Versions and Adaptations
The Blue Lagoon was based on Henry De Vere Stacpoole's novel by the same name, which first appeared in 1908. The first film adaptation of the book was the British silent 1923 film of that name. There was another British adaptation in the 1949 version. The 1980 version was closer to the book, and included much more nudity and sex scenes than the 1949 version, though far less nudity and sexual activity than did the book.
The story was eventually continued in the 1991 sequel Return to the Blue Lagoon. This film loosely picks up where The Blue Lagoon left off, except that Richard and Emmeline are found dead in the boat. Their son is rescued. As Paddy's name is unknown to his rescuers, he is renamed Richard after his father.
On December 9, 2011, the cable TV network Lifetime greenlit a "contemporary remake" of the title with the television film Blue Lagoon: The Awakening. It premiered on the channel on June 16, 2012.
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