SYNOPSIS: The lush beauty and splendor of a South Pacific paradise is vividly captured in this version of Henry DeVere Stacpoole's 1903 novel.  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 creature and nature's beauty of physical and emotional changes that come with adolescence.  And as they begin to mature, their childhood affections lead to a sensitive and more profound love and the birth of a child.  But will they ever see civilization again?

EDITORIAL REVIEW: Filmed in tropical paradises like Jamaica (the actual Blue Lagoon), Fiji and Turkey, this film has some great underwater cinematography.  Many critics of The Blue Lagoon thought the acting by the main characters was atrocious and the whole film was just an excuse for a lot of gratuitous nudity.  But fans of the movie felt the acting was exactly the way it should be; seeing as as how the young castaway's learning and social activity essentially stopped the day they were shipwrecked....so they are supposed to be ignorant!  An interesting note is that the original release was rated 'R' in the United States, but in Quebec (Canada) this film received a 'G' rating (the complete uncut version), meaning ANYONE can see it no matter their age (most Disney movies get a 'G' rating by comparison).  Ahhh, the French!

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* This DVD will play in North America only.  This DVD should play in most players outside of North America as well, but it's not guaranteed. This DVD will play in any computer DVD-Rom.  This is NOT a DVD-R.

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STARRING: Glenn Kohan (Young Richard), Elva Josephson (Young Emmeline), Brooke Shields, Christopher Atkins.
AVAILABILITY: In stock! Ships within one business day.
LENGTH: 105 minutes.
LANGUAGE: English, with OPTIONAL ENGLISH, SPANISH, PORTUGUESE, CHINESE, KOREAN and THAI SUBTITLES.
SPECIAL FEATURES: 1.85:1 (16:9 Widescreen); 2.0 Dolby Digital stereo; 1 disc; Chapter selection; Audio commentaryby the Director, Writer, Christopher Atkins and Brooke Shields; Personal photo album; Featurette, Production notes; Talent files; Trailer; Uncut.
VIEWER DISCRETION: Frequent to extensive nudity, violence, coarse language.
PICTURE QUALITY: Excellent picture quality. (what's this mean?)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA (1980).
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DATE ADDED TO OUR LIBRARY:  July 13, 2007.
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