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1	!!The 1963 film:
2	* TheDanza: Roger was played by Roger Elwin.
3	* ExecutiveMeddling: The US distributor insisted that the film be cut to 90 minutes, so extra scenes involving Ralph's backstory and another around the campfire were cut.
4	* FakeBrit:
5	** A pre-''[[Film/TheSoundOfMusic Sound of Music]]'' Nicholas Hammond as Robert. Also counts as RetroactiveRecognition.
6	** Tom Gaman (Simon) had British parents, but was born and raised in the United States.
7	* ThrowItIn:
8	** The script was largely thrown out and the young actors were encouraged to improvise as much as possible. As a result, there's no screenplay credit.
9	** Filmmakers spent hours trying to find a suitable sound effect for the dead pilot's parachute blowing in the wind. The editor eventually found it by slowing down a recording of his cat purring.
10	* TroubledProduction: The young cast proved to be a handful for director Peter Brook. Although in Golding's novel it took several weeks for the island civilization to collapse into anarchy, Brook remarked that, based on his experience, it would only take a couple of ''days''.
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12	!!The 1990 film:
13	* CreatorKiller: It's failure decimated Harry Hook's theatrical career, with his following films being made-for-TV. It was also the last screenplay by Jay Presson Allen, credited as Sarah Schiff, before her death in 2006.
14	* ExecutiveMeddling: The studio insisted that most of the profanity be cut from the script, feeling it would be cruel to make twelve-year-olds swear against their parents' wishes.
15	* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: Filmed in 1988 but not released until 1990.
16	* WrittenInInfirmity: Creator/BalthazarGetty broke his wrists during filming. The director wrote it into the film, which is why Ralph has his arm in a sling.

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