Thriller

Horror

Mystery

The Island

Universal Pictures

The Zanuck/Brown Company

United States of America

English

Michael Caine

David Warner

Angela Punch McGregor

Frank Middlemass

Don Henderson

Dudley Sutton

Colin Jeavons

Zakes Mokae

Brad Sullivan

Jeffrey Frank

John O'Leary

Bruce McLaughlin

Jimmy Casino

Suzanne Astor

Susan Bredhoff

Reg Evans

Steve Gladstone

David Hart

Robert Hirschfeld

Gary Hoffman

George Marshall Ruge

John Macchia

Ricky Rincon

Robert Thomas Salmi

William G. Schilling

Stewart Steinberg

Bob Westmoreland

Mark Westwood

Rod Ball

Christine Page

Peter Benchley

Ennio Morricone

Henri Decaë

Richard D. Zanuck

Richard A. Harris

Dale Hennesy

David Brown

Michael Ritchie

Gregg Bond

Dennie Thorpe

Clyde Sorenson

Tom Bullock

Eugene Finley

Dianne Wager

Chris Carreras

Bobbe Kurtz

Peter Waller

Cliff Wenger

Alan Levine

Richard Hymns

Norman Mau

John Nutt

Robert De Vestel

Stan Winston

Vivien Hillgrove

José Antonio Sánchez

Albert Whitlock

Paquita Núñez

Mishka Cheyko

Jay Boekelheide

Ann Roth

Bernard Bats

Frank Cervarich Jr.

Gary Chason

Thomas Rosales Jr.

George Fisher

Erik Cord

Fred Lerner

Dennis Madalone

_**“Ahoy there, matey” horror in the remote Caribbean**_

A British-born American journalist (Michael Caine) is assigned to the region of the Bermuda Triangle to find out why so many crafts and people have gone missing. He ventures there with his son where they discover the secret lair of… (watch the movie and find out). David Warner co-stars.    

“The Island” (1980) was written by “Jaws” author Peter Benchley and based on his novel. He wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for “Jaws” (1975), “The Deep” (1977) and this one, but its failure at the box office sunk his screenwriting career, although he kept writing novels. 

Neither “The Deep” nor this one is great like “Jaws,” but they’re worth checking out if you’re in the mood for an ocean-oriented adventure/thriller that’s generally realistic.  The film is basically the story of a father & son and their survival during an unbelievable experience in the secluded West Indies. It’s a commentary on isolation, retrogression and inbreeding, yet could’ve been more compelling if a little more time/money was spent fleshing out the potential. But the kick axx last act makes it worth the investment.

Australian actress Angela Punch McGregor is effective as Beth.

The movie runs 1 hour, 49 minutes, and was shot mostly on the islands of Antigua, which is 250 miles east of Puerto Rico, and Abaco in the Bahamas.

GRADE: B-

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Michael Caine

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Angela Punch McGregor

Frank Middlemass

Don Henderson

Dudley Sutton

Colin Jeavons

Zakes Mokae

Brad Sullivan

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