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The Blue Lagoon (1980)

Director: Randal Kleiser

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From Time Out Film Guide

This remake of the H de Vere Stacpoole novel about two shipwrecked kids growing up on a desert island was hyped as being about 'natural love'; but apart from 'doing it in the open air', there is nothing natural about two kids (unfettered by the bonds of society from their early years) subscribing to marriage and traditional role-playing. 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.

Author: FF 0000-00-00 00:00:00

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Director: Randal Kleiser

Producer: Randal Kleiser

Cast: Brooke Shields, Christopher Atkins, Leo McKern, William Daniels, Elva Josephson, Glenn Kohan full cast

Duration: 104 mins


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