An Adventure in Filmmaking: The Making of 'The Blue Lagoon' Page #4

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
399 Views


Look! I'm the greatest fisherman

who ever lived.

I'm the greatest fisherman who ever lived.

While you scare them off,

I catch as many as I want to.

That's my fish dance!

It doesn't scare them off.

It brings them up to the surface

where I can spear them.

Who cares what you say?

It's not how many you catch.

It's how you do it.

Stop that!

Please play something else.

Why must you do that

when you know it makes me angry?

"It doesn't scare them away.

It brings 'em to the top...

"...where I can spear them."

I'll spear you.

Here I am.

Come back here...

...or I'll pull your britches down

and take a switch to you.

Don't you dare try to spank me. I mean it.

I'll put never-wake-up berries in your food!

I mean it.

Say, "Richard is the smartest person

on the island."

- Say it!

- Stop it, Richard. I'm getting angry.

- Stop it! Now get off.

- Say it!

Richard is the smartest person

on the island.

- The fastest swimmer.

- The fastest swimmer.

- The fastest runner.

- The fastest runner.

- The best hut builder.

- You're the best everything. Now get off!

It's true.

Just you wait.

You'll never know when it'll happen.

Just one little bite

and you'll never wake up again.

- What is it? What happened?

- I saw him.

- Who?

- The face Paddy thought was a bogeyman.

- You went to the other side?

- He's not the bogeyman.

I think he's God.

God?

He looks like Pastor Logan said

he looked like:

"You'd better be good or else."

And he was bleeding.

- I don't believe you.

- Just like Jesus.

Don't go there again. It's the law.

What if he really is God?

Shouldn't we go and pray?

Or won't he be mad

and not let us go to heaven?

I don't want to talk about it.

What is it?

I'm here.

- You ate the "dead and berries"...

- No, I'm fine.

- You just had a bad dream.

- Don't ever leave me.

Promise you won't.

Promise you'll always be with me.

I promise.

Don't.

What are you doing?

Go away!

Where are you going?

Wait. What's the matter?

- What are you doing?

- What do you want?

Why won't you talk to me?

Just leave me alone.

A ship, Emmeline!

The signal fire, you didn't light it.

Why didn't you light it?

You know how much I want to leave.

It's the most important thing to me.

I know.

First you cry for help,

then you throw sticks at me.

A ship comes, a ship!

The first ship we've seen

since we've been here and you let it go by.

Well, that's it. I've had it.

I'm sick and tired

of waiting for you to get better.

I'm going to San Fr'isco without you.

You'll never build a boat strong enough

to get to San Fr'isco.

That's the fourth time you've tried

and they've all sunk.

Shut up!

Why don't you give up?

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