Fresh
Their romance is enhanced by Nestor Almendros' exquisite photography (and Basil Poledouris' score), as is the stunning beauty of the Fiji island where it was filmed.
Variety Staff, Variety
The Blue Lagoon
A story of natural love.
1980 · 1h 44m · R
Adventure, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Randal Kleiser
Overview
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?
Director and cast
- Randal Kleiser Director
- 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
- Elva Josephson as Young Emmeline
- Glenn Kohan as Young Richard
- Bradley Pryce as Little Paddy
- Chad Timmerman as Infant Paddy
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
12%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The Blue Lagoon is the dumbest movie of the year.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
[It] has a nonsensical glaze that contributes to the inadvertent merriment.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rotten
Witless.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Rotten
The only thing blue about the movie is the sea, and the way you'll feel after wasting your time on this dose of 'tasteful', TV commercial-style, nudity.
Time Out
More films
Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991)
Adventure · Drama · PG-13
In this sequel to the 1980 classic, two children are stranded on a beautiful island in the South Pacific. With no adults to guide them, the two make a simple life together and eventually become tanned teenagers in love.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Director
- William A. Graham
- Cast
- Milla Jovovich, Brian Krause, Lisa Pelikan
IMDb
5.2
Metacritic
28
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