Brooke Shields, Christopher Atkins, Gus Mercurio
Richard and Em are children when shipwrecked and marooned alone on a lush tropical island. By the time they are rescued, they have learned a great deal about life and are raising a child of their own.
DVD Release Date: October 5, 1999
Stats: 1,881 reviews
love it, so simple, so beautiful, really a pleasure to watch, you can't help but fall in love with such innocent characters. Basically a ship capsizes an older man and two youngs kids(a boy and girl) survive. Well anyway the kids are soon left to fend for themselves, as the years...( read more)
OMG... My parents have this hidden b/c they are naked for like half the movie and there is a lot of sex stuff.
This movie is simple, it captures what life is really about. Without the many special effects that is used in movies now and even in the past it is a absolutely wonderful movie. A young romance blossoming between two kids who have known nobody else but themselves. They discover e...( read more)
I was very young when I first saw this. Back in the 80s Brooke Shield was one of the hottest teens. This romantic story involves 2 young loves who discovers experiences in lives and reaching adulthood. Uncorrupted by the world
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One of the first teen-oriented movies to received an "R" rating from the MPAA in 1980. The reason why it was "R" rated? Full frontal nudity(oh yes,Brooke Shields was eye candy)not to mention some violence and lots of strong sexual content and a scene of sodomy and a scene involving teen pregancy.
Whatever happened to Christopher Atkins???
The Blue Lagoon Summary:
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,
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