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Lord of the Flies

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  • 1h 30m
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6.4/10
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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
6.4/10
31K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,791
125
    • 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
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 164User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
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    Trailer 1:26
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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)
    Balthazar Getty and Chris Furrh in Lord of the Flies (1990)
    Chris Furrh in Lord of the Flies (1990)
    Balthazar Getty, Chris Furrh, and Danuel Pipoly in Lord of the Flies (1990)
    James Badge Dale in Lord of the Flies (1990)
    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
    • Will
      • 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

    User reviews164

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    7/10
    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.
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    • Dec 30, 2006

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    • Release date
      • March 16, 1990 (United States)
      • United States
      • MGM
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA
    • Production companies
      • Castle Rock Entertainment
      • Jack's Camp
      • Nelson Entertainment
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    • 1 hour 30 minutes
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