During the 17th century, shipwrecked English seaman Robinson Crusoe, after years of solitude, spots natives on his deserted Pacific island and befriends one who he names Friday.During the 17th century, shipwrecked English seaman Robinson Crusoe, after years of solitude, spots natives on his deserted Pacific island and befriends one who he names Friday.During the 17th century, shipwrecked English seaman Robinson Crusoe, after years of solitude, spots natives on his deserted Pacific island and befriends one who he names Friday.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe music for the logo for DreamWorks SKG studios is "adapted" from Carl Davis's score for the film.
- GoofsObvious tracks in the sand from the camera dolly in the opening scenes.
- Quotes
Robinson Crusoe: When we first met you were nothing but a savage, but I have educated you.
Friday: When I first met you, you were a killer possessed by demons and I taught you how to sing and dance. Not very well, but I taught you that much at least. And your head was full of nothing but your own power, your own guilt, and the fear of a cruel god. But perhaps I was a very bad teacher, because your head is still full of thoughts of power and guilt and fear.
- ConnectionsVersion of Robinson Crusoe (1902)
Man Friday is a reasonably engrossing story of how Crusoe, shipwrecked for years on a barren desert island, befriends a savage and names him "Friday". As time goes by, Crusoe attempts to change Friday into a good, decent Christian, but is shown to be more irrational and ignorant than the supposed savage. In the end, Friday proves himself to have a far more wise, perceptive and knowledgable personality than Crusoe.
The film is hindered by a few mis-judgements. There was no need for the handful of songs that have somehow made it into the script. If those misplaced bouts of singing were removed, the end product would doubtless have been better. Also, the pacing is a bit erratic, and much time seems to be meaninglessly wasted over the course of the 115 minute duration. The point could've been made efficiently in 90 minutes, and audiences might have felt the moral of the story more sharply. However, all in all, this is a worthy film, well acted and thought-provoking throughout, and significant for its recognition that the source material needed to be revised.
- barnabyrudge
- Jul 6, 2003
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1