The Blue Lagoon 43 years old

A sensuous story of natural love.

The Blue Lagoon

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 creatures and nature's beauty. But will they ever see civilization again?

Credits

The Blue Lagoon Cast

Name Character
Brooke Shields She was 15, now 58 years old as Emmeline
Christopher Atkins He was 19, now 63 years old as Richard
William Daniels He was 53, now 96 years old as Arthur Lestrange
Leo McKern He was 60, 82 years old when he died as Paddy Button
Elva Josephson as Young Emmeline
Glenn Kohan as Young Richard
Gert Jacoby as Sailor
Jeffrey Kleiser as Lookout
Richard Evanson as Sailor
Gus Mercurio He was 51, 82 years old when he died as Officer
Bradley Pryce He was 0, now 43 years old as Little Paddy
Alex Hamilton as Sailor

The Blue Lagoon Crew

Name Department
Douglas Day Stewart as Writer. He was 40 (now 84) years old Writing
Henry De Vere Stacpoole as Novel. He was 117 (88) years old when He died Writing
Randal Kleiser as Director. He was 33 (now 77) years old Directing
Randal Kleiser as Producer. He was 33 (now 77) years old Production
The Blue Lagoon poster
The Blue Lagoon (43 years)

A sensuous story of natural love.

  • Release day: Saturday, July 05, 1980
  • Runtime: 104 minutes
  • Budget: 4500000.00
  • Revenue: 58853106.00