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

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Cast:
Brooke Shields - Emmeline
Christopher Atkins - Richard
Leo McKern - Paddy Button
William Daniels - Arthur LeStragne
Elva Josephson - Young Emmeline
Glenn Kohan - Young Richard

Production:
Randal Kleiser - Director
Randal Kleiser - Producer
Richard Franklin - Co Producer
Basil Poledouris - Composer
Robert Gordon - Editor
Douglas Day Stewart - Screen Writer
Jon Dowding - Art Director
H. de Vere Stacpoole - Book Author
Vic Ramos - Casting
Néstor Almendros - Cinematographer
Jean-Pierre Dorleac - Costume Designer
Peter Bogart - First Assistant Director
Paul Clark - Sound/Sound Designer
Henry Devere Stacpoole - Book Author

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