The Blue Lagoon (1980 film)

The Blue Lagoon is a 1980 romance/adventure film starring Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins, directed by Randal Kleiser. The screenplay by Douglas Day Stewart was based on the novel The Blue Lagoon by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. The original music score was composed by Basil Poledouris.

Trivia

• The DVD version of this film features two audio commentaries. The first is by Randal Kleiser, Douglas Day Stewart and Brooke Shields; the second is by Randal Kleiser and Christopher Atkins.
• This film is a remake of the 1949 classic The Blue Lagoon, starring Jean Simmons and Donald Houston. The original version, directed by Frank Launder, lacks the nudity and sexual content.
• This film was followed eleven years later by the 1991 sequel Return to the Blue Lagoon, also produced and directed by Randal Kleiser.
• Kelly Preston auditioned for the role of Emmeline Lestrange, but turned it down.
• Matt Dillon was the original choice for the role of Richard Lestrange, but turned it down.
• Willie Aames and Diane Lane both auditioned for the film, but turned down the project because they refused to do nudity (Lane however went on to do full frontal nudity in the 1987 thriller Lady Beware).
• Brooke Shields was rather nervous about doing the menstruation scene before her actual experience.
• The DVD version of this film features a personal photo album by Brooke Shields, taken during the making of the film.
• This film was shot on location on Nanuya Levu, a privately-owned island in Fiji.