An Adventure in Filmmaking: The Making of 'The Blue Lagoon'

Richard, don't go out too far.

Em's a fraidy cat!

Richard! Emmeline!

Come back here this minute.

And be careful.

What's gotten into you, Richard?

Bad enough to endanger yourself,

but to encourage Emmeline...

I'm sorry, Father.

I know you want to have fun.

All I'm trying to do is get us all

to San Francisco in one piece.

Will Mommy be coming to San Fr'isco?

I don't believe so, Richard.

I told you. Once they go to heaven...

...they don't come back.

Isn't that right, Uncle Arthur?

My mommy and daddy haven't come back.

Because God wants them to stay...

...and do his work and wait for the day...

...when you will take

the long voyage to see them.

When will that be?

When you've lived a full life...

...and experienced all that it has to offer.

Look!

Father, what are they called?

Sharks.

I wish I had a hook. I'd pull 'em aboard

and the cook would fry 'em for dinner.

Captain, do you know

there's a fog bank coming in?

I'm aware of that fact, sir.

I heard one of the men say

those storms rounding the cape...

...pushed us far west of our course.

That's right, sir.

Last night's celestial puts us about here.

Richard, what are you looking at?

They don't have any clothes on.

What the hell are you two doing here?

I'll teach you, bucko!

Come here.

Don't you dare hurt him.

You want a hiding, too, do you?

- Fire!

- Fire?

Did somebody say "fire"?

Man the pumps.

- Button.

- Yes, sir?

Take the children and Mr. Lestrange

and row them away from the ship.

Come on.

Mr. Lestrange.

There's blasting powder in that hold.

I saw them load it.

Keep moving!

Come on, will you?

Come on, you.

Uncle Arthur!

Richard! Emmeline!

- This way, Lestrange.

- The children!

They've already taken their leave.

Follow me, sir.

No, there is no more room.

Lower away!

Abandon ship!

Don't explode yet!

Further.

What's happening? I can't see.

- What was that?

- The ship. Cover your faces.

Richard!

Emmeline!

Uncle Arthur!

There they are!

Where?

Captain, over here.

Richard!

Hello.

Father!

Don't go shouting both at once.

I won't know which way to steer.

Longboat, ahoy! Where are you?

Hello!

Father!

Gone.

Lord, help us.

Where is Father?

What is your name?

Paddy Button. Now, belay your questions.

Can't you see I'm busy?

Damn it. No food or water.

That's Chopin. I can play it on the piano.

Mr. Button, can I ask you a question?

Yes.

Are you a pirate?

I'm thirsty.

Me, too.

Listen...

...you'll hear it hiss

when it touches the water.

- You hear it?

- I think so.

I don't hear anything.

Listen harder.

It must be fairly boilin' by now.

There. Do you hear it?

I hear it. Don't you hear it now, Em?

I think so.

Yes, I hear it.

I smell flowers.

Flowers?

Mr. Button! Richard! Look!

It's land!

Land ho!

We're saved.

I would never have believed it.

Where are we?

Nirvana, that's where we are. No more

"yes, sir," "no, sir," for Paddy Button.

No more breaking my back

over a stinkin' stove.

Will Father be coming to fetch us?

Come on, let's look around.

Listen.

Come on.

I knew it.

It's lovely.

Water.

Ho, down there! Look out below!

Mr. Button, there's a barrel over here...

...with funny stuff in it

that smells like the Captain's breath.

The Captain's breath?

It's rum.

Sweet Jesus.

Look what a funny thing I found.

It's got holes in it.

Give me that. Where did you get it?

- What was it?

- We'd better get out of here.

There's a bunch of them up there.

Come on, let's get out of here.

Hurry it up, will you?

I don't see Father's boat.

No, not yet. Maybe he'll be along later.

Maybe not.

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