A journalist takes his son with him to investigate pirate activity off the coast of Florida. But he gets stranded on a mysterious island--where he might not be alone.
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| Michael Caine | ... | Blair Maynard | |
| David Warner | ... | John David Nau | |
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Angela Punch McGregor | ... | Beth |
| Frank Middlemass | ... | Windsor | |
| Don Henderson | ... | Rollo | |
| Dudley Sutton | ... | Dr. Brazil | |
| Colin Jeavons | ... | Hizzoner | |
| Zakes Mokae | ... | Wescott | |
| Brad Sullivan | ... | Stark | |
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Jeffrey Frank | ... | Justin Maynard |
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John O'Leary | ... | Doctor #1 |
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Bruce McLaughlin | ... | Doctor #2 |
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James J. Casino | ... | Doctor #3 (as Jimmy Casino) |
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In New York City, journalist Blair Maynard convinces his editor to travel to Florida to investigate the mysterious disappearance of ships in the Bermuda Triangle area. Maynard is divorced, and his ex-wife sends their son Justin to stay with him while she is travelling with her boyfriend. Maynard brings Justin with him and promises to go to Walt Disney World with him. However, he tells Justin that they will travel to the Bermuda Triangle, but their plane crashes in an island. Maynard rents the boat of the local Dr. Brazil to fish barracuda with his son, but they are attacked by pirates and Maynard kills one of them in self-defense. They are captured and find that they are trapped in an island with pirates under the command of John David Nau. Maynard is forced to be the substitute for the husband of the widow Beth and Justin is brainwashed and converted into a pirate. Now Maynard tries to find a way off of the pirate island. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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u.s. coast guard | female pirate | stockholm syndrome | cocaine | flare gun |Taglines:
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13 June 1980 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$22,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$3,123,267, 15 June 1980Gross USA:
$15,716,828Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$15,716,828Company Credits
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Blair Maynard: A bunch of arseholes playing Long John Fucking Silver?
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Second adaptation of a Peter Benchley novel involving pirates. The first had been The Deep (1977). See more »Goofs
Just as Michael Caine exits the plane right before it explodes, he yells "Run, Jeffrey, run" to his son. But his son's name (the character) is Justin, not Jeffrey. Jeffrey is the first name of the actor who plays the son. See more »Quotes
Windsor: Are you wise enough to feel privileged by what you see here? You and I are the only living men to see what you lies before you now.Blair Maynard: A bunch of arseholes playing Long John Fucking Silver?
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"The Island" was written by Peter Benchley (Jaws, The Deep,). In my own opinion "The Island" is the best of Benchley's novels unfortunately the film pales in comparison. The is nothing glaringly wrong with the movie it just could have been better. I would, however, recommend this film to any fan of the pirate genre. Both the novel and the film come very close to realistically portraying the rather unglamorous life of the Buccaneers of Hispaniola. Forget Errol Flynn and his snow-white puffie shirt...These cut-throats were dirty, toothless, dregs.