- Actors: Pierce Brosnan, William Takaku, Polly Walker, Ian Hart, James Frain
- Directors: George Miller, Rod Hardy
- Writers: Christopher Canaan, Christopher Lofton, Daniel Defoe, Tracy Keenan Wynn
- Producers: Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein
- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
- Language: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Buena Vista
- Release Date: Jan 25 2005
- Run Time: 105 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005U8QM
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#32,690 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #26 in DVD > Action & Adventure > Action Stars > Pierce Brosnan
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Pierce Brosnan stars in a new movie version of the classic adventure tale Robinson Crusoe. After killing a friend in a duel, Crusoe flees his native Scotland and takes to the high seas. A storm casts him ashore on an island in the Indian Ocean, where he builds himself a home out of bamboo and goes a little crazy from solitude--until he finds a footprint in the sand that isn't his. The relationship between Crusoe and Friday, a native from a neighboring island, gets a more contemporary (less colonial) interpretation than in the original story; the result is quite enjoyable. Brosnan is particularly good at depicting Crusoe's borderline madness from isolation, and William Takaku gives Friday both dignity and intelligence. The cinematography of the island is gorgeous. --Bret Fetzer
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Disappointed
Jun 9 2002
Format:DVD
An overall poor performance that is easily outshadowed by Aidan Quinn's performance in the same role of the same title which was released in 1988. The 1988 release was not only a superior performance for Quinn, but was also better directed with an incredibly emotional and haunting score. It's surprising that not many people know of this earlier release. Sadly, there seems to be no available soundtrack to the 1988 release of Crusoe. If anyone knows of one, please let me know!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A Strong Survival Movie
Jun 8 2003
Format:DVD
I don't know how the plot of this film compares with the book - I read it so long ago that I remember only Crusoe, Friday, and the bad guys from the other island, all of whom are here. What I can say is that this is an elegantly filmed, well-acted survival story. It grabs you right at the beginning and holds its intensity right through to the end. Pierce Brosnan is excellent as Robinson Crusoe. (I like him best in films where he has a chance to do more than look pretty such as "Taffin," "The Heist," "The Tailor of Panama," and "Evelyn," along with this one.) And William Takaku makes a believable Friday. In this version, Crusoe goes through hell, but comes home to a happy ending.
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waste of time
I'm still trying to figure out how they got away with calling this movie "robinson crusoe". It has few similarities to the book. Read more
Published on July 13 2004 by "mainj77"
Defoe would spin in his grave
This film, although sporting many elaborate Hollywood props full of explosions and tribal wars, has taken a potentially exciting and meaningful screenplay and altered many key... Read more
Published on July 12 2003 by Dan
Once was enough
The movie, "Robinson Crusoe" seems to be centered wholly on the notion that human race is not fit to be alive at all. It throws prejudices in ones face, without dealing with them. Read more
Published on Oct 24 2002
True or False?
Everyone is pretty much familiar with the classic tale spun by Daniel Defoe.... (Or, if not, they should be. Read more
Published on Oct 24 2002
Poor Adaption of a Timeless Classic
I am not of the opinion that story lines or characters in classic books need be kept intact when converting a book to film; however, if a script writer wants to completely revamp a... Read more
Published on Sep 21 2002 by Tom
This movie was a waste of time
First of all, for all the movie critics out there, this had barely any real correlation to the book it was based on. Read more
Published on May 16 2002 by atlgurl
ABSOLUTELY HERENDOUS
I watched the first five minutes of it and cried. Iam telling you now if your a Damian Lewis fan Do Not watch this film. He has like 6 short lines then dies. Read more
Published on April 4 2002 by Nicole Benish
Great! Really Liked it.
What can I say? I liked this movie. This is the story of Robinson Crusoe, a shipwrecked Scottish noble. Read more
Published on Mar 8 2002 by Serene
Robinson Crusoe
Much better than Castaway. Is about friendship, love and survival insticts.
Published on Mar 1 2002 by Ricardo Mendoza
A beautiful change from the previous Colonialistic attitude
I was anxious to see this DVD, and am glad that it came out. A fun side note, though I am an Anglo-American, I grew up in a village in Papua New Guinea, the country where some of... Read more
Published on Feb 16 2002 by Gweni
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