An Adventure in Filmmaking: The Making of 'The Blue Lagoon' Page #2

Synopsis: This 'making of...' documentary's subject is the remake of The Blue Lagoon (1980). The plot synopsis has two children marooned on a deserted island where they grow up into young adults. Despite the simple story and small primary cast, director Randal Kleiser has logistical challenges in location shooting on a remote island in Fiji. He decided to remake the movie after reading the original source material, a 1918 novel. The process of casting the two young lead actors Christopher Atkins and Brooke Shields is discussed, they who compare their own growing up experiences to that of their characters. Location filming afforded the use of native Fijians, both in playing native characters on screen, as well as providing lessons on island life such as that the characters go through. But the location also provides a quick escape for some fun and relaxation while not filming.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Year:
1980
9 min
386 Views


There's the rabbit hole...

There's a fox, see. Pull it tight.

There's a knot. Do it.

Run your finger up like that.

You shove that around under there.

There you are. Put it there, shipmate.

Where'd you find that?

I didn't find it.

I made it from the knots you taught me.

You made it? Well...

...pity it's not a bit bigger.

Let's go swimming.

Yeah.

Come back here and put your clothes on!

I don't want to wear my old britches.

It ain't proper to be

running around naked all the time.

Alone at last.

Richard, Emmeline,

I want you both to promise me something.

I want you to promise me

that you will never, ever go over...

...to the other side of the island.

Why, Paddy?

Why? Because I tell you, that's why!

There's nasty things go on over there, see?

Vile, evil, sinister things.

Like what?

Yes, Mr. Button, like what?

Well, for a start,

that's where the bogeyman lives.

The bogeyman?

That's right. And you know what happens

when the bogeyman...

...gets his hands on little people

like yourselves?

Why, he just eats them.

He pops them into his mouth like candy...

...and he chews them up

and he swallows them, bones and all.

Do you know what "law" is?

Good. From now on, that's the law, see?

No one goes over to the other side.

You look funny.

Children, where are you?

Look at me.

Look at me.

You're silly

when you drink out of that barrel.

This is a serious dance.

Sing the one

about the Hoochie Coochie girls.

Come on. Are you ready?

Where's Paddy?

He's gone.

There he is.

He must have swum over there

and gone to sleep. Come on.

What are you doing that for?

I'm going to put it on Mr. Button's head,

so when you say "boo" into his ear...

...he'll jump up with it on.

Paddy, wake up, it's us.

Wake up!

Don't worry, Em, we'll be all right.

Take me away from this place, Richard.

Look!

This looks like a good place

to stay for awhile.

Wake up. It's Christmas morning.

Christmas?

Yesterday, I counted 52 big marks

on the tree and last night he came.

What are you talking about?

Santa Claus. I saw all his reindeer

right there on the beach.

Let's see if he brought us anything.

Come on, Em, hurry.

That's where the reindeer were, see?

Look at our stockings.

And there's something in them!

Look, just what I always wanted.

What are they?

What do they look like? They're marbles.

See, these are your Jaspers

and these are your Peewees.

You did it all.

But...

Fooled ya, didn't I?

You!

Why are we always fighting so much?

I don't know.

That should be our New Year's revolution:

to stop fighting so much.

- I'll try, but...

- But, what?

I don't know what's wrong with me

when I say the things I say.

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