Film record

The Blue Lagoon

1980Feature film101 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
survival film · coming-of-age film · drama film · romance film · melodrama · teen film

Credits

Cinematography

Néstor Almendros — Cinematography

Direction

Randal Kleiser — Directing

Editing

Robert Gordon — Editing

Music

Basil Poledouris — Music composition

Cast

Brooke Shields — Acting (Emmeline Lestrange)
Christopher Atkins — Acting (Richard Lestrange)
Leo McKern — Acting (Paddy Button)
William Daniels — Acting (Arthur Lestrange)
Alan Hopgood — Acting
Gus Mercurio — Acting

Production

Randal Kleiser — Production

Writing

Douglas Day Stewart — Screenwriting
Documented participation

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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
20 Jun 1980Checked 13 Sep 2026
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