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The Blue Lagoon

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:17:07 -0500

Synopsis: Two young children are swept up on a desert island after a shipwreck. By the time they are rescued, they have become more mature and learned a great deal about life without the intervention of grown ups.

The Blue Lagoon

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 07:32:00 -0500

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 (Brooke Shields) and Richard (Christopher Atkins) make a home for themselves surrounded by exotic creatures and nature's beauty. They learn to cope withthe bewildering variety of physical 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?

The Blue Lagoon

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:31:00 -0500

Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins star as shipwrecked teenagers learning the mysteries of love in a South Pacific paradise.