In this scene richard begins to look at emmeline in a new way. Atkins was an overnight star with the film's release, which was a box office success, making almost us $60 million Two very small children, a boy and a girl, are shipwrecked on a lush tropical island
Photos: Christopher Atkins after 'The Blue Lagoon'
They are cared for by fellow castaway leo mckern
When he dies, the kids, played with a minimum of clothing by brooke shields and christopher atkins, have no one but each other
With brooke shields, christopher atkins, leo mckern, william daniels During the victorian period, two preteen cousins are shipwrecked on a tropical island in the south pacific and enjoy a simple life together until puberty complicates matters. There was certainly no shortage of nudity in the 1980 cult classic blue lagoon — and more than 40 years after its release, stars brooke shields and christopher atkins have reunited to exchange. Anyhow, guile is the order of the day
Here, alone in this natural paradise, are brooke shields, christopher atkins, and a double to do miss shields's nude scenes. Brooke shields on filming nude scenes in 'blue lagoon' 'it wouldn't be allowed' today Shields did many of her topless scenes with her hair glued to her breasts
Atkins was 18 when the movie was filmed, and he performed his own nude scenes (which included brief frontal nudity).
The blue lagoon director, randal kleiser, really, really, really wanted brooke shields and christopher atkins to like each other
