	Young Lilli (as Courtney Phillips)
Garette Ratliff Henson	...	Young Richard (as Garette Patrick Ratliff)
Emma James	...	Infant Lilli
Jackson Barton	...	Infant Richard
Nana Coburn	...	Sylvia Hilliard
Brian Blain	...	Capt. Jacob Hilliard
Peter Hehir	...	Quinlan
Alexander Petersons	...	Giddens
John Mann	...	First Captain
Wayne Pygram	...	Kearney
John Dicks	...	Penfield
Gus Mercurio	...	First Mate

Storyline

While the general theme of this film resembles "The Blue Lagoon" (the film for which this is a sequel), the basic plot is quite different. We open the film with a ship finding the craft with our original characters in it, Richard and Emmeline dead and Paddy alive. Established in the first film, the only word Paddy ever says is "Richard", so the crew assumes Richard is the infant's name. Taken in by Sarah, a widow with an infant baby girl Lilli, Richard (Paddy) is cared for in a return to civilization. Struck by cholera, the crew of the ship start to die and the captain sets Sarah, Richard, Lilli and a healthy crew member on a lifeboat in an attempt to preserve their lives. With water and food running short, the crew member escorting Sarah and the children becomes dangerous, so Sarah takes the only course of action she feels suitable to preserve the children: she strikes him and throws him overboard. Taking control of the small craft, she eventually guides them back to the island of ...

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Plot Keywords:

island | sequel | baby | desert island | castaway | 

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Taglines:

Return to the Romance, Return to the Adventure...

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 August 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

El regreso a la laguna azul

Filming Locations:

Fiji

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$2,807,854 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Price Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Milla Jovovich said that this is the worst film she's ever done.

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Goofs

In the first shark scene, we see it as a great white shark coming towards the decoy fish Richard set, then we see it as a smaller blue shark biting into the decoy fish.

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Quotes

Lilli: Mother died six years ago.
Capt. Jacob Hilliard: How do you follow the years?
Richard: She taught us. We count the moons, we know that twelve full moon are one year.
Lilli: We have Christmas and Thanksgiving, and Easter, although we're not exactly sure we celebrate them on the right days.
Capt. Jacob Hilliard: It's utterly amazing, the two of you all these years in this remote, Godforsaken place.
Lilli: Not Godforsaken, Captain Hilliard. Not Godforsaken at all.

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Connections

Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Worst of '91 (1992)

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Soundtracks

"A WORLD OF OUR OWN"
Music by Barry Mann
Lyrics by Cynthia Weil
Produced by Dennis Lambert and Barry Mann
Performed by Surface featuring Bernard Jackson
Courtesy of Columbia Records

User Reviews

Squeezed lemon

Great expectation. And dusty taste. Blue Lagoon was charming and exotic. The Return was only cold soup. Nothing more. Same recipes, same ingredients, beautiful actors, tropical place. And few drops of fight to remove the taste of verdigris. It was not a disappointment but a donkey loaded with too high expectations. In fact, a summer movie, best for a season, like many songs. End of a story who gives impressive hopes and which is little than a hen with golden eggs. Because everything to be said was said. Fundamental error - the dreams of producer and naivety of director. It is natural - a squeezed lemon can not be fresh in any fridge.