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Blue Lagoon, The (1980)  link to Blue Lagoon, The on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 323

poster Blue Lagoon, The

IMDb Rating:
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5.8/10 (60295 votes)

Country: USA, 104 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Drama, Adventure, Romance

Director(s): Randal Kleiser

Storyline:
On a journey to San Francisco, Richard, his father and cousin Emmeline find themselves on a ship about to explode. Rushed to a lifeboat with Paddy Button, the two children escape while their father (and uncle) are on another lifeboat. In the chaos following, the lifeboats are separated. Paddy, Richard and Emmeline find themselves with no food and no water stuck in the middle of nowhere. After some time, the three come across an uncharted paradise, where Paddy quickly teaches the children fishing, hunting and building. After maybe a month or two, Paddy gets very drunk off a barrel of rum found on the island when they first arrive, and drowns in the middle of the night. Emmeline and Richard, now alone and very scared, move location and rebuild their island home. Many years later, the two young teenagers have developed a very real home, but hormones and feelings between the two strain their friendship, until Richard, who is still very determined to reach San Francisco, is let down by ...

Cast:

photo Brooke Shields Brooke Shields Emmeline Lestrange
photo Christopher Atkins Christopher Atkins Richard Lestrange
photo Leo McKern Leo McKern Paddy Button
photo William Daniels William Daniels Arthur Lestrange
photo Gus Mercurio Gus Mercurio Officer
photo Jeffrey Kleiser Jeffrey Kleiser Lookout
photo Elva Josephson Elva Josephson Young Emmeline
photo Glenn Kohan Glenn Kohan Young Richard
photo Alan Hopgood Alan Hopgood Captain
photo Bradley Pryce Bradley Pryce Little Paddy

Medium: Original DVD,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1