Six Days Seven Nights (1998)

Robin Monroe, a New York magazine editor, and the gruff pilot Quinn Harris must put aside their mutual dislike if they are to survive after crash landing on a deserted South Seas island.

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Writer:

Michael Browning

Stars:

Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Harrison Ford	...	Quinn Harris
Anne Heche	...	Robin Monroe
David Schwimmer	...	Frank Martin
Jacqueline Obradors	...	Angelica
Temuera Morrison	...	Jager
Allison Janney	...	Marjorie, Robin's Boss
Douglas Weston	...	Philippe Sinclair, Resort Manager
Cliff Curtis	...	Kip
Danny Trejo	...	Pierce
Ben Bode	...	Tom Marlowe, Helicopter Pilot
Derek Basco	...	Ricky, Helicopter Crewman
Amy Sedaris	...	Robin's Secretary
Long Nguyen	...	Pirate
Jake Feagai	...	Pirate
John Koyama	...	Pirate

Storyline

Taking a romantic tropical island week off with her boyfriend, an ambitious, decisive New York girl agrees to help her magazine out by covering a story on a neighboring island. The only plane available is piloted by a laid-back heavy drinker with whom she shares a mutual dislike. But she has no choice and he can't refuse the money. When the plane crash-lands on an uninhabited island with little chance of rescue they both wish they had made other arrangements - at least to start with.

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Plot Keywords:

island | pilot | south seas | stranded | storm | 

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Taglines:

After this week in paradise, they're going to need a vacation.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language, sensuality and brief violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

12 June 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

6 Days 7 Nights

Filming Locations:

Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$26,500,000 (Non-US) (7 August 1998)

Gross:

$74,329,966 (USA) (23 October 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Caravan Pictures, Northern Lights Entertainment, Roger Birnbaum Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The plane that Quinn flies is a DeHavilland Beaver. Star Harrison Ford not only owned a DeHaviland Beaver, but he also flew the one in the movie. He had to go through several certifications for the insurance company to allow him not only to fly, but to also fly with the rest of the cast in the plane.

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Goofs

In the wreck of the airplane, there is a bar across the top of the wings. But, in other shots it is not there.

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Quotes

Quinn Harris: How do you want it?
Robin: Excuse me?
Quinn Harris: Do you want it sugar-coated, or right between the eyes?
Robin: You Pick.
Quinn Harris: We got no landing gear, so we can't take off. Lightning fried the radio, so we can't call for help. AirSea with try a rescue mission but without a beacon to hone in on it's like trying to find a flea on an elephant's ass. The only thing we got is this flare gun with a single flare.
Robin: Is it too late to get it sugar coated?
Quinn Harris: That was sugar-coated.

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Crazy Credits

The DVD has the credits listed in French; after you go to the first second of chapter 3, and then go back, the credits are suddenly in English.

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Connections

Referenced in Fanboys (2009)

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Soundtracks

"The Calypsonians"
Written by Taj Mahal
Performed by Taj Mahal
Courtesy of Windham Hill Group

User Reviews

It's like a small vacation

I don't write many reviews, unless I really feel close to the movie or believe it was unfairly rated, like this one. This movie has found it's way back to my DVD player several times since it's first release to DVD about 10 years ago. It whisks you up from your easy chair to a sunny vacation spot in the Polynesian Islands and never slows up or misses a beat. One scene moves to the next in a seamless manner often foreshadowed by a soundtrack that is very good and quite catchy.

The film was well cast with Harrison Ford as the crusty cargo pilot - Ann Heche as the assistant editor of a fashion magazine - David Swimmer as her pasty but very nice fiancé and Jacqueline Obradors as the beautiful but dingbat club dancer. This romantic comedy and action adventure film pits two people together from different backgrounds and age groups. Normally the two would never get along long enough to get to know the other. But, forced to spend time together and under challenging conditions, a small attraction begins to develop and grow stronger. The character development of the cast moves forward with the same speed as the rest of this cute story.

While the film is certainly not for everyone, judging from IMDb ratings and rotten tomatoes, I really believe it was the message and not the movie that failed to impress. This story expresses a throwback to traditional values in the relationship of Ford and Heche and their experiences on the Island. This may explain the reaction to the film by many of the younger viewers. Some of the more mature viewers may have been turned off by news of Ann Heche and Ellen Degeneres in real life. This may explain why some seem to love the movie, while others have curiously rated it rather poorly.

In any case, if you need a quick escape and love flying to beautiful Polynesian Islands loaded with beautiful scenery and good-looking people, then his film may be your ticket!