Six Days Seven Nights

"After this week in paradise, they'll need a vacation!"

1998 1h 42m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 1,684

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In the South Pacific, in Polynesia, on the island of Makatea, Quinn Harris, a taciturn pilot, leads a quiet life, content to earn a living by transporting goods in his De Havilland Beaver. His life is exactly as he wants it to be—until he meets Robin Monroe, a sophisticated and determined woman, the assistant editor of a New York magazine, on vacation for a week with her boyfriend, Frank Martin. An urgent work assignment in Tahiti, the neighboring island, forces Robin to reluctantly hire Quinn to fly her there. But a violent storm forces them to make an emergency landing on a deserted island. This unlikely pair avoids each other at first, until they are forced to team up to escape the island... and evade the pirates who are after them. Danger and temptation are never far away...

“After this week in paradise, they'll need a vacation!”

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Cast

Harrison Ford
Quinn Harris
Anne Heche
Robin Monroe
David Schwimmer
Frank Martin
Jacqueline Obradors
Angelica
Temuera Morrison
Jager
Allison Janney
Marjorie
Cliff Curtis
Kip
Danny Trejo
Pierce

Credits

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Director: Ivan Reitman
Writers: Michael Browning
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $70M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CAST

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214+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ivan Reitman, shot by Michael Chapman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Randy Edelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sheldon Kahn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Harrison Ford and Anne Heche and David Schwimmer carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "After this week in paradise, they'll need a vacation!".

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The take

Ivan Reitman directs. Michael Chapman behind the camera. Randy Edelman scores. Sheldon Kahn cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $70M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3214+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Ivan Reitman, shot by Michael Chapman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Randy Edelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Sheldon Kahn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Harrison Ford and Anne Heche and David Schwimmer carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "After this week in paradise, they'll need a vacation!".
9IMDB entry: tt0120828 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 25 themes, including "new york city", "island", "engagement", "stranded".

The technical file

Cinematography: Michael Chapman
Original score: Randy Edelman
Editing: Sheldon Kahn
Production design: J. Michael Riva
Makeup / hair: Michael Laudati
VFX supervisor: David Goldberg
Stunt coordinator: Doug Coleman
Runtime: 102 min · 1h 42m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $70,000,000
Box office: $164,839,294
Return: 235% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Six Days Seven Nights (1998)

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Wuchak2021-06-28
★ 7/10
Harrison Ford and Anne Heche as castaways on a paradisal island A small-plane pilot (Harrison Ford) is stranded on a remote Pacific island with a New York magazine editor (Anne Heche). Not only do they have to survive and find a way back to civilization, but they encounter other mortal dangers. David Schwimmer plays the woman's fiancé while Jacqueline Obradors is on hand as the dalliance of the pilot. "Six Days Seven Nights" (1998) is a lost-on-a-deserted-island adventure/romance sometimes compared to "The African Queen" (1951) for obvious reasons, but "Six Days" seems more farcical. There's also a little "Flight of the Phoenix" (1965) added to the mix. Harrison is charismatic as the stalwart, but slightly alcoholic loner/pilot while Heche is intelligent and likable. Unfortunately, some of their bickering comes across forced in an eye-rolling way, but the movie makes up for it with a surprisingly potent dramatic scene near the end. Beyond that, the movie is quick-paced comic book fluff that never gets boring, but also never goes deep or realistic enough for my tastes. Nevertheless, I'm a sucker for stranded-on-deserted-island flicks. The contrast between Heche and Obradors' characters is interesting: Robin (Heche) is attractive in an intelligent plain-Jane kind of way while Angelica (Obradors) is alluring in a bodacious cutie manner. The fact that the latter is air-headed and morally dubious removes her from the realm of possibilities, as far as a lifelong soulmate goes. She's babelicious, though, and the movie tastefully shows it. The film is short and sweet at 1 hour, 38 minutes, and was shot at Kaua'i, Hawaii. The locations are spectacular. GRADE: B
RalphRahal2025-01-30
★ 5/10
Six Days, Seven Nights is an easygoing adventure rom-com that benefits from its tropical setting, solid production, and the natural charm of Harrison Ford and Anne Heche. Their chemistry keeps things entertaining, and the film has a breezy, energetic feel that makes it watchable. The cinematography captures the island beautifully, and the music complements the lighthearted tone. It is the kind of movie that is easy to sit through, with enough fun moments to keep it from feeling dull. The biggest drawback is the predictability of the story. The plot follows a formula so closely that there is little room for surprises or creativity. Comedy and serious moments don’t always blend well, making some scenes feel unintentionally awkward. It never fully commits to being an adventure, romance, or comedy, which leaves it feeling a bit weightless. That said, if you go in just looking for a simple, visually appealing adventure with likable leads, it does the job well enough.