The Island

The Island (1980)

For three hundred years a terrifying secret has been kept from the outside world.

David Nau leads a band of modern day pirates who raid yachts and sail boats of people on vacation in the Caribbean. When reporter Blair Maynard and his son arrive to investigate the mystery of the disappearing boats, Nau and his band of raiders decide to induct them into their tribe.

Date of release
1980-06-13
TMDB
5.2 / 10 (105)
Runtime
1h 54m
Genres
Thriller, Mystery, Action, Adventure
Director
Michael Ritchie

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Island
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 2

The Island is a 1980 American action adventure-horror film directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Michael Caine and David Warner. The film was based on a 1979 novel of the same name by Peter Benchley who also wrote the screenplay. It is about a savage group of pirates, made up of outcasts, thieves, and murderers, who are hidden from the outside world by an uncharted Caribbean island, and who have raided boats to sustain themselves since the 17th century.

Production

Richard Zanuck and David Brown paid Peter Benchley $2.15 million for film rights to the novel The Island and a first draft screenplay, as well as a guarantee of 10 percent of the gross, five percent of the soundtrack sales, and approval of the crew and locations, which at the time was the largest amount ever paid for film rights to any book. Benchley later claimed that he could have been able to retire if the film was more successful.

Australian Angela Punch McGregor was cast after Michael Ritchie saw her in Newsfront.

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