For over fifty years, Hollywood has been obsessed with Fiji, its islands and
its people. Many blockbuster movies and popular TV shows have been shot in Fiji
including Blue Lagoon Cruises’ namesake.
Blue Lagoon Cruises has been an essential part of many of these productions
providing accommodation and transportation for the cast and crew, location
scouting throughout its familiar Fiji islands and providing the quintessential
pristine deserted island. You may be interested to know that it is in fact the
privately owned Blue Lagoon Cruises island of Nanuya Lai Lai which is a feature
of all Blue Lagoon itineraries.
Here are details of some productions that will be familiar to you.
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| 1948 |
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Original Blue Lagoon movie starring Jean Simmons and Lloyd Bridges Shot
throughout Fiji islands.
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| 1979 |
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Remake of Blue Lagoon movie starring Brooke Shields and Chris Atkins shot
throughout Fiji islands and a Blue Lagoon vessel was chartered to ferry the
production crew around and act as location scouts.
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| 1995-6 |
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Remake of Swiss Family Robinson as a TV series starring Richard ("John boy" in
the Waltons) shot on Blue Lagoon’s private island, Nanuya Lai Lai.
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| 1996 |
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Original movie Contact starring Jodie Foster shot in Yasawa island group and
production company hired Blue Lagoon vessel to ferry them around and act as
location scouts.
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| 1998 |
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Original movie The Truman Show starring Jim Carrey where lead character has an
obsession with Fiji
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| 1999 |
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MOVIE: CASTAWAY - BOX OFFICE HIT FILMED IN YASAWA ISLANDS The box office hit,
Castaway, starring Tom Hanks was filmed in the very waters Blue Lagoon Cruises
operates in. In fact the film crew & stars used 3 of Blue Lagoons ships at
different times over a two-year period, often utilizing the food & beverages of
our luxury vessels.
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