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?
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Brooke Shields
Emmeline
Christopher Atkins
Richard
Leo McKern
Paddy Button
William Daniels
Arthur Lestrange
Jeffrey Kleiser
Lookout
Gus Mercurio
Officer
Elva Josephson
Young Emmeline
Glenn Kohan
Young Richard
Bradley Pryce
Little Paddy
Chad Timmerman
Infant Paddy
Director
Randal Kleiser
Tagline
"A story of natural love."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$4,500,000
Revenue
$58,853,106
Production
Columbia Pictures
enjoy_jer
July 22, 2019
The film starts out with a pretty good plot and storyline, but as the film continues, it just seems to drag on. It needed to move at a quicker pace, or modify the storyline to keep the watchers attention and interest. I’ve seen it all the way through once(1x), after that I always leave the movie 50-75% complete. > **RATING: _2.5_ / 5**
Animal_King
May 21, 2026
One of the worst things I have ever watched, even worse, is that there are a bunch of people that think this pretentious bit of trash is some great artist masterpiece. And don't come at me like I'm just not getting it. What? Because it tells a love story free from societal norms? Because it might be seen as some sort of weird retelling of Adam and Eve, even having forbidden fruit, and then only...
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