Today we’ll talk about the movie “Blue Lagoon”. The actors who played in the picture will also be considered. This is a melodrama in 1980. The director was Randal Kleiser. The screenwriter is Douglas Stewart.
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First, let's discuss the plot of the film “Blue Lagoon”. Actors will be given later. The action takes place in Victorian times. Events take place on a desert island. After the shipwreck, three survive - the girl Emeline, the boy Richard, the cook Paddy Buttons. They flee on a boat. Richard's father, as well as another part of the team, survived, but were lost in the smoke that arose as a result of the explosion of gunpowder. Kok taught children everything that can be useful for survival in the wild. Fortunately, there were no predators on the island, but many small animals lived there and many fruit trees and shrubs grew.
Main participants
In the film “The Blue Lagoon,” Brooke Shields appears in the image of Emmeline. It's about an American actress and model. Her career (as a model) started when she was a child. She made her debut on the screen in the series "Ivory", which was shot by Francesco Scavullo. Eileen Ford was her agent. Shields became the youngest model to ever hit the Vogue cover. The actress later appeared in a Calvin Klein commercial. By the age of 16, she became one of the most recognizable models in the world. She was the first laureate of the Golden Raspberry anti-film award. So the actress’s work was noted in the film “Speed ​​Zone”.
Christopher Atkins played Richard. It's about an American actor. Born in the state of New York. Comes from a family of Bitsy Nebauer and Donald Beaumann. His parents are German Americans. While studying in high school, he worked as a sailing instructor and lifeguard. During this period, the young man was invited to the shooting. Best known for her debut role in the movie The Blue Lagoon. Thanks to this work, he was nominated for the Golden Globe. After the success of the film, he appeared on the covers of dozens of teen publications.
Other heroes
Alan Hopgood played the role of captain.
Little Emmeline and Arthur are two memorable images of the film “The Blue Lagoon”. Actors Elva Josephson and William Daniels performed these roles. Glenn Cohan played little Richard.
Paddy Button and the officer also featured in the plot of the film "The Blue Lagoon." Actors Leo McKern and Gus Mercurio performed these roles. Let's talk more about the second.
Leo McKern is an Australian-British film, theater and television actor. Born in Sydney. Comes from a family of Vera and Norman Walton Mackernes. He studied at the Sydney Technical School. Lost his left eye, the cause of this was an accident. His first job was the post of assistant engineer. During the Second World War he served in the Australian army. In Sydney, first appeared on the stage. Together with actress Jane Holland - her lover, he moved to the UK. The actor became interested in several theaters. Soon he appeared on the stage of London's Old Vic. He played at the Shakespeare Memorial Theater in Stratford-upon-Avon. He played the role of a forester in the production of The Fruitless Efforts of Love, as well as Iago in the play Othello.