Shipwrecked (1990)

★ 6.7 1h 32m IMDb

Adventure Family

A young Norwegian boy in 1850s England goes to work as a cabin boy and discovers some of his shipmates are actually pirates.

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Stian Smestad as Haakon Haakonsen Age 50 · Nesodden, Norway Stian Smestad began his film career as a teenage actor in a Disney film. He then studied film in London, where he lived for several years and gained valuable experience in the film industry. His films...

Gabriel Byrne as Lt. John Merrick Age 75 · Dublin, Ireland Gabriel James Byrne (born 12 May 1950) is an Irish actor. He has received a Golden Globe Award and nominations for a Grammy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards. Byrne was awarded the ...

Bjørn Sundquist as Mr. Håkonsen Age 77 · Hammerfest, Norway Bjørn Richard Sundquist is a Norwegian actor..

Joachim Rafaelsen as Ole

Trond Peter Stamsø Munch as Jens Age 65 · Tromsø, Norway

Director Nils Gaup

Cast Stian Smestad, Gabriel Byrne, Louisa Milwood-Haigh, Bjørn Sundquist, Joachim Rafaelsen, William Ilkley, Trond Peter Stamsø Munch, Eva von Hanno, Kjell Stormoen, Karl Sundby

r96sk 7/10 Sep 21, 2020

Feels repetitive due to previous Disney films, but I still felt satisfied with 'Shipwrecked'.

Nothing is particularly memorable about it, admittedly. The cast aren't all that, while the cinematography and editing isn't amazing. The dialogue is basic, as is the premise - which feels as if it has taken different parts from the studio's other work.

Those include 'Treasure Island', 'Kidnapped', 'In Search of the Castaways' and 'Swiss Family Robinson'. The source material by Oluf Falck-Ytter is apparently inspired by some of the same things as those are, so I guess it's no surprise. Either way, I'm not convinced Disney needed to tackle this area once again.

I will say, by the conclusion, I did feel content enough with the film; helped by the short run time, no doubt. Straightforward and a little plain, but narrowly enjoyable.

CinemaSerf 6/10 Aug 26, 2023

Stian Smestad ("Haakon") is engaging in this hybrid of "Treasure Island" and "Robinson Crusoe" seafaring adventure. Faced with the foreclosure of his Norwegian farm, he agrees to sign on as the ship's boy for two years. After a brief stop in England - where they pick up Royal Navy sailor "Lt. Merrick" (Gabriel Byrne) they set sail again and shortly into their new voyage, the old captain dies and "Merrick" assumes command in the style of Capt. Bligh. Their ship is wrecked in a violent storm and our young castaway has to fend for himself on a deserted island. He is quite an adaptable and versatile wee lad, and soon has things shipshape and Bristol fashion; he discovers a horde of treasure and even befriends a bear. On exploring his island, he discovers two of his friends with some local tribesman and they soon also encounter Byrne, but this time he shows his true colours as a treasure seeking pirate. The rest of this is fairly procedural, but with lots of traps and chases through the jungle before a pretty obvious conclusion. It is quite good fun, though Byrne would not have been my first choice - he doesn't really have much charm or menace as the baddie.