Complete credited cast: | |||
Brooke Shields | ... | Emmeline Lestrange | |
Christopher Atkins | ... | Richard Lestrange | |
Leo McKern | ... | Paddy Button | |
William Daniels | ... | Arthur Lestrange | |
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Elva Josephson | ... | Young Emmeline |
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Glenn Kohan | ... | Young Richard |
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Alan Hopgood | ... | Captain |
Gus Mercurio | ... | Officer | |
Jeffrey Kleiser | ... | Lookout (as Jeffrey Means) | |
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Bradley Pryce | ... | Little Paddy |
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Chad Timmerman | ... | Infant Paddy (as Chad Timmermans) |
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Gert Jacoby | ... | Sailor |
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Alex Hamilton | ... | Sailor |
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Richard Evanson | ... | Sailor |
On a journey to San Francisco, Richard, his father and cousin Emmeline find themselves on a ship about to explode. Rushed to a lifeboat with Paddy Button, the two children escape while their father (and uncle) are on another lifeboat. In the chaos following, the lifeboats are separated. Paddy, Richard and Emmeline find themselves with no food and no water stuck in the middle of nowhere. After some time, the three come across an uncharted paradise, where Paddy quickly teaches the children fishing, hunting and building. After maybe a month or two, Paddy gets very drunk off a barrel of rum found on the island when they first arrive, and drowns in the middle of the night. Emmeline and Richard, now alone and very scared, move location and rebuild their island home. Many years later, the two young teenagers have developed a very real home, but hormones and feelings between the two strain their friendship, until Richard, who is still very determined to reach San Francisco, is let down by ... Written by Bree Pearson
I received this movie for Christmas back in 8th grade by my best friend at the time. I had seen it first on tv and fell in love with it regardless of the major chopping on tv's part with editing. The movie was and still is my favorite movie. The ending's a little too ambiguous for my tastes, but the music....oh gosh! Basil Poledouris (pardon the bad spelling) made this film shine. The concept is great of two people alone growing up without civilization to guide them. Most people's issue with this movie is the dialogue. Come on! They were left alone at like 8. Your body matures people, but not so your mind. Would it have made any sense if they were speaking like intelligent teenagers without benefit of education? No. The movie was realistic with the constant nudity and the childlike innocence of the two characters. Brooke Shields is awesome. I loved her in this movie. This was when she was at her best. Atkins did a great job as well. I know if I was on that island, I'd be naked a lot as well. It was just really put together nicely. The scenes with the water and the aquatic life was really gorgeous. Love this movie!