  the blue lagoon is a 1980 american romantic adventure film directed by randal kleiser. the screenplay by douglas day stewart was based on the novel the blue lagoon by henry de vere stacpoole. the film stars brooke shields and christopher atkins. the original music score was composed by basil poledouris and the cinematography was by nÃ©stor almendros. the film is a remake of a 1949 film by the same name. the film tells the story of two young children marooned on a tropical island paradise in the south pacific. with neither the guidance nor the restrictions of society, emotional feelings and physical changes arise as they reach puberty and fall in love. shields was 14 years old at the time of filming and later testified before a u.s. congressional inquiry that older body doubles were used in some of her nude scenes. also, throughout the film in frontal shots her breasts were always covered by her long hair or in other ways. it was also stated that shields's hair was glued to her breasts during many of her topless scenes.the blue lagoon (dvd special edition). released october 5, 1999. the film received a mpaa rating of r. ==plot== in the victorian period, two young cousins, richard and emmeline lestrange, and a galley cook, paddy button (leo mckern), survive a shipwreck in the south pacific and reach a lush tropical island. paddy cares for the small children and forbids them by "law" from going to the other side of the island, as he found evidence of remains of bloody human sacrifices. he also warns them against eating a scarlet berry which is apparently deadly. paddy soon dies after a drunken binge, and his body is discovered by richard and emmeline. now alone, the children go to another part of the island and rebuild their home. years pass and they both grow into tall, strong, and beautiful teenagers. they live in their hut, spending their days together fishing, swimming, and diving for pearls. richard and emmeline (now p
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