Six Days Seven Nights
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| Directed by | Ivan Reitman |
| Produced by | Ivan Reitman Roger Birnbaum |
| Written by | Michael Browning |
| Starring | Harrison Ford Anne Heche David Schwimmer Jacqueline Obradors |
| Music by | Randy Edelman Taj Mahal |
| Cinematography | Michael Chapman |
| Editing by | Wendy Greene Bricmont Sheldon Kahn |
| Studio | Caravan Pictures Northern Lights Entertainment Roger Birnbaum Productions |
| Distributed by | Touchstone Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 12, 1998 |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States of America |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $70,000,000 (estimated) |
| Box office | $164,839,294 |
Six Days Seven Nights is a 1998 adventure film. The screenplay was written by Michael Browning. The movie, filmed on location in Kauai, is directed by Ivan Reitman. It stars Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer, Jacqueline Obradors, and Temuera Morrison. It was released on June 12, 1998.
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[edit] Plot
Robin Monroe (Anne Heche), a New York journalist working for Dazzle, a fashion magazine, is invited by her boyfriend Frank (David Schwimmer) to spend a week holiday with him on the island paradise of Makatea in the South Pacific. For the final leg of their journey, the couple fly to Makatea in a small dilapidated aircraft (DHC-2 Beaver) piloted by middle-aged American Quinn Harris (Harrison Ford) and accompanied by his girlfriend and Co-pilot, Angelica (Jacqueline Obradors).
On the first night on the island, Quinn makes a move on Robin but she rejects as soon as Frank appears. Later that night, Frank proposes to her and she happily accepts resulting in their engagement.
The next morning Robin, a workaholic, is called away to Tahiti by her boss, to supervise a fashion event. She hires Quinn to fly her there, but an unexpected thunderstorm forces him to crash-land them on a deserted island. Robin is completely distraught by the fact that they are the only ones on the island with no communication, no food and no shelter and may be like this for a long time. They try many times to flee the island, but are unsuccessful in doing so. Angelica and Frank try to find them with help from an air-sea rescue team, but are unable to do so. Fighting for survival on the island, Quinn and Robin inadvertently become witnesses to modern-day piracy. The pirates discover this and chase Quinn and Robin.
Meanwhile, Angelica and Frank are forging their own relationship. One night, thinking that Robin is dead and he will never see her again, Frank gets drunk and sleeps with Angelica.
The vast majority of the film deals with the adventures (often comic in nature) of Quinn and Robin as they try to evade the pirates and survive in the island's jungle wilderness. In the process, Quinn and Robin fall in love, despite their initial dislike towards one another.
After escaping from the pirate's many times, Robin and Quinn are finally discovered. After a narrow escape, Quinn and Robin eventually succeed in getting their plane airworthy again and they fly back to Makatea, just when their funerals are being held. Frank is very happy to see Robin alive but is disgusted at himself for sleeping with Angelica and not being able to tell Robin about it. After their arrival, Robin goes to the hospital where Quinn is recovering and tells him about her feelings but he rejects her saying that due to their professional and personal lives, they can't be together. Robin then decides to go back to New York with Frank but is unable to do so at the Airport. Frank finally tells her about sleeping with Angelica and even she tells him about her feelings for Quinn. They decide they aren't in love and she gives him her ring back.
Meanwhile, Quinn reaches the airport but is not able to stop the plane. On not being able to stop Robin he finally realizes he loves her. Just then, he stops Robin getting out of a flight and telling the crew that she just couldn't take the flight. He walks up to her and finally reciprocates her feelings for him. The movie ends with Quinn and Robin embracing and kissing each other.
[edit] Cast
- Harrison Ford - Quinn Harris
- Anne Heche - Robin Monroe
- David Schwimmer - Frank Martin
- Jacqueline Obradors - Angelica
- Temuera Morrison - Jager
- Allison Janney - Marjorie, Robin's Boss
- Douglas Weston - Philippe Sinclair, Resort Manager
- Cliff Curtis - Kip
- Danny Trejo - Pierce
- Ben Bodé - Tom Marlowe, Helicopter Pilot
- Derek Basco - Ricky, Helicopter Crewman
- Amy Sedaris - Robin's Secretary
[edit] Production
Outside the obvious studio shots, the films external scenes were shot mainly in and around Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands. The high altitude scenes and jump scene were all filmed in the Nā Pali Coast State Park. The building that served as the airport terminal is still sitting in a field in Aliomanu Estates.
The aerial scene where the couple are first arriving at the resort island, and the camera is looking down at it as they fly over some overwater bungalows, was actually a shot of the Sofitel Resort on Huahine, French Polynesia.
[edit] Reception
[edit] Critical response
The film received generally mixed reviews. Currently, the film received only 38% positive reviews in Rotten Tomatoes[1] and received an average rating on Metacritic, which gives it a score of 51 out of 100.[2] Yahoo! Movies users give the film a C+.[3]
[edit] Box office
The film's revenue narrowly exceeded its 70 million dollar budget in the United States having generated $74,329,966, however thanks to strong international sales totaling $90,509,328, Six Days Seven Nights ended its theatrical run with a worldwide total of $164,839,294.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Six Days Seven Nights at the Internet Movie Database
- Six Days Seven Nights at AllRovi
- Six Days Seven Nights at the TCM Movie Database
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