Crash landing in paradise
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Crash landing in paradise |
| Original title | The Last Flight of Noah's Ark |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1980 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Charles Jarrott |
| script |
George Arthur Bloom , Steven W. Carabatsos |
| production | Ron Miller |
| music |
Richard Bowden , Maurice Jarre |
| camera | Charles F. Wheeler |
| cut | Gordon D. Brenner |
| occupation | |
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Crash Landing in Paradise is an American adventure comedy directed by Charles Jarrott from 1980. It was filmed in California's Mojave Desert and Hawaii . The plot is based on the novel The Gremlin's Castle by Ernest K. Gann .
action
The break pilot Noah is harassed by his creditors. He absolutely needs a lucrative job in order to be able to settle their claims. At first very reluctantly, he finally accepted the assignment - having gotten to the current distress - to transport a young missionary with her private zoo. She wants to help the inhabitants of a South Sea island to set up an agriculture. The machine they use is an old US bomber from WWII that has been converted for transportation. Two children (Julie and Bobby) also sneak into the plane.
A portable radio unintentionally affects the compass and you can go a long way off course. A correction is no longer possible due to the remaining amount of fuel. So the pilot is looking for an island to make an emergency landing there. He succeeds too. Nobody is injured in the crash landing on the bank. Those who landed in an emergency settle in on the island. After a while, the four of them meet two Japanese soldiers who do not know that the Second World War was long over. First you face each other with hostility. The missionary finally succeeds in convincing the Japanese that the USA and Japan are no longer at war. Opponents now become good friends.
Everyone thinks about how to get away from the island. The Japanese finally have an idea. In sweaty work you convert the airplane into a large seaworthy raft. With this Noah's Ark you set out to sea. The drake belonging to the animal menagerie is sent on the journey with a message. You have a lot of adventures to endure. On the high seas, the crew is attacked by a shark and the raft is damaged in a storm. The supplies are gradually running out. The situation seems hopeless when they are discovered by a Hawaii Coast Guard ship. The duck had brought the call for help to its destination. Pilot Noah Dugan and missionary Bernadette Lafleur have fallen in love and are finally getting married.
Reviews
- “The comedy filmed on the beach in Waikiki affords the usual Disney sentimentalities from people's families, but keeps its messages in an entertaining framework.” (Rating: 2 stars = average) - Adolf Heinzlmeier , Berndt Schulz
- “Harmless, moderately funny Disney film with badly chargeable actors.” - Lexicon of international films
- “Typical stirring piece from the Disney production, sometimes impressive.” (Rating: 2½ stars = good) - Movies on TV
Web links
- The Last Flight of Noah's Ark in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Last Flight of Noah's Ark at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Adolf Heinzlmeier, Berndt Schulz: Lexicon "Films on TV". (Extended new edition). Rasch and Röhring, Hamburg 1990, ISBN 3-89136-392-3 , p. 111.
- ^ Lexicon of International Films. (CD-ROM edition), Systhema, Munich 1997.