Lord of the Flies (1990)

Director:

Harry Hook

Writers (WGA):

William Golding (novel)
Sara Schiff (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 March 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

No parents. No teachers. No rules... No mercy.

Plot:

Stranded on an island, a group of schoolboys degenerate into savagery.

Plot Keywords:

Stabbed In The Back | Glow Stick | Child Nudity | Slow Motion | Plane Crash

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Balthazar Getty	...	Ralph
Chris Furrh	...	Jack Merridew
Danuel Pipoly	...	Piggy
James Badge Dale	...	Simon (as Badgett Dale)
Andrew Taft	...	Sam, Twin #1
Edward Taft	...	Eric, Twin #2
Gary Rule	...	Roger
Terry Wells	...	Andy
Braden MacDonald	...	Larry
Angus Burgin	...	Greg
Martin Zentz	...	Sheraton
Brian Jacobs	...	Peter
Vincent Amabile	...	Patterson
David Weinstein	...	Mikey
Chuck Bell	...	Steve

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

South Korea:12 | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | Finland:K-15 | Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Canada:A (Nova Scotia)

Filming Locations:

Hamakua Coast, Hawaii, USA

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

Chris Furrh was in another movie this same year about a group of kids stranded alone on an island: Exile (1990) (TV).

Goofs:

Plot holes: Whatever happened to the large raft after they landed on the island?

Quotes:

Ralph: Whoever holds the conch gets to speak.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Seinfeld: The Handicap Spot (#4.20)" (1993)

very good film

I read William Golding's novel Lord of the flies few years ago and I really loved it, still it's one of my most favorite books. Few weeks ago I saw the film version from 1963 and I liked it much too. A week after that I saw the 1990 version and from the start I didn't like it and I was really disappointed - there were too much differences between this film version and the novel, it seemed to me too vulgar and too brutal... But when I saw it for the second time I really started to like it. The actors are really very good and the film itself is really very quality. In my opinion it's very underrated film and I think it's not fair when everyone says "it's crap" just because it's different than a book. Forrest Gump as the film and as the book are also pretty different and nobody says it's crap. I think it's worth to see it and definitely it's not a waste of time. I recommend it for everyone - for people who read Sir Golding's novel as well as for the ones who didn't.