The Island (1980)
- Directed by
- Michael Ritchie
- Genre
- horror film, thriller film, pirate film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 102 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A journalist and his son stumble upon a hidden Caribbean island where a group of savage pirates has been living for centuries. These pirates have survived by raiding passing boats and the journalist must find a way to escape with his son.
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What happens
The Island is a 1980 American action adventure-thriller film directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Michael Caine and David Warner. The film was based on a 1979 novel of the same name by Peter Benchley who also wrote the screenplay. It is about a savage group of pirates, made up of outcasts, thieves, and murderers, who are hidden from the outside world by an uncharted Caribbean island, and who have raided boats to sustain themselves since the 17th century. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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