This third version of The Blue Lagoon is beautifully shot in the South Seas where the story actually takes place and that adds a lot to the telling of the
story. A couple of young beauties of the time Brooke Shields and Christopher
Atkins complete the picture.
Brooke Shields was well into her career when Blue Lagoon came out, but for Christopher Atkins this was his debut film. In a novel Hollywood success story picked from a group of unknowns to star in this film. I well remember Atkins as the great Hollywood 'it' boy of the early 80s. He had a great following with both women and gay men at the time.
Both Brooke and Chris carry the innocence look off very well. The story is that while bound for San Francisco on a schooner the ship catches fire and the children are herded into a lifeboat by gruff sailor Leo McKern. They make it to the island and soon enough McKern is killed off.
The kids are left to their own devices and grow up to be Brooke and Chris. And like in the Irving Berlin song soon are doing what comes naturally. Well maybe not that soon.
The film holds up well for 40 years at this point. Stays just this side of soft core porn as well. Not exactly G or PG rated though.
Brooke Shields was well into her career when Blue Lagoon came out, but for Christopher Atkins this was his debut film. In a novel Hollywood success story picked from a group of unknowns to star in this film. I well remember Atkins as the great Hollywood 'it' boy of the early 80s. He had a great following with both women and gay men at the time.
Both Brooke and Chris carry the innocence look off very well. The story is that while bound for San Francisco on a schooner the ship catches fire and the children are herded into a lifeboat by gruff sailor Leo McKern. They make it to the island and soon enough McKern is killed off.
The kids are left to their own devices and grow up to be Brooke and Chris. And like in the Irving Berlin song soon are doing what comes naturally. Well maybe not that soon.
The film holds up well for 40 years at this point. Stays just this side of soft core porn as well. Not exactly G or PG rated though.