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Lord of the Flies

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Balthazar Getty in Lord of the Flies (1990)
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Stranded on an island, a group of schoolboys degenerate into savagery.Stranded on an island, a group of schoolboys degenerate into savagery.Stranded on an island, a group of schoolboys degenerate into savagery.
IMDb RATING
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    • Harry Hook
    • William Golding(based on the novel by)
    • Jay Presson Allen(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Balthazar Getty
    • Chris Furrh
    • Danuel Pipoly
    • Harry Hook
    • William Golding(based on the novel by)
    • Jay Presson Allen(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Balthazar Getty
    • Chris Furrh
    • Danuel Pipoly
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    • 164User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
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    Angus Burgin, James Badge Dale, Everado Elizondo, Chris Furrh, Braden MacDonald, Brian Matthews, Gary Rule, and Shawn Skie in Lord of the Flies (1990)
    Balthazar Getty and Brian Jacobs in Lord of the Flies (1990)
    Danuel Pipoly and Brian Jacobs in Lord of the Flies (1990)
    Balthazar Getty and Chris Furrh in Lord of the Flies (1990)
    Balthazar Getty and Danuel Pipoly in Lord of the Flies (1990)
    Angus Burgin, James Badge Dale, Everado Elizondo, Chris Furrh, Braden MacDonald, Brian Matthews, Zane Rockenbaugh, Gary Rule, Shawn Skie, and Martin Zentz in Lord of the Flies (1990)
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    Chris Furrh in Lord of the Flies (1990)
    Balthazar Getty, Chris Furrh, and Danuel Pipoly in Lord of the Flies (1990)
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    Lord of the Flies (1990)
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    Balthazar Getty
    Balthazar Getty
    • Ralph
    Chris Furrh
    Chris Furrh
    • Jack Merridew
    Danuel Pipoly
    Danuel Pipoly
    • Piggy
    James Badge Dale
    James Badge Dale
    • Simon
    • (as Badgett Dale)
    Andrew Taft
    • The Twins
    Edward Taft
    • The Twins
    Gary Rule
    • Roger
    Terry Wells
    • Andy
    Braden MacDonald
    • Larry
    Angus Burgin
    • Greg
    Martin Zentz
    • Sheraton
    Brian Jacobs
    Brian Jacobs
    • Peter
    Vincent Amabile
    • Patterson
    David Weinstein
    • Mikey
    Chuck Bell
    • Steve
    Everado Elizondo
    • Pablo
    James Hamm
    • John
    Charlie Newmark
    Charlie Newmark
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      • Harry Hook
      • William Golding(based on the novel by)
      • Jay Presson Allen(screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      A few weeks before filming started, Balthazar Getty fell from a tree and broke both his wrists. The director decided to write his injuries into the script, and put his character Ralph's arm in a sling for half of the film.
    • Goofs
      Piggy is short-sighted (near-sighted), so his glasses could not be used as a "magnifying glass" to light a bonfire. Lenses for nearsightedness scatter the sun's rays. The same error is in the original novel.
    • Quotes

      Ralph: Okay, listen up. Whoever holds the conch gets to speak. That's the rule.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Blue Steel/Lord of the Flies/Nuns of the Run/The Last of the Finest/Black Rain (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Le sacre du printemps
      Composed by Igor Stravinski

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    9/10
    Really a good movie
    First of all, I never read the book. Both my older brother and sister read it in middle school, but somehow I missed it. I have been aware of the story for many years though. I am definitely going to go pick up the book now. Furthermore, can anything be more cliché than to pan a movie because it didn't live up to the book. Anyways, I had the luck of going into this movie without that bias.

    I have read many other books that involve political analysis, such as George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm. I find these kind of topics fascinating.

    First of all, I disagree with the people that saw this movie and see it only as "boys go savage". It shows that reviewers simply don't understand the deeper level this movie goes to, which is why do people behaved "civilized" at all. How does a democracy survive? How do dictatorships happen? What is civilized? How do you make people cooperate?

    I personally have been in situations, such as adult recreational sports, where I volunteered as a team captain. It's a perfect analogy to Lord Of the Flies, because a team captain has no real authority. I'm not paying people, and I can't kick people off the team, and there are real limits to anything I can do. Every time I have done that there is always some punk that decides he wants to take over, or doesn't have to do what he is told. This happens regardless of how minimally I am trying to dictate anything.

    So, how do you prevent anarchy? How do you keep from being overthrown? Every society starts out like this. Sure, once someone gets in power there are many people that can't compete with them, but at the top of any hierarchy is competition and relationships. How is order created?

    So, after I watched this movie I thought, what did Ralph do wrong?

    Here is my answer. First of all, Ralph should have not created a complete democracy. Instead he should have created a council subgroup of kids that would be elected into their positions. He should have also been elected, and would have easily won in the beginning.

    By tying the council members positions to his position, they would have supported him in case of any rebellion. True authority is cemented in affiliation. Also, if someone else wanted to take over they would have had a civilized means to do so, next election, and wouldn't have to resort to rebellion.

    Also, anyone not doing their fair of work on the island would have to be judged before the council. This way his authority would have been enforced through a form of group discipline.

    Many tribal societies function like this, despite the fact that some might judge them to be "uncivilized". In fact, this is also how modern democracy/representative governments work.

    Jack on the other hand did just about everything right in building his brutal dictatorship. He built his own council out of boys that decided to rebel with him from the beginning. So, he already had his power base. He used fear of the monster to create a constant state of emergency to keep people from questioning his authority. He used violence to keep everyone in line, and he eventually attempted to kill off all his opposition.

    Stories and movies like this are very important to keep us aware of the way we are manipulated by those who want power. By simplifying the situation they serve as a window to show us how our larger societies function.

    If you learn anything from this movie at least learn to be suspicious of any political group that cultivates fear in you of outside forces. By making you afraid and convincing you that "we" are the ones that can protect you, they are using the oldest trick in the book.
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      • March 16, 1990 (United States)
      • United States
      • MGM
      • English
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      • Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA
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      • Jack's Camp
      • Nelson Entertainment
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