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This sequel to the surprise box office hit The Blue Lagoon (1980) mimics its predecessor's romantic adventure formula of a lush tropical locale inhabited by scantily clad, nubile teens discovering the... read more read more...ir sexuality. Spotted adrift in a boat with his deceased parents Richard and Emmeline, a baby boy is rescued by a passing ship. Adopted by the widow Hargrove (Lisa Pelikan), infant Richard is soon at sea again after he, his new mother and her baby daughter Lilli abandon ship in the face of a cholera epidemic. Washing ashore on the same island populated by the first film's heroes, Hargrove protects and raises her young charges until a disease also claims her life. Years pass and both Richard (Brian Krause) and Lilli (Milla Jovovich) become young adults. While Richard discovers his manhood by racing a lagoon shark and spying on the island's dangerous natives, Lilli becomes a woman with her first period. Eventually their raging hormones lead the two into each other's arms. Marriage and a pregnancy follow, but Richard and Lilli's union is threatened by the arrival of a ship carrying a lovely captain's daughter (Nana Coburn) with eyes for the loincloth-clad Richard. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 41 min.

Directed by: William A. Graham

Release Date: January 1, 1991

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DVD Release Date: November 5, 2002

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  • January 11, 2011
    Remember Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins from The Blue Lagoon
    well, sadly, they died at sea. But happily their baby boy was saved. trouble is, the boat that rescues him has the plague so, he is set adrift again, this time in the company of a widow and her daughter. They e... read morend up stranded on the same island, where the widow raises them, dies and they grow up beautifully as Milla Jovovich and Brian Krause. The two teenagers have to fend for themselves and are soon drooling for each other too...
  • December 27, 2010
    A sequel that I remember very little of, other than the fact that Milla Jovovich was in it.
  • August 29, 2009
    This was really quite atrocious. It seemed to start off okay for a bad follow on to a movie that was probably ill advised to start with. But the minute the kids grew up and became Milla Jovovich and Brian Krause, it was all over. (Admittedly Brian Krause is not that bad, and ma... read morey even be a slight improvement on the original star, but that's not saying a whole lot).
    The story totally lost the suspense the original had about who was on the other side of the island, the story is jumbled and unconvincing and don't even get me started on the "bad guys" who may or may not have been intended to be Australian. (As the film was shot here and i could clearly hear the accents, though they were trying not to sound it... I think) Big mess of a film. Milla can't act at all. If you really have to, watch the original instead.
  • March 19, 2007
    One of the least welcome sequels ever about the son of the original castaways gets cast away himself on yet another tropical island with a pretty girl and her mother.
  • February 12, 2007
    Pretty much the same as the first one. A little better though.
  • May 23, 2008
    I love the soundtrack. Basil Poledouris is amazing.
  • July 10, 2009
    I really enjoyed the original with Brooke Shields and yes it is on my movies that are very hard to find list, however deemed this sequel just ok. Somethings they should just leave as they are.
  • December 10, 2007
    A personal favorite.
  • April 9, 2010
    Well, it?s no worse than the original, of course that?s not saying much. The acting in this one, as in the first is poor, although Lisa Pelikan is good, and Milla Jovovich is at least halfway decent. Brian Krause however is awful, as is most everyone else. It's more of a remake r... read moreeally than a sequel, although it does tie into the original story. There is no denying the location filming in Fiji is breathtaking, and the cinematography is quite good. Other than that, it doesn't have much to offer.
  • March 6, 2010
    A great follow up to the first movie. The circumstances that bring the two together in the beginning is a little contrived, but the story is sweet and wonderful. I am sure that everyone at one time wanted to live on a deserted island.

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Variety Staff
March 26, 2009
Variety Staff, Variety

Return to the Blue Lagoon is a pointless spinoff of the 1980 hit, which was itself a remake of a 1949 British pic. Full Review

Caryn James
May 20, 2003
Caryn James, New York Times

The Fijian background looks pretty, but there's no escaping the fact that the tropical flowers and trees seem smarter and more appealing than the people. Full Review

Hal Hinson
January 1, 2000
Hal Hinson, Washington Post

Up until now, I thought it was pretty near impossible to feel nostalgia for The Blue Lagoon. But darned if life isn't full of surprises. Full Review

Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The sincere idiocy of this film really has to be seen to be appreciated -- not that I think there is any need for you to see, or appreciate, it. Full Review

Brian Orndorf
August 2, 2011
Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com

At 15 years of age, I wanted to live inside this screen world of freedom and loinclothed abandon. Today, I wanted these kids to fall on some coral. Full Review

August 3, 2009
Total Film

Even the soft porn is a total yawn. Full Review

July 31, 2009
TV Guide's Movie Guide

A movie whose best features are its lush tropical vistas has evident limitations. Full Review

February 9, 2006
Time Out

Like a sex education film made by semi-liberated nuns, the movie keeps its sticky truths hidden beneath a veneer of leering cleanliness. Full Review

Alex Sandell
November 4, 2003
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

Not even teen lust can justify watching this film.

Chris Hicks
January 1, 2000
Chris Hicks, Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Just say no. Full Review

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