Blue Lagoon: The Awakening is an American television film

Blue Lagoon: The Awakening is an American television film that premiered on Lifetime on June 16, 2012. Indiana Evans and Brenton Thwaites star in this film, which is a contemporary remake of the 1980 film The Blue Lagoon, and Christopher Atkins, the male lead of the 1980 film version, is also in this film.

Emma and Dean are two high school students on a class trip to Trinidad to build a school for children and explore the island. The two have little in common. During a boat party, Emma falls overboard when the party is interrupted by a police raid, Dean jumps in the water to save her. The pair drifts in a dinghy to a deserted island, and their parents desperately search for them. Wondering if they will ever be rescued, Emma and Dean must rely on each other to survive. At first they're friends, but as time goes on their feelings start to blossom and it evolves into a romantic relationship. After being stuck for over 100 days, they are rescued by a tourist helicopter and taken back. They are met by family, friends, and the media. Emma is thrust back into a more popular position in school while Dean, still somewhat of an outcast, still longs for her. Emma attends the prom, and Dean eventually decides to go as well after a little push by his father. Emma and Dean kiss passionately there and dance.

Cast

Indiana Evans as Emmaline "Emma" Robinson
Brenton Thwaites as Dean McMullen
Denise Richards as Barbara Robinson (Emma's mother)
Patrick St. Esprit as Jack McMullen (Dean's widowed father)
Frank John Hughes as Phil Robinson (Emma's father)
Alix Elizabeth Gitter as Lizzie (one of Emma's friends)
Carrie Wampler as Stacey Robinson (Emma's younger sister)
Hayley Kiyoko as Helen (one of Emma's friends)
Aimee Carrero as Jude (one of Emma's friends)
Annie Tedesco as Ms. Collier (one of the teachers on the trip)
Christopher Atkins as Mr. Christiansen (one of the teachers on the trip)