Swept Away (2002)

A snooty socialite is stranded on a Mediterranean island with a communist sailor.

Director:

Guy Ritchie

Writer:

Guy Ritchie (screenplay)

Stars:

Madonna, Adriano Giannini, Bruce Greenwood

Bottom Rated Movies #90 | 8 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bruce Greenwood	...	Tony
Madonna	...	Amber
Elizabeth Banks	...	Debi
Michael Beattie	...	Todd
Jeanne Tripplehorn	...	Marina
David Thornton	...	Michael
Yorgo Voyagis	...	Captain
Ricardo Perna	...	Crew Member
Adriano Giannini	...	Giuseppe
George Antoni	...	Chef (as George Yiasoumi)
Beatrice Luzzi	...	Rich Lady
Lorenzo Ciompi	...	Rich Man
Patrizio Rispo	...	Burly Captain
Francis Pardeilhan	...	Tony's Assistant
Rosa Pianeta	...	Receptionist

Storyline

Amber is 40, beautiful, rich, spoiled, and arrogant beyond measure. Nothing makes this woman happy, including her wealthy but passive husband (Tony), a pharmaceutical kingpin. When Tony takes her on a private cruise from Greece to Italy, Amber is unimpressed at this impromptu no-frills vacation, and takes out her anger on the ship's first mate, Giuseppe. When a storm leaves the two shipwrecked on a deserted island, however, the tables suddenly turn...

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Plot Keywords:

star vehicle | sexism | patriarchy | stockholm syndrome | assault | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

14A

Details

Official Sites:

Columbia Tristar [France] Sony Pictures [United States]

Country:

UK Italy

Language:

English Greek Italian

Release Date:

18 October 2002 (Canada)

Also Known As:

À la dérive

Filming Locations:

Italy

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$354,052, 13 October 2002

Gross USA:

$598,645

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,036,520

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, SKA Films, Codi S.p.a.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Adriano Giannini plays the role that his father, Giancarlo Giannini, played in the original movie (Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto (1974).

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Goofs

When Guiseppe and Amber are back from the Island and the guy with the suitcase offers Giuseppe reward money, he wears a blue suit. Guiseppe angrily says he doesn't want his bribe; when the man returns to the bar with the suitcase ONE MINUTE later at the most, he wears a green suit. Pretty fast change.

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Quotes

[trying to entice Amber into the water]
Tony: Oh, come on in. It's clean as a whistle.
Amber: Depends on who's been blowing in the whistle, doesn't it?

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Connections

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Soundtracks

Lovely Head
(2000)
Written by Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory
© Warner/Chappell Music Limited
By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
Performed by Goldfrapp
Courtesy of Mute Records Ltd.

User Reviews

Ignore the reviews from Plants

I had the (mis)fortune to see this film at a showing in the US. Having reluctantly sat through the entire abysmal thing, I am shocked to have seen so many good reviews here on IMDB.

The original film was a turkey, but an interesting one. It fitted into that early seventies, post 1969 revolution thing; this film just stinks of....... , well, nothing really. It's that bad.

Imagine a badly done perfume commercial - see what I mean ?

Madonna never could act, and has been an embarrassment on the big screen for years. She looks worse and worse with every one of those years, increasingly coming to resemble a skinned meerkat.

Guy Ritchie, who has built his "reputation" on Lock Stock, could never direct either - his movies are shallow, badly cut, fashion shows. He doesn't disappoint here either; he wisely cast his wife as the star of this debacle.

Please people, take little heed of the good reviews this movie has received from other posters below. They are quite obviously business plants.

Don't encourage Ritchie to humiliate himself further by giving him money.