Castaway

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Audience Member not a great film but not a bad film either. hard to characterize it, its not a comedy, its not a thriller or a crime story, more a feel good movie. Oliver Reed was very much like himself, a bit over bearing at times and a lazy lay about most of the time. Amanda Donohoe, who at the time was quite new to the movie scene, played a woman who answered an ad to spend a year on a deserted island with Reeds character and surprisingly was aloud to spend most of her acting role in her birthday suit, although from my personal point of view her visual effect kept me interested. Reeds last film and his acting was certainly up to the mark, he was never a "super star" but always gave a credible performance. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/15/25 Full Review Christopher B Enjoyed the film. Nice setting, a little dull at times storywise but the overall tone of the film is good in my opinion Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/10/24 Full Review Jim P This is a great desert island story packed with powerful imagery. The books are worth reading too Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/26/23 Full Review Shioka O Odd tale but the setting is beautiful. Interestingly it's not emotionally moving, because its highly observative on their change. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Lucy Irvine wrote the book Castaway all about the year that she spent living with writer Gerald Kingsland on the isolated island of Tuin, between New Guinea and Australia. Director Nicolas Roeg made this adaption, working from a script by Allan Scott. Irvine is played by Amanda Donahue, while Kingsland is Oliver Reed. Donahue said of this film, "Well, naked on a desert island with Oliver Reed – it was a tabloid fantasy, wasn't it? He was an alcoholic and his behavior was erratic, but he was always a courteous and good actor." Yeah, Reed lost weight to be in this movie by using the vodka diet. Kate Bush was the initial choice to play Irvine but didn't want to be nude for the entire film. Instead, she sent her song "Be Kind to My Mistakes." Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review charlie l A strange and altogether useless moviegoing experience. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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