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Return to the Blue Lagoon

  • 1991
  • PG-13
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
24K
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Milla Jovovich and Brian Krause in Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991)
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Coming-of-AgePeriod DramaSurvivalTeen RomanceAdventureDramaRomance

During the Victorian period, two adoptive siblings are marooned on a tropical island in the South Pacific and enjoy a simple life together before they become suntanned teenagers in love.During the Victorian period, two adoptive siblings are marooned on a tropical island in the South Pacific and enjoy a simple life together before they become suntanned teenagers in love.During the Victorian period, two adoptive siblings are marooned on a tropical island in the South Pacific and enjoy a simple life together before they become suntanned teenagers in love.

  • Director
    • William A. Graham
  • Writers
    • Henry De Vere Stacpoole
    • Leslie Stevens
  • Stars
    • Brian Krause
    • Milla Jovovich
    • Lisa Pelikan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    24K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William A. Graham
    • Writers
      • Henry De Vere Stacpoole
      • Leslie Stevens
    • Stars
      • Brian Krause
      • Milla Jovovich
      • Lisa Pelikan
    • 56User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
    • 28Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 nominations total

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    Top Cast21

    Brian Krause
    Brian Krause
    • Richard Lestrange
    Milla Jovovich
    Milla Jovovich
    • Lilli Hargrave
    Lisa Pelikan
    Lisa Pelikan
    • Sarah Hargrave
    Courtney Barilla
    Courtney Barilla
    • Young Lilli
    • (as Courtney Phillips)
    Garette Ratliff Henson
    Garette Ratliff Henson
    • Young Richard
    • (as Garette Patrick Ratliff)
    Emma James
    • Infant Lilli
    Jackson Barton
    • Infant Richard
    Nana Coburn
    • Sylvia Hilliard
    Brian Blain
    • Captain Jacob Hilliard
    Peter Hehir
    • Quinlan
    Alexander Petersons
    • Giddens
    John Mann
    John Mann
    • First Captain
    Wayne Pygram
    Wayne Pygram
    • Kearney
    John Dicks
    • Penfield
    Gus Mercurio
    Gus Mercurio
    • First Mate
    John Turnbull
    • Dawes
    Todd Rippon
    • Gullion
    John Keightley
    • Lestrange
    • Director
      • William A. Graham
    • Writers
      • Henry De Vere Stacpoole
      • Leslie Stevens
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews56

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      During an interview, Milla Jovovich recalled filming the scene where she had to wake her 19-year-old co-star Brian Krause's character and get him out of bed after he experiences his first sexual dream. She said that to surprise her, they put a piece of wood in his pants to simulate an erection. She saw this and started cracking up so hard she forgot her line.
    • Goofs
      Richard continually beats the shark swimming across the reef. A shark can swim from between 25-45 mph, whereas most Olympic swimmers can only swim about 5mph. He would stand no chance.
    • Quotes
      • [last lines]
      • Lilli Hargrave: There's a baby growing inside me.
      • Richard Lestrange: How do you know?
      • Lilli Hargrave: [smiles] A woman knows these kinds of things, that's how.
      • Richard Lestrange: [excited] Lilli!
      • Lilli Hargrave: I won't let it be born in civilization. I want it to be born right here. Where there's no evil, and no lies, and no guns.
      • Richard Lestrange: You're right. We'll stay here. Just the three of us. I love you, Lilli.
      • [Lilli smiles happily and breezily at him]
    • Alternate versions
      Both the American pan and scan DVD and the European widescreen DVD are reframed to cut out Lilli's breasts in the scene where she's looking at herself in the mirror. The older VHS releases showed her nipples at the very bottom of the screen.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Doc Hollywood/Return to the Blue Lagoon/Hot Shots!/Paris Is Burning/Another You (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      A World of Our Own
      Music by Barry Mann
      Lyrics by Cynthia Weil
      Produced by Dennis Lambert and Barry Mann
      Performed by Surface featuring Bernard Jackson
      Courtesy of Columbia Records

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    FAQ8

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    Details

    • Release date
      • August 2, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El regreso a la laguna azul
    • Filming locations
      • Taveuni Island, Fiji
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Price Entertainment
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $11,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,807,854
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,277,428
      • Aug 4, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,807,854
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 42m(102 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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