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The horny, expository melodrama makes for an awkward watch that becomes more interesting when considering the context of its star. Shields had the dubious achievement of winning the very first Razzie Award for Worst Actress for her role. In the '70s, of course, Shields was famous for being so beautiful and so young. When it comes to the depiction of burgeoning sexuality, "The Blue Lagoon" wants to have it both ways. They learn it the hard way, obviously. By couching sexuality in primitive purity, "The Blue Lagoon" gets away with perversion that would likely be even more controversial today.

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The movie remains one of the most controversial releases of the Twentieth Century. Brooke Shields was only years-old when she starred in the most famous adaptation of Henry de Vere Stacpoole's novel.

Sign In. Edit The Blue Lagoon Showing all 38 items. After seeing the movie, John Gibbons, a herpetologist reptile scientist at the University of the South Pacific, realized that the iguanas that appeared in the film were a distinct species that had never been seen or documented by scientists before.

The film stars Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins. 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 and physical changes arise as they reach puberty and fall in love. The film contained substantial sexual content. The film was panned by the critics, who disparaged its screenplay, execution, and Shields's performance; however, Almendros's cinematography received praise.