The Blue Lagoon

1980 film by Randal Kleiser

Film · TMDB

6.1

Two small children and a ship's cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical island. Soon, however, the cook dies and the young boy and girl are left on their own. Days become years and Emmeline and Richard make a home for themselves surrounded by exotic creatures and nature's beauty. But will they ever see civilization again?

Released: 1980-07-05104 minDir: Randal KleiserAdventure, Drama, Romance

Cast

Brooke Shields as Emmeline
Christopher Atkins as Richard
Leo McKern as Paddy Button
William Daniels as Arthur Lestrange
Jeffrey Kleiser as Lookout
Gus Mercurio as Officer

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Ratings

IMDb

5.8/10

Article

The Blue Lagoon is a 1980 American drama film directed by Randal Kleiser from a screenplay written by Douglas Day Stewart based on the 1908 novel of the same name by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. The film stars Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins.

The film tells the story of a boy and a girl who live together in a tropical island paradise in the South Pacific after surviving a shipwreck. Without adult supervision or societal restrictions, the two navigate the emotional and physical changes of puberty, fall in love, and have a child together before being rescued at the film's end.