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.
- William Golding(based on the novel by)
- Jay Presson Allen(screenplay by)
- Stars
- William Golding(based on the novel by)
- Jay Presson Allen(screenplay by)
- Stars
James Badge Dale
- Simon
- (as Badgett Dale)
- William Golding(based on the novel by)
- Jay Presson Allen(screenplay by)
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- TriviaA 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.
- GoofsPiggy 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.
- SoundtracksLe sacre du printemps
Composed by Igor Stravinski
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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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- shaman1969
- Dec 30, 2006
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