A swashbuckling adventure which takes place in the mid-1800's on the South Pacific islands where bloody raids and battles were once the rule of the day.
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| Tommy Lee Jones | ... | Captain Bully Hayes | |
| Michael O'Keefe | ... | Nathaniel Williamson | |
| Max Phipps | ... | Ben Pease | |
| Jenny Seagrove | ... | Sophie | |
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Grant Tilly | ... | Count Von Rittenberg |
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Peter Rowley | ... | Louis Beck |
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William Johnson | ... | Reverend Williamson (as Bill Johnson) |
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Kate Harcourt | ... | Mrs. Williamson |
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Reg Ruka | ... | Moaka |
| Roy Billing | ... | Auctioneer | |
| Bruce Allpress | ... | Mr. Blake | |
| David Letch | ... | Ratbag | |
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Prince Tui Teka | ... | King of Ponape |
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Pudji Waseso | ... | Fong |
| Peter Vere-Jones | ... | Gunboat Captain | |
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A swashbuckling adventure which takes place in the mid-1800's on the South Pacific islands where bloody raids and battles were once the rule of the day.
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Partners in Piracy. Rivals in Romance. Allies in Adventure. See more »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
18 November 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$815,160, 20 November 1983, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$1,963,756Company Credits
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Ben Pease: King Oatopi of Ponape never signed a treaty with nobody. He's an evil bastard. Practices incest on his own offspring, eats human flesh, sacrifices his enemies. You ever show your pink, little behind around there, he'll have you screwed, tattooed and served up with an apple in your mouth.
Count Von Rittenberg: Mr Pease, I have the whole of the German Empire at my support.
Ben Pease: He'll eat them too.
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The Bully Hayes character has also appeared in one other movie, His Majesty O'Keefe (1954) where Charles Horvath played him. That picture's exteriors were also shot in the same South Pacific region. See more »Goofs
As Hayes and his crew stop Ben Pease in the streets of Samoa we see he is clearly surrounded. In fact people and Hayes' remaining crew cut off the escape route. However when Pease makes his escape away from Hayes, the crew and everyone that cut him off are standing to the sides of the road giving him a clear path. See more »Quotes
Count Von Rittenberg: We intend to sign and honor a treaty.Ben Pease: King Oatopi of Ponape never signed a treaty with nobody. He's an evil bastard. Practices incest on his own offspring, eats human flesh, sacrifices his enemies. You ever show your pink, little behind around there, he'll have you screwed, tattooed and served up with an apple in your mouth.
Count Von Rittenberg: Mr Pease, I have the whole of the German Empire at my support.
Ben Pease: He'll eat them too.
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This terrific adventure did poor business on release, maybe due to the title : "Nate and Hayes" sounds more like a department store than a swashbuckler. The UK title, "Savage Islands", summed it up much better. As one other writer commented, the film has certain features in common with "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" but is actually much superior to the Spielberg effort. Tommy Lee Jones brings great charisma to the pirate hero, Michael O'Keefe is excellent as the pompous missionary who grows up in the course of the film, Jenny Seagrove is a meltingly beautiful yet spirited heroine and Australian actor Max Phipps is fine as the cruelly funny Ben Pease. There are rousing action sequences and a host of neat touches which suggest a lot of care went into the film.