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The Beach

Year:
Duration:
119 min
Genres:
Adventure | Drama | Romance | Thriller
IMDB rate:
6.6
Director:
Danny Boyle
Awards:
7 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2000-02-11
Filming Locations: Bangkok, Thailand
Earnings
Budget: $50,000,000
Opening Weekend: $15,277,921 (USA) (13 February 2000)
Gross: $39,778,599 (USA) (7 May 2000)
Cast
Actor
Character
Leonardo DiCaprio
Richard
Daniel York
Hustler
Patcharawan Patarakijjanon
Hotel Receptionist
Virginie Ledoyen
Françoise
Guillaume Canet
Étienne
Robert Carlyle
Daffy
Somboon Phutaroth
Cleaning Woman
Weeratham 'Norman' Wichairaksakui
Detective
Jak Boon
Travel Agent
Peter Youngblood Hills
Zeph
Jerry Swindall
Sammy
Krongthong Thampradith
Woman with Key
Apichart Chusakul
Senior Farmer (as Abhijati 'Muek' Jusakul)
Sanya 'Gai' Cheunjit
Farmer
Kaneung 'Nueng' Kenia
Farmer
Somchai Santitharangkun
Farmer
Seng Kawee
Farmer (as Kawee 'Seng' Sirikanerat)
Somkuan 'Kuan' Siroon
Farmer
Paterson Joseph
Keaty
Zelda Tinska
Sonja
Daniel Caltagirone
Unhygenix
Peter Gevisser
Gregorio
Lars Arentz-Hansen
Bugs (as Lars Arentz Hansen)
Tilda Swinton
Sal
Lidija Zovkic
Mirjana
Samuel Gough
Guitarman
Staffan Kihlbom
Christo
Jukka Hiltunen
Karl
Magnus Lindgren
Sten
Myriam Acharki
Beach Community Member
Andrew Carmichael
Beach Community Member
Josh Cole
Beach Community Member
Hélène de Fougerolles
Beach Community Member
Bindu De Stoppani
Beach Community Member
Stacy Hart
Beach Community Member
Nina Jacques
Beach Community Member
Sheridan Jones
Beach Community Member (as Sheriden Jones)
Gunilla Karlson
Beach Community Member
Sian Martin
Beach Community Member
Isabella Seibert
Beach Community Member
Elizabeth Thomas
Beach Community Member
Michael Thorpe
Beach Community Member
Timothy Webster
Beach Community Member
Ramon Woolfe
Beach Community Member
Saskia Mulder
Hilda
Simone Huber
Eva
Raweeporn 'Non' Srimonju
Sumet
Did you know?
Trivia
Ewan McGregor was Danny Boyle's first choice to play the part of Richard. The studio wanted Leonardo DiCaprio and cast him before Boyle could intervene. While McGregor blames the studio, he has reportedly not spoken to Boyle since.
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During filming, a boat accident endangered the life of several crew members, including director Danny Boyle and Leonardo DiCaprio. Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt.
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The phrase "Sutra cu putovati mnogo milja biciklom" uttered by Sonja (played by Serbian actress Zelda Tinska) in the movie, is Serbo-Croat for "Tomorrow I will travel many miles on a bicycle."
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Goofs
The tattoo on Richard's arm disappears in several shots after the tattoo is given. It's there, then gone, then reappears.
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Despite spending months on the island, Richard remains completely clean shaven.
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When Richard and Francoise swim out to the glowing plankton and start kissing they are in deep water, when they rise to the surface they are able to stand.
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Quotes
Sal: Okay, it's like this. Bugs is my boyfriend, my partner. Okay? And you are someone I just had sex with. All right?
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Sal: Now get some sleep, I may wish to have sex again before we eat breakfast.
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Richard: The only downer is, everyone's got the same idea. We all travel thousands of miles just to watch TV and check in to somewhere with all the comforts of home, and you gotta ask yourself, what is the point of that?
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Faq
Q
Why does Daffy go crazy and why doesn't he go back to the beach?
A
Ok, so after watching and enjoying the movie, I started to think about the intriguing character of Daffy. I can see that once he is back in civilization he probably started to go crazy just as well as Richard did when he went there to buy rice. "cancer, parasites..." But one thing that wasn't clear is why Daffy had to leave the beach and why didn't he go back there, since he clearly still thought of it as paradise. Instead of going back, he kills himself. I wonder what the theory to that might be.
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Victoria Smurfit Irmelin DiCaprio
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