Six Days Seven Nights (1998)

Robin Monroe, a New York magazine editor, and the gruff pilot Quinn Harris must put aside their mutual dislike if they are to survive after crash landing on a deserted South Seas island.

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Writer:

Michael Browning

Stars:

Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Harrison Ford	...	Quinn Harris
Anne Heche	...	Robin Monroe
David Schwimmer	...	Frank Martin
Jacqueline Obradors	...	Angelica
Temuera Morrison	...	Jager
Allison Janney	...	Marjorie, Robin's Boss
Douglas Weston	...	Philippe Sinclair, Resort Manager
Cliff Curtis	...	Kip
Danny Trejo	...	Pierce
Ben Bode	...	Tom Marlowe, Helicopter Pilot
Derek Basco	...	Ricky, Helicopter Crewman
Amy Sedaris	...	Robin's Secretary
Long Nguyen	...	Pirate
Jake Feagai	...	Pirate
John Koyama	...	Pirate

Storyline

Taking a romantic tropical island week off with her boyfriend, an ambitious, decisive New York girl agrees to help her magazine out by covering a story on a neighboring island. The only plane available is piloted by a laid-back heavy drinker with whom she shares a mutual dislike. But she has no choice and he can't refuse the money. When the plane crash-lands on an uninhabited island with little chance of rescue they both wish they had made other arrangements - at least to start with.

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Plot Keywords:

island | pilot | storm | thunderstorm | airplane | 

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Taglines:

After this week in paradise, they're going to need a vacation.

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Genres:

Adventure | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language, sensuality and brief violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

12 June 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

6 Days 7 Nights

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$16,485,276, 14 June 1998, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$74,329,966, 25 October 1998

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$164,829,966, 31 December 1999

Company Credits

Production Co:

Caravan Pictures, Northern Lights Entertainment, Roger Birnbaum Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

It's the same island where the movie King Kong (1976) was filmed.

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Goofs

In the wreck of the airplane, there is a bar across the top of the wings. But, in other shots it is not there.

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Quotes

Quinn: They come here looking for the magic, hoping to find romance, when they can't find it anywhere else.
Robin: Maybe they will.
Quinn: It's an island, babe. If you didn't bring it here, you won't find it here.

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Crazy Credits

The DVD has the credits listed in French; after you go to the first second of chapter 3, and then go back, the credits are suddenly in English.

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Alternate Versions

After 9/11/01, the USA network edited the dialogue poorly so that when Anne Heche originally said, "I've flown with you twice, you've crashed half the time," she now says, "I've flown with you twice, you've FLOWN half the time."

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Desert Island Movies (2015)

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Soundtracks

No Woman No Cry
Written by Vincent Ford
Performed by Bob Marley
Courtesy of Island Records, Inc.

User Reviews

Liteweight American fluff...

...sort of the Cliffs Notes version of the superior SWEPT AWAY-but Americans dont have the attention span for a film that long. (I thought the same of CASTAWAY-not very long-no REAL dealing with survival issues-another quick, happy ending) BUT...the photography is gorgeous, and so is Hecht. It seemed that Ford was just sleepwalking thru this role....