

So the costume designers hatched an ingenious (and, really, just kind of obvious) way to keep her covered up at all times: they glued her long-haired wig to her body. The Blue Lagoon's costume team came up with a clever trick to keep Brooke Shields covered up.īrooke Shields was just 14 years old when she filmed The Blue Lagoon, which led to some challenges for the production team, especially as Shields’s Emmeline is frequently topless. The film was immensely popular, becoming the seventh-highest grossing domestic film at the U.K. More than a quarter-century later, British filmmaker Frank Launder made a very well-received version for the big screen in 1949, starring Jean Simmons and Donald Houston. Bowden crafted a silent version of the story. The Blue Lagoon was adapted into a film twice before.

Stacpoole’s books were far more concerned with the culture of the South Seas population, particularly as it was being further influenced by the arrival of European cultures. The Blue Lagoon is based on a trilogy of books by Henry De Vere Stacpoole.Īlthough the film closely follows the events of the first book in Henry De Vere Stacpoole’s series, also called The Blue Lagoon, the film’s sequel (1991’s Return to the Blue Lagoon) breaks with the storyline presented in the 1920s-era trilogy to essentially re-tell the original story (read: more tanned teens falling in love on a tropical island). Here’s a look at some of its more compelling tidbits, complete with undiscovered iguanas and a nifty trick to cover up nudity. The film was shocking when it debuted on July 5, 1980-but even 40 years later, it can still make jaws drop. Budget: $11m Box Office: $2.8m 4.Brooke Shields was just 14 years old when she filmed The Blue Lagoon, the infamously sexy and slightly salacious island-set romance that capitalized on burgeoning hormones in a big way. It still holds up as a intriguing romantic adventure.
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The movie is shot gorgeously with solid performances. It all moves forward towards a thrilling climax. It's all dramatically engaging, romantic and suspenseful at times. Along the way incidents happen and soon enough they are faced with civilization. Soon after they arrive at the island from the first film and grow into a handsome Brian Krause (Sleepwalkers) and the gorgeous Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil). After days at sea with no hope the crewmember tries to throw the children overboard and she kills him. The only woman on board takes charge of young Richard until suddenly they are forced off board with another crewmember, her daughter and Richard because there is an outbreak of cholera. The boat is found by a passing ship and only the baby has survived. Picking up right after the first film's events. I wasn't a big fan of the original film a found it a tad boring and depressing bit I loved this sequel. The boat is found by a passing ship and only the baby has I feel like I shouldn't love this movie but I do. I feel like I shouldn't love this movie but I do.
