The Blue Lagoon
1980 film by Randal Kleiser
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Summary
The Blue Lagoon is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38,384 views/month, #705 of 94,065).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress[3]
- Director: Randal Kleiser[4]
- Screenwriter: Douglas Day Stewart[5]
- Composer: Basil Poledouris[6]
- Genre: romance film[7], teen film[8], coming-of-age film[9], drama film[10], survival film[11], melodrama[12]
- Based on: The Blue Lagoon[13]
- Followed by: Return to the Blue Lagoon[14]
- Cast member: Brooke Shields[15], Christopher Atkins[16], Leo McKern[17], William Daniels[18], Alan Hopgood[19], Gus Mercurio[20]
- Producer: Randal Kleiser[21]
- Production company: Columbia Pictures[22]
- Director of photography: Néstor Almendros[23]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[24]
- Commons category: The Blue Lagoon (1980 film)[25]
- Distribution format: video on demand[26]
- Review score: 3.3/10[27], 12%[28], 31/100[29]
- Color: color[30]
- Country of origin: United States[31]
- Publication date: June 20, 1980[32], December 19, 1980[33]
- Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[34], Netflix[35]
- Narrative location: Insular Oceania[36]
- Filming location: Nanuya Levu[37], Fiji[38]
- Main subject: virginity[39], human pregnancy[40], puberty[41]
- Film editor: Robert Gordon[42]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography[43], Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress[44]
- Title: The Blue Lagoon[45]
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Adaptations and Inspiration
The Blue Lagoon's after a work by is recorded as Henry de Vere Stacpoole[46].
Why It Matters
The Blue Lagoon has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
FAQs
What awards did The Blue Lagoon receive?
Honors received include Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress[3].