Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island.
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Title: Castaway (1986)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Oliver Reed | ... | Gerald Kingsland | |
| Amanda Donohoe | ... | Lucy Irvine | |
| Georgina Hale | ... | Sister Saint Margaret | |
| Frances Barber | ... | Sister Saint Winifred | |
| Tony Rickards | ... | Jason | |
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Todd Rippon | ... | Rod |
| John Sessions | ... | Man in Pub | |
| Virginia Hey | ... | Janice | |
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Sorel Johnson | ... | Lara |
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Len Peihopa | ... | Ronald |
| Paul Reynolds | ... | Mike Kingsland | |
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Sean Hamilton | ... | Geoffrey Kingsland |
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Sarah Harper | ... | Swimming Teacher |
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Stephen Jenn | ... | Shop Manager |
| Joseph Blatchley | ... | Registrar | |
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Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. The young Lucy Irvine takes a chance on contacting him and after a couple of meetings they decide to go ahead. Once on the island things prove a lot less idyllic than in the movies, and gradually it becomes clear that it is Lucy who has the desire and the strength to try and see the year through. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
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island | desert island | bikini | female full frontal nudity | based on book |Parents Guide:
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By David Mills
Performed by Herbie Mann
From the album "Stone Flute"
Published by Donovan (Music) Ltd.
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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In Tangier Down a Windy StreetBy David Mills
Performed by Herbie Mann
From the album "Stone Flute"
Published by Donovan (Music) Ltd.
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 September 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Castaway See more »Filming Locations:
Charles House, Kensington High Street, Kensington, London, England, UK See more »Edit
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Two people who barely know each other, spend a year on an island together. They suffer malnutrition, stormy weather, and just plain I'm-sick-of-you-itis. I managed to catch this movie a while back on cable. I love watching movies from England, Australia or New Zealand because they're so different from what I'm used to. This movie didn't disappoint there. There was only one thing missing from this movie to make it totally realistic. Amanda Donohoe played a young, presumably fertile woman on an island for 12 months and never so much as had PMS, if you catch my drift. Forgive me, but as a woman, this is something I think of *whenever* I think about being stranded *anywhere* for months at a time. All in all, though, a very entertaining movie.