Lord of the Flies (1990)

Stranded on an island, a group of schoolboys degenerate into savagery.

Director:

Harry Hook

Writers:

William Golding (novel) (as Sir William Golding), Jay Presson Allen (screenplay) (as Sara Schiff)

Stars:

Balthazar Getty, Chris Furrh, Danuel Pipoly

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Balthazar Getty	...	Ralph
Chris Furrh	...	Jack Merridew
Danuel Pipoly	...	Piggy
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	...	Peter
Vincent Amabile	...	Patterson
David Weinstein	...	Mikey
Chuck Bell	...	Steve

Storyline

After a plane crash in the ocean, a group of military students reach an island. Ralph organizes the boys, assigning responsibilities for each one. When the rebel Jack Merridew neglects the fire camp and they lose the chance to be seen by a helicopter, the group split under the leadership of Jack. While Ralph rationalizes the procedures, Jack returns to the primitivism, using the fear for the unknown (in a metaphor to the religion) to control the other boys, and hunting and chasing pigs, stealing the possession of Ralph's group and even killing people.

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Plot Keywords:

conch | savagery | twins | sea | cruelty | 

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Taglines:

No parents. No teachers. No rules... No mercy.

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Roger rarely has any dialogue in the whole movie

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Goofs

When Ralph calls an assembly to discuss demerits for stealing, Roger's pants have been cut off to make shorts. Later, when Jack, Roger, and some other boys are throwing rocks at the fishing boys, Roger's pant legs are intact.

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Quotes

Piggy: We might have to live here for a long time! Maybe the rest of our lives! If we are stuck here until we get old, then we can't go on acting like kids! We've gotta be sensible and make things work!
Ralph: [looking up] No!
[a rock is pushed off the cliff above, killing Piggy]
Ralph: You're not gonna get away with this.
Jack Merridew: Yeah? And what are you gonna do, huh? What are you gonna do about it? You're out of it pal, you're on your own.

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Connections

Spoofed in Eek! The Cat: Eekstremely Dull/Lord of the Fleas (1994)

User Reviews

I love this movie

I love this movie and I don't know why so many people bag it.I have seen it several times and I actually own a copy.I must confess though that I have never read the novel or seen the original 1963 version.People who have read the novel have said that they found the movie disappointing.Movies are never as good as books.There are always different interpretations in movies and it is sometimes very hard to convey certain elements of a story in a book in a film.Several people have said they thought the acting was terrible.I thought the two lead actors Balthazar Getty(Ralph) and Chris Furrhr(Jack)were excellent and they both played their parts really well.Balthazar Getty is a great actor who I think is very underrated.Okay so they replaced the British kids from the novel with American kids.So what who cares.Its still a great story and the whole point and theme of the story which is to show how children unsupervised by adults can turn into savages and become uncivilized is still there.Also since when was swearing uncivilized?I noticed one reviewer commented on the fact that there was a lot of swearing and that the idea was that the kids were supposed to be polite and civilized before they became uncivilized.If swearing is uncivilized then we must all be because we all do it from time to time.There was not a lot of swearing anyway it was only occasionally.I have certainly seen and heard a lot worse.Get over it.I thought the cinematography was great too.If you like stories involving people stranded on a deserted island as I do then I recommend that you check it out.

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 March 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lord of the Flies

Filming Locations:

Hamakua Coast, Hawaii, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,410,457, 18 March 1990

Gross USA:

$13,985,225

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$13,985,225

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castle Rock Entertainment, Jack's Camp, Nelson Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1