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:

pilot | thunderstorm | female removes her clothes | floatplane | island | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language, sensuality and brief violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

In this film, Harrison Ford is a pilot who warns another to "Get away from my plane". In his previous film, 'Air Force One' (1997), he flies (despite not being a pilot) and tells another to "Get off of my plane".

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Goofs

When the pirates' gunboat is attacking the plane, it is initially shown moving towards the beach at some speed. When the plane takes off, however, the boat is seen to be perfectly still with no visible wake near it.

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Quotes

Robin: [after using their only flare and hitting a palm tree with it] Oh no! Oh uh oh! Oh nuts!
Quinn Harris: [waking up still partly drunk] What the...? What the hell did you do? You wasted our only god damned flare to shoot a god damned palm tree?
Robin: I wouldn't have shot the god damned tree if you hadn't rolled into me. I was trying to signal the god damned plane.
Quinn Harris: What god damned plane?
Robin: [points to a commercial airliner in the sky] That god damned plane.
Quinn Harris: That god damned plane? That's a commercial airliner! It's 5 miles high ...
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Crazy Credits

Film title logo at the very end of the end credits

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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 Top 5 Best/Worst: Top 5 Worst Harrison Ford Performances (2016)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

So it's predictable...who cares it's fun and that's what counts!

I've seen this movie quit a few times before but it's still got charm and I still really enjoy watching it. Ford and Heche show real chemistry and they also show good comedic ability in their roles. Schwimmer pretty much renews his ole role of "friends" Ross but it works here and Obradors adds a certain Je ne sais quoi if ya get my drift. Overall this movie has a lot going for it, I guess you would call it a romantic comedy but it's got good action, good humor, Danny Trejo as a no lines saying pirate (not one line, really people? Sorry Danny) and a good story that works well for what it is...a fun movie. This is a great film to watch with a date as it really caters to both sexes and should be entertaining to most who watch, so sit back and kick yer feet up and just enjoy the ride people.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

12 June 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Six Days Seven 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

Gross USA:

$74,339,294

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$164,839,294

Company Credits

Production Co:

Caravan Pictures, Northern Lights Entertainment, Roger Birnbaum Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1