

In the South Pacific island of Makatea, career-driven magazine editor Robin Monroe is on a week-long vacation getaway with her boyfriend, Frank Martin. An emergency work assignment in neighboring Tahiti requires Robin to hire the cantankerous pilot Quinn Harris who had flown them to Makatea on a small transport plane. While flying, a powerful storm forces Quinn to make an emergency landing on a nearby deserted island. The dissimilar pair avoid each other at first, until they're forced to team up to escape from the island -- and some pirates who want their heads.
Acting
Harrison Ford's grumpy pilot peak—he's genuinely funny.
Practical Effects
Real plane stunts and island locations, zero green screen.

Director
Ivan Reitman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Harrison Ford did his own flying stunts—he's a licensed pilot in real life and insisted on authenticity.
This was Anne Heche's first major studio lead right before her public relationship with Ellen DeGeneres made headlines, adding unintended meta-tension to her 'straight' romantic lead.
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