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The 90s called — it wants its horny island chaos back.
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Bare Essentials (1991)

cheesy escapismbeach fever dreamretro rom-com chaos

Overview

ComedyTV Movie

A couple leaves for a vacation on a tropical island and finds happiness and love... just not with each-other.

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Content warning
woman director
marital dissatisfactioncolonial tourism fantasyself-discovery through bad decisions

Standout Aspects

Production

That tropical location budget went HARD for a TV movie.

Costume

Island chic that screams '1991 mall fashion show.'

Best for:Background: Fold laundry to this. You won't miss much.·Rewatch: Ironically — with drinks and friends who roast mercilessly.
Heads up:Sexual Content: 90s TV-movie horniness: implied, awkward, somehow worse than explicit.
Martha Coolidge

Director

Martha Coolidge

ReleasedJan 8, 1991
Runtime1h 34m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitylow
Tonelight
Feellight
CBS

Top Cast

Gregory Harrison

Gregory Harrison

William 'Bill' Buzell owner of Luhana

Mark Linn-Baker

Mark Linn-Baker

Gordon

Lisa Hartman

Lisa Hartman

Sydney Wayne

Charlotte Lewis

Charlotte Lewis

Tarita the Native Girl

Manu Tupou

Manu Tupou

Emile / Rental Boats

Largo Woodruff

Largo Woodruff

Lois Rice

Win De Lugo

Win De Lugo

Miles Wilson (as Winston De Lugo)

Ed Amatrudo

Ed Amatrudo

Cal Minton

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Martha Coolidge directed this between Rambling Rose and Lost in Yonkers — a true 'paying the bills' moment.

Cultural

This is peak 'white people find themselves on brown people's islands' cinema, complete with magical Native girl who exists to facilitate their growth.

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