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The Blue Lagoon is a 1980 American dramatic coming-of-age romantic survival film directed by Randal Kleiser from a screenplay written by Douglas Day Stewart based on the 1908 novel of the same name by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. The film stars Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins.
- $4.5 million
- June 20, 1980
- Randal Kleiser
- Basil Poledouris
Overview. Born. May 31, 1965 · New York City, New York, USA. Birth name. Brooke Christa Shields. Nickname. Brookie. Height. 6′ (1.83 m) Mini Bio. "Want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing." If you have not heard of Brooke Shields before, this tagline from her Calvin Klein Jeans ad had to grab your attention.
- May 31, 1965
How old was Brooke Shields in the movie The Blue Lagoon? Brooke Shields was 14 in The Blue Lagoon when she played the character 'Emmeline'. That was over 44 years ago in 1980. Today she is 59, and has starred in 82 movies in total, 71 of those since The Blue Lagoon was released.
Dec 23, 2022 · BuzzFeed News Reporter. Posted on December 23, 2022, 7:31 am. Brooke Shields was just 14 years old when she starred in the highly controversial movie The Blue Lagoon. Sonia Moskowitz / Getty Images. Released in 1980, the film follows two cousins, Emmeline and Richard, who are shipwrecked on a tropical island as children.
- Stephanie Soteriou
- Buzzfeed News Reporter
The Blue Lagoon: Directed by Randal Kleiser. With Brooke Shields, Christopher Atkins, Leo McKern, William Daniels. In the Victorian period, two children are shipwrecked on a tropical island in the South Pacific. With no adults to guide them, the two make a simple life together, unaware that sexual maturity will eventually intervene.
- Randal Kleiser
- 2 min
Jul 5, 2020 · Brooke Shields was just 14 years old when she filmed The Blue Lagoon, the infamously sexy and slightly salacious island-set romance that capitalized on burgeoning hormones in a big way. The...
It was followed by another blockbuster, the romance adventure drama The Blue Lagoon (1980). Brooke has proved herself to be so much more than her early films. Her broad range of work as an adult would be quite an achievement for anyone, especially given how difficult transitioning from child actor to adult often is.
