The Blue Lagoon Collection

Adventure

Drama

Return to the Blue Lagoon

Price Entertainment

Columbia Pictures

United States of America

English

Milla Jovovich

Brian Krause

Lisa Pelikan

Courtney Barilla

Garette Ratliff Henson

Brian Blain

Emma James

Jackson Barton

Nana Coburn

Peter Hehir

Alexander Petersons

John Mann

Wayne Pygram

John Dicks

Gus Mercurio

William A. Graham

Vincent Monton

Alan Goldenhar

Robert Agganis

Mark Abrahams

Paul Grinder

Bob Roe

Barry Idoine

Ron Taylor

Jackie Sullivan

Gary Hill

Robert W. Hedland

Jenny Quigley

Paul Thompson

Don Roth

Geoffrey Wharton

Vivian Zink

Darrin Keough

Nicola Moors

Donah Bassett

Gary Simon

Paul Ammitzboll

Peter Bogart

Ronald J. Fagan

Jon Dowding

Randal Kleiser

Henry De Vere Stacpoole

Jan Zeigenbein

Pennie DuPont

Lesley Vanderwalt

Leslie Stevens

Robert Steadman

John J. Stephens

Bill W. Benton

Dessie Markovsky

Gregory H. Watkins

Emile Razpopov

Basil Poledouris

Phil Culotta

_**Growing up on an isolated island with a youthful Milla Jovovich**_  

In 1897, a missionary widow (Lisa Pelikan) and two toddlers are stranded on a paradisal island in the South Pacific. As the kids grow they learn about the wonders and dangers of life on their remote isle, including the birds & the bees. Milla Jovovich and Brian Krause play the two youths while Nana Coburn is also on hand.

“Return to the Blue Lagoon” (1991) is the sequel to the 1980 hit movie, but bombed at the box office, likely because it’s basically a retread. I prefer this one for various reasons; including the entertaining last act and the simple fact that I favor Milla over Brooke Shields (the latter never did anything for me). Both movies were based on Henry De Vere Stacpoole’s trilogy, although this one deviates more than the first.

There are similarities to Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “Tarzan of the Apes,” which suggests that Burroughs was influenced by “The Blue Lagoon” since it debuted in 1908, four years before “Tarzan” (although Burroughs claims that his only inspiration was the Roman myth of Romulus and Remus). (Why Sure!).

This is a well done and realistic island drama/adventure/romance and doesn’t deserve its bad rap. If you like movies involving castaways, like “Mysterious Island” (1961), “Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan” (1984) and “Six Days Seven Nights” (1998), it’s a must. This one just lacks the fantasy or farcical elements and is more akin to “Crusoe” (1988) and “Lord of the Flies” (1990).

The film runs 1 hour, 42 minutes, and was shot on Taveuni Island, Fiji.

GRADE: B

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Milla Jovovich

Brian Krause

Lisa Pelikan

Courtney Barilla

Garette Ratliff Henson

Brian Blain

Emma James

Jackson Barton

Nana Coburn

Peter Hehir

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