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The Blue Lagoon

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  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins in The Blue Lagoon (1980)
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In the Victorian period, two children are shipwrecked on a tropical island in the South Pacific. With no adults to guide them, the two make a simple life together, unaware that sexual maturi... Read allIn the Victorian period, two children are shipwrecked on a tropical island in the South Pacific. With no adults to guide them, the two make a simple life together, unaware that sexual maturity will eventually intervene.In the Victorian period, two children are shipwrecked on a tropical island in the South Pacific. With no adults to guide them, the two make a simple life together, unaware that sexual maturity will eventually intervene.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
70K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
402
181
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    • Director
      • Randal Kleiser
    • Writers
      • Henry De Vere Stacpoole(based on the novel by)
      • Douglas Day Stewart(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Brooke Shields
      • Christopher Atkins
      • Leo McKern
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Randal Kleiser
    • Writers
      • Henry De Vere Stacpoole(based on the novel by)
      • Douglas Day Stewart(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Brooke Shields
      • Christopher Atkins
      • Leo McKern
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 198User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
    • 31Metascore
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 4 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Brooke Shields, Christopher Atkins, and Bradley Pryce in The Blue Lagoon (1980)
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    Top cast

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    Brooke Shields
    Brooke Shields
    • Emmeline Lestrange
    Christopher Atkins
    Christopher Atkins
    • Richard Lestrange
    Leo McKern
    Leo McKern
    • Paddy Button
    William Daniels
    William Daniels
    • Arthur Lestrange
    Elva Josephson
    • Young Emmeline
    Glenn Kohan
    • Young Richard
    Alan Hopgood
    Alan Hopgood
    • Captain
    Gus Mercurio
    Gus Mercurio
    • Officer
    Jeffrey Kleiser
    Jeffrey Kleiser
    • Lookout
    • (as Jeffrey Means)
    Bradley Pryce
    • Little Paddy
    Chad Timmerman
    • Infant Paddy
    • (as Chad Timmermans)
    Gert Jacoby
    • Sailor
    Alex Hamilton
    • Sailor
    Richard Evanson
    • Sailor
    • Director
      • Randal Kleiser
    • Writers
      • Henry De Vere Stacpoole(based on the novel by)
      • Douglas Day Stewart(screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      After seeing the movie, John Gibbons, a herpetologist (reptile scientist) at the University of the South Pacific, realized that the iguanas that appeared in the film were a distinct species that had never been seen or documented by scientists before. Afterward, he visited Nanuya Levu, the Fiji island where the movie was made, and named the species the Fiji Crested Iguana.
    • Goofs
      After Paddy dies, and the children pack up the dinghy, the handmade toy boat is prominently displayed on top of their belongings. Years later, when they return to the original hut, Richard is digging through the rubble and finds what is left of the toy boat that he clearly took with him.
    • Quotes

      Richard Lestrange: What are you LOOKING at?

      Emmeline Lestrange: Your muscles.

      Richard Lestrange: What about them? You're really acting silly lately, Em. Always saying DUMB things like that. Always LOOKING at me funny! You're not coming down with something, are you? Don't give it to me.

    • Alternate versions
      The version aired on TBS cuts out the shot of Paddy's nude photographs, the blood spurting onto the native after the execution, as well as all nude scenes.
    • Connections
      Edited into Tosh.0: Competitive Sushi Eater (2013)

    User reviews198

    Review
    Top review
    good movie, some moments of greatness
    i have not seen this film in many years, and saw it unedited last week on TCM. when i was a boy, the film's main appeal was in its edenic milieu, its charged moments of wonder and terror, and brooke shields' extraordinary beauty and gamine charm. those qualities are all still there. But the film tells another story that i missed before: two children ripped from civilization struggle to make sense of the world and themselves. this is no rousseau inspired romp. the pulse and power of natures' force wrecks them, engulfs them, confines them and finally asserts itself through em and dick. the question is begged: where does human will and intellect figure in chaos of pubescence, sexuality and love? how helpless or powerful are we to control the furies of love or sex? more helpless than not, the filmaker seems to be saying. kleiser interposes the stereopticon pictures of the staid victorian couple with similar scenes of em and dick to highlight this point. naked or clothed, in a drawing room or on a beach, we all experience the torrent of love in very much the same way. instinct races ahead, sense chases behind in confusion. "blue lagoon" tells a timeless human story in a very simple style. this movie is better for talking to kids about growing up than any 10 sex education pamphlets. and if an adult cannot remember how this felt when they were young, a little part of them has already died. a good movie
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    • hoaembezzler
    • Feb 8, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 2, 1980 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony movie Channel (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Blue Lagoon
    • Filming locations
      • Turtle Island, Fiji
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $4,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $58,853,106
    • Gross worldwide
      • $58,853,106
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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