Rating: R
Genre:
Adventure
Release Date: 10/05/1999
SubTitles: English/Espanol/Por/KO/TH
Dubbed: English/Espanol
Sound: 5.1/1
Run Time: 105 Minutes
Flags: Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children
Distributor/Studio: Columbia TriStar
This 1980 version of the oft-filmed
Henry Devere Stackpoole novel
The Blue Lagoon was the first to be stamped with an "R" rating. The basic story remains unchanged. Two very small children, a boy and a girl, are shipwrecked on a lush tropical island. They are cared for by fellow castaway
Leo McKern. When he dies, the kids, played with a minimum of clothing by
Brooke Shields and
Christopher Atkins, have no one but each other. When they grow into teen-hood, they also fall madly in love. Heavily reshaped and reedited before its release,
The Blue Lagoon's principal attribute is the lush photography by
Nestor Almendros. In 1990, a sequel was made,
Return to the Blue Lagoon.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
;)
