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Tommy Lee Jones, Michael O'Keefe, Max Phipps, Jenny Seagrove, Grant Tilly ... see more see more... , Peter Rowley , Bill Johnson , Kate Harcourt , Reg Ruka , Roy Billing , Bruce Allpress , David Letch , Peter Vere-Jones , Mark Hadlow , Robert Bruce , Philip Gordon , Peter Bell , Peter Diamond , Timothy Lee , Karl Bradley , Norman Fairley

After wiping out half a village of native South Pacific tribesmen, Captain Bully Hayes (Tommy Lee Jones) is eventually captured, put in prison, and the rest of this swashbuckling action film is told i... read more read more...n a series of flashbacks as he remembers the recent past. The lead-in scene may be off-putting, but its larger context is soon revealed. Hayes had just left a young couple, Nate (Michael O'Keefe) and Sophie (Jennie Seagrove) on an island so they could set up housekeeping and follow in the missionary footsteps of an uncle, when the villain Ben Pease (Max Phipps) shows up, kidnaps Sophie and leaves her husband for dead. Pease runs into a German naval officer who feels it would be advantageous to join up with him -- so when Captain Hayes saves Nate and, the two go looking for Sophie, their enemies are formidable villains indeed. Laced with humor and acting in the grand pirate-movie tradition, Nate and Hayes has enough adventure and style to stay entertaining for its 100-minute running time. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Ferdinand Fairfax

Release Date: November 18, 1983

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DVD Release Date: June 20, 2006

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  • matertenebraum
    August 8, 2009
    matertenebraum
    Made before Tommy Lee Jones became a big star it was quite obviously the inspiration for Pirates of the Caribbean. It was released in the UK under the title SAVAGE ISLANDS but in some places it was called NATE & HAYES. However, shame on Paramount for not exploiting it better. I k... read morenow they had a lot riding on the not dissimilar Indiana Jones films but this is a cracking adventure and deserves better treatment (and why oh why has it not been seen on UK television for about 15 years?).
  • ileo
    January 3, 2008
    ileo
    A movie from my past. A favorite.
  • jusstpete
    May 13, 2012
    jusstpete
    Made before Tommy Lee Jones became a big star it was quite obviously the inspiration for Pirates of the Caribbean. It was released in the UK under the title SAVAGE ISLANDS but in some places it was called NATE & HAYES. However, shame on Paramount for not exploiting it better.

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Vincent Canby
June 24, 2006
Vincent Canby, New York Times

Tries unsuccessfully to be that buoyant, rollicking pirate movie we all remember having seen in our youth and which they don't make anymore. Full Review

Tim Brayton
September 19, 2011
Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy

A mess, and more to be studied as the sort of thing to avoid than respected as a forgotten gem that needs a new audience. But boy is it ever hard to turn away. Full Review

David Nusair
July 15, 2006
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

Old fashioned but far from compelling... Full Review

Scott Weinberg
June 2, 2006
Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com

The movie shoots for light-hearted adventure but sinks like a lead anchor. Full Review

Dave Kehr
June 24, 2006
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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Roger Ebert
June 24, 2006
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Derek Adams
June 24, 2006
Derek Adams, Time Out

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