Harry Hook
directed this second screen adaptation of William Golding's cult novel
about a group of British schoolchildren who revert to savagery when
marooned on a deserted island. The new adaptation replaces British
school children with a group of American military cadets and instead of a
shipwreck, their plane crashes into the sea. The children swim ashore
onto an island and try to fend for themselves, with the only surviving
adult wracked with fever and crazed with pain. As the children get the
feel of the island, the group separates into two different camps: Ralph (
Balthazar Getty)
and his followers prefer to act civilized and want to expand their
efforts toward finding a way off the island; on the other hand, Jack (
Chris Furrh)
and his band revert to painting their faces, carrying spears and
exploiting the island for survival. When the chances for rescue become
less and less likely, the two factions go to war with each other, with
tragic results.
